<p>650 is O.K.</p>
<p>700 is good.</p>
<p>750 is great.
(All scores +/- 30 or so)</p>
<p>For SAT subject tests I would say 700+ is optimal, but it definitely depends upon the school.</p>
<p>It’s like price tags, what determines the emotional reaction to the score is what it begins with so I’d say shoot for 700.</p>
<p>Looking at the scales they use to determine scores, though… I’d say 750+ indicates having really mastered the material. For instance in the released SAT World History about 78/95 (with the .25 subtraction for guessing) was still an 800… so the curves are pretty nice.</p>
<p>I agree with kwu.</p>
<p>lol i agree with keshira! personally a 700 and a 690 are SUCH SUCH big differences in my mind. even bigger perhaps than a 700 and a 790.</p>
<p>i know it sucks! and it sucks even more because its like just one question wrong</p>
<p>At least 700+ is what you should always aim for. For the most competitive universities, shooting for 750+ is probably a good idea.</p>
<p>700+ okay
780+ good</p>
<p>Anything below 600 is not good.
600-690 Basically, it will check the box so to speak for you, but not give you a boost
700-750 Very good, although more important for more competitive schools
760-800 Exceptional</p>
<p>Narcissa, as someone who scored a 690 in U.S. History, I take grave offense to your sarcasm :P</p>
<p>Over 600 is fine… over 700 is all you need.</p>
<p>Is a 560 on Chemistry even worth reporting?</p>
<p>I guess it is if its your best. But if you have higher scores I think it would be better.
BTW, I agree with Ernie H.: Over 600 is really all you need. 700 is wonderful but not necessary. :)</p>
<p>Well they’re going to see the 560 if you report, you can’t hold one score back.</p>
<p>But if you could, I would retake that and aim higher :)</p>
<p>700</p>
<p>My impression is that SAT II Scores don’t really matter too much anyway..</p>
<p>they definitely do if the college requires them. Not as much as SATI, but they do count depending on the uni.</p>
<p>Okay folks, it seems that there is a consensus. 650 ok, 700 good, 750 (unless it is Asian language) great. But to be more helpful to these poor kids who have not yet made it to the other side, here’s some advice…get a study book or 2 that have practice tests and if you’re not reliably scoring where you want to be on the SAT 2 practice tests DON’T TAKE THE TEST, even if you’re signed up for it. You can study over the summer and take them in the fall, even if you want to apply ED, they get there in time. Also, if you are not good at these, consider taking the ACT, which, at many schools, suffices in place of the SAT 2.</p>
<p>I recommend using the CB’s book for the practice tests. Don’t rely on the practice books for accurate scoring - they are harder than the real thing!</p>
<p>Example:
Average PR/Kaplan/SN Score (I took about 10!! of these) - 710
CB test - 770
Real thing - 800</p>
<p>Physics - same thing. Practice books and such were about 730, CB was 790, real thing was 800</p>
<p>A further piece of advice. The CB’s test in the blue book is great to get used to the official “wording.” Also, some of the questions are REALLY similar to those on the real test, like near identical. But, some of them are totally irrelevant as well. Despite this, I found that the overall score that they gave was very accurate.</p>
<p>Good point. But I just waited until I was above 700 on the tests from whatever book. Final scores were 770 Bio, 770 Lit, 780 US History.</p>
<p>I don’t know that this is really a point that can be argued. It all depends on the test you take, how much access you had to the subject material, that score’s relationship to your other scores, where you’re applying, etc.. SAT IIs are not like the SAT; schools do not set specific standards and rarely publish median scores.</p>