<p>I just took the SAT 2 in Latin and USH and this is what I got:</p>
<p>Latin: 720 ; 79th percentile
USH: 720 ; 81st percentile</p>
<p>This fall, I plan to apply to top 25 schools with a couple of ivies. I wonder if these scores are good enough. Under normal SAT I scale, one would think these scores are pretty good, but the perctile worries me. Please tell me if these scores are acceptable for schools of this caliber and what is a "good score" on an SAT II.</p>
<p>Don't worry about the percentiles. Those scores are definitely "accecptable" and "good enough." They may not help your chances at ivies and other top schools, but they won't hurt you either.</p>
<p>an 80th percentile in SAT II is different from one in SAT I. Most people would not take Latin or USH unless they were already confident in it. SAT I (or ACT), on the other hand, is almost a necessity to go to a decent college. I wouldn't worry if I were you.</p>
<p>Do any colleges actually say what the require on an SAT II for admission? I'm just having trouble interpreting these scores...</p>
<p>meh i think 750 + is good, but your scores aren't bad</p>
<p>Ooh, what about us dumber people?</p>
<p>I got 560 on German and 660 on U.S. history.</p>
<p>And um, yeah, I'm in 34th percentile for German.</p>
<p>I've only taken 3 years of it and it's my favorite subject, but the reading passages were just so random and it was difficult...</p>
<p>honestly if you're applying to ivys you should bring your scores up because most of the people you are competing against for admission have scores that are much higher than yours...however scores aren't everything.</p>
<p>Lower scores = lower tier colleges.</p>
<p>how much do the subject tests actually play into college admissions though?</p>
<p>You're probably fine for anywhere except the top Ivies, and you probably have a chance at some of those if your stats are good. In the bottom of the top 25 those scores will most likely admit you. They can't hurt. Many of the top schools don't require SAT II's at all anyway, so you don't need to worry.</p>
<p>Well I don't plan on applying to Harvard or Princeton. But of those colleges that do require SAT IIs, do they ever specify what you should get?
Anyway, I can't retake the Latin b/c it's only offered on the June test day. But I think I will retake USH.</p>
<p>kollegkid: "Lower scores = lower tier colleges. "</p>
<p>Btw, you are a dick. I don't need that.</p>