<p>math scores are one thing....what about your actual grade in math??</p>
<p>i had a 700sat, 760ii (not really great for cornell), but an A+ apcalc that i sent in. i was accepted.</p>
<p>94-97 IB Calculus</p>
<p>A 710 is not a "fluke" of a score, it's a perfectly reputable score when combined with a decent verbal score as well.</p>
<p>But seriously, the new SAT1 math curve is aweful. I got two wrong and I got a 740! Luckily I got an 800 on 2C (only 90th percentile!) and I have pretty good grades to cover for it. If they have to make the curve that bad, clearly the SAT1 math isn't hard enough and they should make it harder in order to make the curve less horrible. I'm sure the ones I got wrong were just the ones that I fell asleep in the middle of at the end of the 5 hour test.</p>
<p>I got in ED though, so I guess I shouldn't be complaining too much.</p>
<p>The SAT 1 maths carefully and purposefully has that approach. actually the test being an aptitude analysis .. and reasoning test neednt deal with core maths but basic approach towards daily maths.. </p>
<p>Thats why sat1 maths is tricky and highly steep curved..</p>
<p>SAT2 s an academic parameter of ur knowledge of things which is why it makes the most careful usage of subject matter and curve..maths 2c being a highre level test justifiably uses the lenient curve to compensate for teh level of difficulty which is standardised..</p>
<p>I feel there is nothing wrong with that at all. though my 2 cents...</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>I still say that when taking a five hour test, you are entitled to make 2 dumb mistakes out of ~100 questions without it costing you 7.5% of your score. The way it is now basically means it's decided based on how much sleep you got the night before and how much ADD you have. And the ADD increases by taking this test.</p>
<p>well thats said yes.. I too believe the same.. but they are equally harsh at the English section as well.. which also cant be altered...</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>not having done so well on english, I wouldn't know...</p>
<p>i have to agree with Arjun, because Sat 1 math is more like IQ style questions while sat 2 math is subject material. These tests are completely unrelated when it comes to scores. Someone can easily get an 800 on sat 2 math 2c but may fail to break a 700 on sat 1 math.</p>
<p>lol . . everyone is reluctant to agree with Arjun</p>
<p>i got 790 math sat I, and an 800 math II sat II</p>
<p>however, i am terrible at math.</p>
<p>but I can read really fast, and i'm good with my calculator...</p>
<p>wow, i dont care how good you are with your calculator; a 790 and 2 800s shows that you are extremely good with math... i love how to people on CC underestimate themselves</p>
<p>Seriously now adays just knowing how to use a TI 89 and common logic get you a very respectable score on IIC.</p>
<p>I wrote all kinds of programs for my TI86 before 2C, but then I didn't end up using any of them on the test and I got an 800. I feel like I got a really easy test though, because all of my friends who took the same test as me got 800 or 790.</p>
<p>Well, I have a question, is this true the other way around. I took the SAT Is twice (in junior and senior year) and got a 780 both times. But I took the Math II C sophomore year and did not as well, not bad, just not great; I got a 700. So will, Cornell think of me as a good or only a mediocre math student?</p>
<p>my scores are like that too. 760 sat I, 690 math II. i thinks its because i fixate on questions in math II without moving on, as i didnt realize how generous the curve is..</p>
<p>and to answer ur questoin, no they wont. the sat I is weightly much more heavily than the math IIC test.</p>