Sat Subject Test scores...are these good enough?

Test Preparation
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<p>I got my SAT subject test scores last night:</p>

<p>US History - 800</p>

<p>Literature - 720</p>

<p>My reach schools are Yale, Stanford, and Columbia, but I'm aiming for Tufts or George Washington. I know that my literature is a little low, is my history good enough to make up for it?</p>

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<p>i don’t know much about the lit test, but a 720, especially paired with an 800, seems great :)</p>

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<p>I think you’re fine-- but I’d like to understand this better too. The SAT II’s are scaled so differently that a 710 is like 75th percentile! But that’s because only kids who aim high take SAT II’s. </p>

<p>On the other hand, since SAT II scores aren’t generally available, there isn’t so much pressure on them-- colleges don’t report their SAT II score ranges…so they don’t need high scorers to bring up their own scores.</p>

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<p>Congrats on those great scores, OP!</p>

<p>Here is the relevant data table that shows what subject test score = a certain percentile rank:</p>

<p><a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/2010-sat-subject-test-percentile-ranks.pdf[/url]”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/2010-sat-subject-test-percentile-ranks.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>thanks everyone! that chart is really helpful!</p>

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<p>USH is 98%
Lit is 88%</p>

<p>Looking good for Tufts and GW, but if you’re serious about Yale/Stanford/Columbia, you might want to retake.</p>

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<p>If you’re looking at ivies, you’ll need at least three 750+ subject test scores to be in the running (that is, unless you are a highly recruited athlete/legacy/urm or already have a high class rank and high sat score- or both). In any case, you might want to check out the academic index if you’re aiming for the top. It’ll give you a good idea of where you sit in relation to admissions.</p>