<p>I'll be applying RD to CoE and was wondering how a 790 in Math II and a 720 in Physics compare for SAT subject tests.... compared to other applicants and admitted students if possible. Thanks.</p>
<p>I'd assume that's pretty run of the mill for a Cornell engineer. I guess get your physics score up if possible, but I doubt it's a big deal.</p>
<p>a 790 is probably 80th percentile?</p>
<p>720 is probably 30th percentile.</p>
<p>yeah, so a little above average over all, but pretty much in the middle.</p>
<p>Seems about average.</p>
<p>average overall, but the physics score will tend to be below average for an engineer. i have yet to meet an engineer who claims anything but an 800 on physics sat2. that being said, i'm sure some weren't completely honest.</p>
<p>how bout 720 math 2, and 790 chem</p>
<p>I doubt 790 is not 80th percentile at cornell.. 800 is 90th percentile for the whole nation.. not like it matters anyways</p>
<p>chendrix are you saying 80th percentile for cornell? or for national percentiles? because 790(MathII) is 87th and 720(Physics) is 68th percentile nationally. Just wondering..</p>
<p>cornell. 10char</p>
<p>Your scores would put you roughly around the middle of the pack, I would guess. Your physics might be on the lower side, math maybe slightly higher than average.</p>
<p>not completely sure how valid this is, but i've heard from "people who have talked to arts admissions people" (i know youre doin coe, but maybe helpful nontheless?) that they do not put a ton of emphasis on sat subj. tests. they argue that the scores are very variable and not perfectly indicative of a student's knowledge. that could make sense since the year i took the chem sat2, if you got even one question wrong it went down to 770 and a 780 for 1 omission. so essentially a 740 was not THAT much different from an 800. i think if you're over 700 you're fine. but this is, again, just from word of mouth.</p>
<p>I would say those scores are perfectly fine for Cornell, or anywhere.</p>