SAT Subject tests vs SAT

<p>Will an 800 on the Math IIC sat make up for a mediocre SAT Math Score of 680?</p>

<p>For context I’m applying to Northeastern/Northwestern, JHU, RPI, Tufts, Cornell, Brandeis and MiamiU(in florida, not ohio)</p>

<p>If you have the time, I’d take the SAT again; it’s obvious you can improve the Math score, and that’d solidify your math resume.</p>

<p>Yeah I’m not sure if I have the time to prepare the Writing and Critical Reading sections again, but if colleges accept the January SAT for regular decision that would be great. </p>

<p>Most colleges will superscore SAT I, so while it would not be ideal to see your CR & W scores fall by 100 points each, a higher math score will really help. Could you take the Dec exam? If you have solid CR & W scores, simply taking a couple practice exams might refresh you enough on those areas and then perhaps brush up on geometry, or whatever it was that tripped you up on the math section. </p>

<p>I do not believe that a strong SAT II score makes up for a relatively weak SAT I score. A 680 on math is at or below the 25th percentile of enrolled freshmen at Hopkins, Cornell, Tufts & Northwestern. I don’t know stats for the other schools you named, but assume the same. You do not want your score to be at or below the 25th percentile, unless you are a hooked applicant.</p>

<p>No, so try to retake SAT.</p>

<p>I’m taking the December exam for some SAT Subject tests already, unless it’s possible to change what SAT test you registered for</p>

<p>Yeah just found out you can change what test you take, so thanks! I’m definitely going to retake the SAT.</p>

<p>Excellent! Now……take practice tests!</p>

<p>Wait, some information I should probably add- I haven’t taken the actual Math Level 2 SAT, but am consistently scoring 800’s on practice tests, I took Math Level 1 and got a 680… So with this info in mind should I still retake the SAT and not take the Math Level 2?</p>