<p>Hey everybody! I am in my junior year and had not taken any subject tests until this year. I took a Math 1 in May and a US History and scored a 720 and 790 respectively. I plan on taking a physics SAT in June. What scores should I aim for? Should I retake Math 1 or try Math 2? How much does CMU care about subject SAT's? Thanks for your time!</p>
<p>Subject tests are reasonably important. It depends on which college you’re applying to, but if you’re going to one of the “mathy” ones (CIT/MCS/SCS) then taking Math II might not be a bad idea. Math II has harder questions but it has a bigger curve so it isn’t really harder to get a good score. Depending on the college you apply to you may need a science SAT subject test (like physics). As far as what scores you need, there’s no real number. Higher is better and it’s on a continuum. With that being said scores in the 700’s are pretty good, and I wouldn’t be too worried about those.</p>
<p>If you’re applying to CIT or SCS, I’d say aim for 700s. For SCS aim for 750+ but I know a girl who got in to SCS with a 690 in physics so it’s doable with around a 700. I agree that you should also take math 2. </p>
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Maybe that was the reason?</p>
<p>Sorry for bumping this but if I’m applying to CIT a 790 in Math II should be fine or no? And physics I want to aim for 800 as I’m going to take it in December but realistically I’m looking at just 730+. </p>