SAT Subject Tests

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<p>I just got my results back from my SAT II's and I'm kinda worried. I got a 800 on Math II, so no problem there, but my Chem score was a whopping 690, and now I'm convinced that I just lost Rice. Anyone wanna make me feel better (or significantly worse)? What did y'all get on your Subject Tests?</p>

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<p>This information was recently posted in the Rice Admissions web site for the Class of 2009.</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests Averages for Enrolled Applicants
Test Average Score Number of Tests Taken </p>

<p>Math IIC 748 560<br>
Chemistry 731 307<br>
U.S. History 710 270<br>
Physics 735 205<br>
Literature 693 175<br>
Math IC 690 166
Biology (Molecular) 725 133<br>
Biology (Ecology) 721 87<br>
Spanish (Listening) 710 63<br>
World History 703 39<br>
Chinese 774 27<br>
French 688 26<br>
Spanish 688 18<br>
Latin 694 12<br>
French (Listening) 698 6
Japanese (Listening) 728 6<br>
Korean (Listening) 798 6<br>
German 682 4<br>
German (Listening) 683 4</p>

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<p>That address is </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Admission_Statistics.asp?SnID=248089058[/url]”>http://www.futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Admission_Statistics.asp?SnID=248089058&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>lots of interesting stuff on it - I wish more colleges had this!</p>

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<p>yeah, i feel like i just hurt my chances as well. 660 on physics :frowning:
at least i got a 710 on math2 and 700 on us history earlier this year.</p>

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<p>That list was actually extremely comforting. I got great scores, but they were low percentiles. Turns out they are either above or barely below average for Rice.</p>

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<p>honestly, it doesn’t matter, don’t complain, I had a 650 on chem and I sent it anyway haha</p>

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<p>Don’t worry… it is not going to kill your chances. I got a 660 on Math 2 (I re-took it and got a 780) and a 680 on physics, and I got in. Rice, along with EVERY SINGLE top 20 university, is holistic in their admissions process. Test scores are only one component. I do understand your worries though: at this point last year, I was afraid my test scores were going to hurt me. After going through the complete application process, I can tell you that test scores, while very important, don’t make or break your application; it really comes down more to things like essays, recs, and depth of involvement in extracurriculars.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>