<p>i got really sick the night before the satIIs
and did horribly on both of them (math IC and chem)
they are my best subjects and i was confident
in both of them and that's why i took them and
i ended up getting a 620 on chem and 660 on math!!
my GPA is high and these are the the first
two satIIs that i've taken but i was definitely
expecting low or mid 700s. </p>
<p>should i retake them? is it really worth it?
is my chance of getting into an ivy totally ruined?</p>
<p>Hey! The same thing happened to me my sophmore year when I took Sat II's. It was right after exam week, and I was really sick. I ended up with like a 630 and 660.
Luckilly, colleges will look towards your top three scores!</p>
<p>Probably can retake (this fall?),
unless you have 3 other higher SAT II's.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>but if i want to get into an ivy i feel like it's over-reaching
with those grades. i really never thought it'd be THAT bad.</p>
<p>one piece of advice though, try to take the math IIC test</p>
<p>thanks so much everyone for the reply <3
im definitely going to have to get high 700s on
all my other SATIIs. haha</p>
<p>No, your chances at an Ivy are not ruined. Trust me. I know plenty of people who never had any scores in the 700s and made Cornell, UPenn and Dartmouth.</p>
<p>If you feel that you can really do well on a retake, go ahead. If not, just focus on other SAT IIs.</p>
<p>so if one bombs one or 2 SAT II's, but recovers with 2 or 3 other decent scores on different tests, schools will ignore the bad grades & only look at the good?</p>
<p>What do you mean by "bombed"? If you mean "bombed" as in 650+, you're fine no matter what. If it's below 500, then perhaps not.</p>
<p>Depending on one's intended major or strength areas,
certain SAT IIs are more important so they aren't all equal.
i.e. one should not really "bomb out" in those SAT IIs.</p>
<p>Also before new SAT I, or if one does not take & submit a new SAT I,
then Writing SAT II is considered very important by the most selective colleges.</p>
<p>Just retake them. I believe colleges only look at the top 2 or 3 tests, so it wont matter if you bombed others.</p>