<p>My d, took math ii this weekend and thinks she did very poorly. Based on that thread, we're assuming around a 750... She has 2 other 800s in other subject tests(USH and Bio) already and I can't decide if she should cancel the score or not. Would it be smarter for her to just cancel it since she has two already or keep it? She is a senior applying to top schools(ivies etc).</p>
<p>I think Georgetown is the only one which still requires 3 SATs. That being said, if she gets a 750, it is not the end of the world. In my opinion, a bit of imperfect score(s) would make an applicant more human, especially if an applicant is Asian. With good ECs and LORs, she should be fine.</p>
<p>A 750 is not doing “very poorly”.</p>
<p>Would scorechoice be a possibility? She’s fairly sure she got around a 750 but incase she does worse, can we use scorechoice and have her retake it and it will appear as if she didn’t take it a second time? which schools have this possibility? Also which top schools require math 2?</p>
<p>Also, in many cases, depending on the major you are applying for, a lot of schools request/require math sat 2.</p>
<p>I think Stanford may require math II. Cornell requires all scores. You can get on the collegeboard to see which school allows score choice.</p>
<p>Actually “no” only a small amount of schools require SAT II. One ACT test will often replace all the SAT tests. Check the websites for the colleges that interest your D.</p>
<p>If you are planning on using ACT, then yes sat 2 scores are not required, but if you are planning on submitting sat which seems likely based on what OP stated, most or all Ivies require sat 2 scores. And for certain majors some even want to see math sat 2 score. Penn Wharton and SEAS, Cornell and Columbia Engineering want to see math sat 2 score.</p>
<p>this is from Stanford’s website
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<p>Go to the primary source, go to the college websites to check for policies about Score Choice and Subject tests. It doesn’t take long and you will be assured correct, up-to-date information.</p>
<p>Yes she did well on SATs, so she will submit those. But if she decides to keep the 750, as an asian applicant, that wouldn’t harm her chances compared to everyone else that gets 800s? I mean she already has 2, 800s so wouldn’t that look really bad and she should just cancel it?</p>
<p>tiger, why do you think it will hurt her? Where do you get this idea from? Ask any admission officer, I would bet that they will say it is perfectly fine. It is not the absolute score that they are comparing, as long as you are within a range, you are good, the rest of the application is far more important.</p>
<p>Many admission sessions I went to, the good schools always said that reject plenty of valedictorians and people with perfect GPAs and test scores. The things they more look for is something different and unique that each applicant may bring to the table.</p>
<p>No, I don’t think it will harm her chances, if she gets a 750. Or even a lower score, unless she’s applying for engineering or similar programs. If she got stellar scores for USH and Bio, and her regular SATs are good, her acceptance will not hinge on a third SAT II score. Many schools (Duke and Dartmouth spring to mind, but Entomom is right, always check the sites of schools you are interested in) only look at the top two scores, anyway. If anything, I would think that a strong Math II score (and anything over 700 is strong) would enhance her application, showing her breadth. </p>
<p>Many admissions representatives have said the same: test scores can only get you so far. Once you reach a threshold of excellence, “more excellent” doesn’t really matter; the other factors come into play. Stressing over scores right now will probably be counterproductive as far as those other factors (ie., GPA) are concerned.</p>
<p>You must be joking when you describe a 750 on the math SAT II as a “very poor score.” I cannot imagine that ANY school would view that score as poor, regardless of the intended major. Are most applicants to MIT (for example) scoring 750s and higher on the SAT II math? Probably, yes. Does MIT accept many applicants with 750s on the SAT II math? Definitely yes.</p>
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<p>And they reject many applicants with 800’s.</p>
<p>Hold on a second, folks. The Math Level II Subject test is not like the others. A 750 is about a 78% percentile on that test. It’s not a terrible score, of course, but it’s not like a 750 on other subject tests or on the SAT itself.</p>
<p>OP, why did she take it in the first place?</p>
<p>One thing to remember is Math II is self selecting, not every student will take the test, to be 78% on that test is not bad.</p>
<p>There is absolutely no problem with being in the 78th percentile on the Math 2 test. Any admissions officer with any intelligence knows that it’s better than getting a 750 on the Math 1 which has a 96th percentile for that score. It’s probably two wrong answers.</p>
<p>But if the OP’s daughter already has 800 on each of two subject tests, including one science, what is the benefit of a third, even slightly lower, score? I’m not sure why she wanted to take it in the first place–but if it isn’t required by one of the schools she is applying to, what is the point of keeping the score?</p>
<p>^Good point there are hardly any schools that require three tests anymore. And of course some schools insist on seeing all the scores, including all the subject test scores. That said, I really don’t think that Yale would reject a 800,800,750, but accept an 800,800.</p>