<p>So, my story is that I skipped the second semester of Algebra II and the first of Precalc - long story short. When I took Math IIC, I had only a rough outline of the math skills I needed to score well.</p>
<p>I scored a 750, which seems to be on the "great" side of the SAT II scores scale according to most posters. But I want to apply to top math/science schools (MIT, Caltech, CMU) as a CS major.</p>
<p>And when I took the ACT, I got a 36 (36E, 36R, 36S, 34M). I'm afraid that math will be seen as the weak point in my app if I don't retake.</p>
<p>My question is, should I retake Math IIC? I will be taking SAT II Bio anyway, so why not just do two tests at the end of the year?</p>
<p>I'm a junior in AP Calc AB, btw. And my mother wants me to sign up for all of my tests SOON, because she thinks I'll forget to do it later..... whatever.....</p>
<p>I have a question in a similar vein, but sort of the opposite in a way.</p>
<p>I only scored a 700 on Math II, but it is quite obvious from my app that humanities are my strength (e.g. I made an 800 on Lit).</p>
<p>So I'm interested to hear these responses....</p>
<p>hookem, I don't think the 700 on MathII will hurt your applications at all if your other scores are in range and it's clear you're a humanities guy. I mean, if you feel confident you could take it again and score higher, and you don't need that test taking date for some other test more... then it wouldn't hurt, I don't suppose to take it again. But all by itself, I don't think it's a deal breaker. What colleges are you thinking of? What's your score on the math portion of the SAT I?</p>
<p>Not sure what to say to the OP. I don't have much experience or knowledge of admissions at math/science schools.</p>
<p>@ the OP...it can't hurt you to retake it if you're 2010. If you think you can retake it and do better, then by all means, do so.</p>
<p>Only 428 people got a 36 on the ACT, you're FINE. A 34 is fantastic on Math, I got 35 and they won't care anything about that difference. Everyone is competitive, but MIT will really be kicking themselves hard if they're comparing two 36s and one has a 34M and the other has a 36M. You have the numbers of admissions almost covered, your application and ECs will matter more. </p>
<p>As for Math II, retake it. You know that -6=800 in some cases, but below 800 is the 93 percentile. You definitely want to get 800 on Math II for MIT. 34 M on ACT and a 800 on SAT I Math won't substitute for it I guess you could say.</p>
<p>An 800 Math Level 2 is the 90th percentile; so below an 800 is, in fact, below the 90th percentile. Ouch!</p>