<p>Hey guys, I have lurked for awhile and read some of the things posted and I have finally decided to post my major worry about getting into the school.</p>
<p>My SAT2s are shoddy at best.</p>
<p>Back when I took them I was not really sure if I was even going to apply to a school that needed them and I took them on a whim without really studying, and they aren't in my field of study (Civil or Biomedical Engineering).</p>
<p>I made a 650 US History and a 630 Math 1 (This was without a calculator, and I hadn't brushed up on my trig....but enough of my excuses)</p>
<p>I am wondering how much of a role these play on the actual application. I have strong extracurriculars, academics, my regular SAT is a 2050. My essays are nice and I have a couple of great recommendations. </p>
<p>Would I get shot down because of my SAT2s?</p>
<p>Rice is my dream school, and if it is worth anything I am from out of state and have taken college courses. I also had a good interview.</p>
<p>I guess this is a kinda sorta maybe chance thread. >_></p>
<p>I am pretty sure SAT II will play a role since it is actually required instead of being optional. Your SAT II scores are not "bad", they are just around the national average, which is on the low side for where you are applying to</p>
<p>See that is what I concerned with. I know that they are low for the school, and I am just wondering how the admissions office views them. My counselor said that they would used more for placement, but she hasn't been right on many things...(She screwed up two of my other applications. It all got worked out though)</p>
<p>My son's SAT IIs were similar and he was admitted with merit money. It's what's in the rest of your application that's important. The SAT II scores are just a part of the total picture. They won't keep you out if you're a strong candidate, but they will be considered.</p>
<p>all your scores are low for Rice
^^^that was an anomoly. patsmom's son probably had an app that was strong in other areas. maybe he won a big award or had really great leadership or something.
but you are definitely not out of the running. If i had to make a guess, i would put you on the wait list. good luck. didnt mean to depress you</p>
<p>I know the SAT2 scores are low for Rice... >_> I didn't really take them seriously at the time which was a mistake.</p>
<p>If you read my post you would see that I was asking more about how much they would hurt me. I relatively strong in all other areas except the SAT2's.</p>
<p>i personally don't think your relatively low scores are that big of a deal. rice is a selective school but it's not ivy-level selective. if the rest of your stats are good it's definitely not gonna make or break you. i think john c was being unrealistically hard on you.</p>
<p>SAT Subject Tests Averages for Enrolled Applicants
Test Average Score
Math IIC 735
U.S. History 694
Math IC 671
Chemistry 714
Literature 684
Physics 719
Biology (Molecular) 712
Spanish 693
Biology (Ecology) 686
World History 716
French 699
Spanish (Listening) 675
Chinese (Listening) 778
Latin 702
French (Listening) 645
German 706
Korean (Listening) 800
Japanese (Listening) 737
German (Listening) 703</p>
<p>^^true.. (Dorian)... i took both because i didn't know what else i should take.. i only needed 2 in math and sci.. math ii is graded easier than math i</p>