<p>what is considered an acceptable score for sat ii physics if i want to go into engineering? </p>
<p>i got a 730 and i'd really rather not retake it. but are admissions people going to look at my 730 and cringe if i want to do engineering??</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>Wondering about this too (consider this a BUMP).</p>
<p>me too. bump :)</p>
<p>Alright, alright. I might not be quite qualified to answer this - I haven't even filled out one college application - but here goes.</p>
<p>A 730 physics is in the 700s and it is above average. Someone applying as an english major would be in excellent shape with a 730 physics (in addition to good lit scores, etc). However, engineering requires a solid knowledge of physics (my dad used to work as an engineer). If you can handle an engineering major, you can study up to improve the 730 to an 800 (you want the 800 and it really isn't THAT hard to achieve; I know I omitted a fair number of questions and still ended up with 800).</p>
<p>If you had a 790, there would be little point of re-taking after that. However, the 800 is certainly not impossible so that is what you should shoot for if you re-take.</p>
<p>You might get better advice asking this in the forums of the particular universities you are interested in.</p>
<p>what about a 770 for a person who most likely (although possibly) will not be an engineering major?</p>
<p>If I had gotten a 770, I'd focus on things besides a subject test score.</p>
<p>nyjeff06: a 770 is absolutely fine for anybody. Even if you were an engineering major with ivy league aspirations, retaking would be foolish and would simply show an undue focus on scores.</p>
<p>Thanks, retaking never really crossed my mind, I was just curious as to how "good" that score was as interpretation of scores varies between the different subject tests.</p>
<p>700 = 63%tile</p>
<p>Why is it so low? Is the test that easy?</p>
<p>Tiberian: The percentile is low because most of the people who take the test are in second year physics. Everybody and his dog takes the US History, Math I etc. but the physics test is somewhat self-selective.</p>
<p>Oh, then if I get 700 or so, should I retake in the fall with furthur studying ?</p>
<p>Man, im taking physics and its my first year. Its gonna be rough; I had to teach myself optics, waves and modern physics.</p>
<p>I took it after my first year (ap physics b...we didnt really get up to nuclear physics and optics though) and I found it somewhat difficult but i scored alright but I know many brilliant people, much more intelligent then I am in all honesty, who just didnt do great on it</p>
<p>for what it's worth..i got into cornell U engineering 2010 with a score of--gasp--660 physics!!</p>
<p>only took one physics class.. tho .. we didn't have ne ap physics oR ne thing like ..... that .....</p>