Which subject score to send

Applying to College
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<p>Hi, my daughter applying to applied math and statistics program. Her scores for Math 1 subject is 720, but for Math 2 subject is just 700. Which one is better to send? Both, or just math2 assuming that this test is harder one? (She is not applying to Princeton like colleges, but still...
Thanks</p>

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<p>First, make sure the colleges don’t require you to send all scores. Some do.</p>

<p>If you can choose which score to send, look at the following: <a href=“http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/SAT-Subject-Tests-Percentile-Ranks-2012.pdf”>http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/SAT-Subject-Tests-Percentile-Ranks-2012.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>As you will note, a 720 on Math 1 is 85th percentile, while 700 on Math 2 is 52nd percentile. Now, Math 2 is a harder test, and people who take it self-select, so it may still make sense to send both results.</p>

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<p>thank you, that make sense, yes, i was confused on those percentile numbers, but assuming that SAT math2 is harder one…</p>

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<p>Were the tests taken o the same day or on different administrations?</p>

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<p>Forget about the percentile as Math1 and Math2 are from 2 different but slightly overlapped populations. If your D is applying to STEM, send SAT2 Math2 score. Many schools would prefer Math2 over Math1.</p>

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<p>It seems to me that if you are going to send the Math 2 score, you might as well send both.</p>

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<p>Here’s a 2-year newer version of that data table Hunt linked. The test prep arms race continues apace. That Math2 is actually 46th %ile not 52nd. Whew, can’t keep up with the target.
<a href=“https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/sat/sat-percentile-ranks-subject-tests-2014.pdf”>https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/sat/sat-percentile-ranks-subject-tests-2014.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>answering to comment about timing - Math 1 was done after 10 th grade, math 2 after 11</p>

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<p>Then there is no real problem sending them both. They’ll see the dates and what grade you were in. </p>

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<p>OK, thanks, yes, than it should be understandable </p>