<p>I have a 590 on the math section of the SAT. If I could, say, score a 750 on ML2, would colleges take that into consideration? I mean, I think the ML2 exam is a much better representation of your actual math skills. Along with your grades in Math class. I'm wondering if colleges feel the same way.</p>
<p>Bump? Yeaaah.</p>
<p>Certainly it would.</p>
<p>But do you have a solid reason for believing you would do so much batter on the SAT II?</p>
<p>Well, I get A’s in all of my math classes (and I’m doing AP Calculus at the moment, also doing well). There’s just something about SAT Math that I can’t wrap my head around, while I feel like ML2 is less reasoning BS and more just solving math problems. Is my assumption fair?</p>
<p>a 590!!?
damn talk about mismatch</p>
<p>I had the same thing, sort of…690 Math on the SAT and 760 Math 2…is that math 2 a lot better than the regular math? The curve is less harsh, definitely…</p>
<p>Retake the I. Colleges are very concerned with keeping up their overall reported grades. They are not parsing your app for potential and discounting one thing because you have another. They are looking for candidates with the stats appropriate for their school.</p>
<p>I can’t re-take it anymore. I re-took it today and felt like I definitely did WORSE than a 590. And this is my last re-take. Taking ML2 next month and I’m REALLY hoping for a 700+. The 590 on the SAT is not at all a proper reflection of my actual math skills. SAT Math is significantly more logic/reason, while Math Level 2 actually has me putting my algebra/pre-calc skills to test. I know a bunch of other kids who are A+'ing AP Calc but are getting low 600s on the math section. Surely universities will realize that I’m good at math, just not so with SAT math. It has to help somewhat.</p>
<p>how have you done on the ML2 practice tests? The curve is absolutely brutal. I believe I read somewhere that one wrong is a 770 and 2 wrong a 750…do you think you can do that well?</p>
<p>I hope you did better on the test today than you think…maybe you’re just nervous.</p>
<p>Good luck, though</p>
<p>“how have you done on the ML2 practice tests? The curve is absolutely brutal.”</p>
<p>The curve would be better described as extremely generous: one can get -5 on the raw school for an 800 on some test days.</p>
<p>Yes, its the curve on the math portion of the SAT that is brutal. -1 was a 770 this past October test.</p>
<p>Have you thought about taking the ACT? Some people find the math easier on that…it’s offered in December the week after the SAT. If you sent in your ACT scores instead of the SAT score, it might help.</p>
<p>Yeah, I got an 800 on Math II and i’m positive i missed a few. I also found the ACT a lot easier than the SAT, so maybe that’s for you.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the ACT isn’t offered where I’m from (Sudan). 
I would take it in a heartbeat if I could though. How prepared for the ACT am I if I’ve already studied hard for the SAT?</p>
<p>I was pretty well prepared for the SAT when I took the ACT and my score was at or blow the bottom of the 25-75% range for colleges like HYP. When i took the SAT, my score was at the top of those ranges. So, it differs from person to person. I find the ACT much more difficult than the SAT, even though I live in an area where, in general, it’s the primary test, or at least on par with the SAT.
I guess it doesn’t make a difference though it you can’t take the ACT because it isn’t offered. I think that getting over the hurdle in SAT I math is mostly about getting used to the way the College Board writes the questions. The math, in general, isn’t all that hard, it’s just weird.</p>
<p>The thing about SAT I math is the curve is absolutely brutal and leaves no room for error. For example, this past October (2009), I missed 3 and ended up with a 730. For Math II, you can miss, up to 5-6 for some tests and still have an 800. In my opinion, that is where the discrepancy between scores come.</p>