<p>I have a bit of a problem. I am currently a junior and really interested in studying chemistry or going pre-med in college. However, I took the Chemistry subject test once and I got an abysmal score: 690. I took it again in June and I’m not sure how I did. </p>
<p>Are colleges going to look down on the fact that I do well in Science (I’m in AP Chemistry, Will probably get a 5, Internship at Hospitals all over) but I got a fairly bad score. </p>
<p>I doubt my score will improve, unfortunately.</p>
<p>Other stats (2200 SAT first time)</p>
<p>What colleges? Do they require SAT II’s? 690 isn’t “abysmal”. It’s not great but not abysmal.</p>
<p>electricbaasheep, let me give you some advice.</p>
<p>if ur going for med school, don’t worry too much about your test scores, because i would HIGHLY discourage going to one of those top 10, ivy league, brand name schools…reason:</p>
<p>to get into medical school, you need at least a 3.5 GPA for most of them, and if ur below that, they won’t even CONSIDER u. therefore, going to one of those top colleges makes it really hard for you to get a 3.5 GPA, whereas going to say, a state college or a lesser ranked college (but by no means worse) will allow you to get the >3.5 gpa u need and make it a lot easier on u to get into med school, if thats ur ultimate goal.</p>
<p>While what you say maybe true the average gpa at some ivies is pretty high. I go to berkeley btw.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.gradeinflation.org%5B/url%5D”>www.gradeinflation.org</a> ;)</p>
<p>@ownagerisms</p>
<p>That’s not necessarily true. Many state colleges grade deflate compared to the “big names” (esp. Berkeley).</p>
<p>Why is gradeinflation.org redirected/owned by Harvard?? Does anyone else find this mildly entertaining?</p>
<p>probably created by a bunch of Yale students</p>
<p>ownagerisms, that really gives a bad a perspective on things. If someone at Dartmouth has a 3.4 GPA and someone at Rutgers (NJ state university) has a 3.5 GPA, then they won’t choose the Rutgers student. They will choose the Dartmouth student because the med schools know how tough Ivy League work is, and even that GPA shows much dedication.</p>
<p>If we go by your mentality, then what’s the point of even trying for any top school. You might as well work hard at an easy state school and then go for the Ivies for grad. However, the name alone of an Ivy can make a worlds differnce.</p>
<p>Ooops… I meant to say that Berkeley grade deflates a lot while many ivies grade inflate.</p>
<p>I go to a fairly prestigious boarding school (won’t name names just because) and I’m probably aiming for the top schools (Ivies included) </p>
<p>Basically, I’m ultimately wondering whether I can get into Penn/Columbia early</p>
<p>I have about a 3.7 GPA and am involved in many clubs (and I have leadership positions) and state awards for things like Science Olympiad</p>
<p>I also think I could write a pretty good essay</p>
<p>tux08902, what you say may be true, but at least for many of the medical schools, if your GPA falls below the minimum 3.5 (or whatever their criteria may be) they most likely wont read your app. graduating from an Ivy is great because of the name, but if it ultimately hurts ur chances of getting into med school or grad school i dont think its worth it.</p>