May 2010 - U.S. History

keellota
Sat, 22 May 2010 01:06:32 +0000

@everyone worrying about their 7xx score
800>790>780 etc. Each 10 point increment is obviously higher and thus better, even though only slightly. Without recognizing those slight differences, we might as well say an 800 is tantamount to a 600.
790 is good; if two people were identical in every regard (essays, recs, personality, etc) except for their SAT II U.S. History scores, then of course the one with the 800 would win out over the 790. But that is never the case. That ten point difference is not going to make or break anyone: any other difference between two applicants is bound to be of more significance and import than a ten point difference on an SAT subject test.

And no, you should not retake your 760. You should not retake a 35. You should not retake your 2350. There are more important things to life and to your application!

And to people who may comment that I say this having no worry since I have an 800, know that I scored a 780 on Bio-M last year, and did not think twice about retaking!