SAT II - worth another $30?

molliebatmit
Thu, 05 May 2011 23:37:00 +0000

for MIT, the more high scores available for admissions to review, the better.

Not really – the admissions office considers an applicant’s highest math score and highest science score, and additional scores aren’t really a factor.

From Matt McGann, associate admissions director, [here](http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/standardized_test_requirements/whats_the_big_deal_about_402.shtml):

Let me tell you one more story that I often relay. I was doing a regional reception in a city a few years back, and afterwards a student – we’ll call her Artemis – comes up to me and tells me that she has a 760 on the Math SAT. As I was about to tell her that her score was just fine, she keeps talking, to inform me that she was going to take the test again, since “clearly” her score was “too low.” I was like, “What!!!” I “ordered” Artemis to not take the Math SAT again, and instead to have a picnic on that Saturday. Because to us, a 760 math is the same as any higher score she could receive on the retest.