Science and Tech Schools Ranked by Math SAT

dilksy
Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:11:03 +0000

“But in the specific case of getting through engineering school: IMO SAT math scores remain relevant. Who cares if you started a business, let’s see you do this Fluid Mechanics problem set. We’re talking heavy math here,and it never stops.”

I believe I only scored 720-740 on the math section the two times I took the SAT (it’s too boring to take your time on, and sometimes I switch things up when I go too fast). I also scored 800 on SAT II math, got 2nd in my statewide math competition that year, 800 on gre general math section, 96th percentile on gre math subject test, taken 15+ graduate math courses while an undergrad, and got accepted to a top 5 graduate program for math last week. Exactly how was the SAT predictive of anything?

Honestly, it’s middle school level math, and when you’re comparing the kids that are overall smart enough to get into the top schools, the difference between an 800 and 750 mostly comes down to preparation and test taking skills.