Should I retake my Math II subject test (again?)

socaldad2002
Sat, 21 Dec 2019 18:54:23 +0000

I would not retake a 780 at this point but with that said 10s of thousands of students get 800 on the Math II test who will be applying to top colleges for STEM and specifically engineering, just like you.

Some on CC think percentiles on subject tests don’t matter when you score in the 700s but I disagree with them. The percentile is important to put the score in perspective amongst other test takers. For example a 800 on Math II is “only” 78th percentile meaning that thousands of test takers are getting “perfect” scores on this exam. If the top score was 95th percentile than getting a 780 would be a lot more respectable amongst this high performing group.

At the end of the day, I would move on to other more important things to worry about and try to have fun in high school.

Good luck to you.