Does a 790 math SAT help in admissions for engineering majors?

[Anonymous]

I know it doesn’t hurt, but does it actually help anyone?

[Anonymous]

Have your kid retake and try to get an 800. You can’t be too careful.

[Anonymous]

MIT probably
but so long as everything else aligns.
not if kid is a B student taking honors only (no AP)

[Anonymous]

Just from what my daughter tells me from school (she has a 790/790 and wants Engineering) and what I’ve seen on here, I think it’s pretty close to standard for engineering applicants.

[Anonymous]

Depends on where the kid is applying. Will help at state flagships and many specialty schools but does not help at MIT, Harvey Mudd, etc.

[Anonymous]

DD had 800 M 790 V and got rejected from Eng at MIT, Brown and WL at Cornell. It is something but not a ticket in anywhere.

[Anonymous]

Retry for an 800.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MIT probably
but so long as everything else aligns.
not if kid is a B student taking honors only (no AP)

No. It hurts at MIT if below that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on where the kid is applying. Will help at state flagships and many specialty schools but does not help at MIT, Harvey Mudd, etc.

+1 my DC who had 800 on math (and 780 on English) was rejected by MIT, CMU, even GA Tech and UIUC (also had 4.0 uwgpa, and 4.92 wgpa from a magnet program).

Got into state flagship with merit.

Granted, DC is a CS major.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD had 800 M 790 V and got rejected from Eng at MIT, Brown and WL at Cornell. It is something but not a ticket in anywhere.

Because acceptance rates at those schools are Single digits and most STEM/Engineering majors have a 780+ Math.

But at anything outside the T25, yes a 790 MATH will help with STem/Engineering admissions. Doesn't guarantee anything, and having an 800 does not move the needle really either.

But it shows you are capable of being an engineering major.

[Anonymous]

Not looking for CMU or MIT, just a good old state flagship will do.

[Anonymous]

I don't think kids get rejected because they got a 790 or even a 780 in math.

It had to be something else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MIT probably
but so long as everything else aligns.
not if kid is a B student taking honors only (no AP)

No. It hurts at MIT if below that.

learn.to.read.better

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know it doesn’t hurt, but does it actually help anyone?

Most students have a 790, so that score by itself doesn't make you stand out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think kids get rejected because they got a 790 or even a 780 in math.

It had to be something else.

There are so many kids with perfect or near perfect grades and scores applying. It’s just a numbers game, and admission to these “elite” schools, even with all the right stats, is essentially a lottery.

Have your kid apply but also pick out some less prestigious schools at which they could undoubtedly get an excellent education and be perfectly happy.