<p>Hi!</p>
<p>I got 800 at Maths II, French and Hebrew.
The "problem" is that I was born in France and used to live there until I was 13 (so French is my native language) and then I moved to Israel (so I've been speaking Hebrew for 8 years).</p>
<p>Do you think I will be competitive enough ? Or should I take an other subject (probably US history)?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>I would take another one just in case since French is your native language. I think Hebrew is fine though. Congrats on your awesome scores :)</p>
<p>Amazing scores! And 3 800’s are definitely enough, mate.</p>
<p>israrub, I think it is fantastic that you are competent in so many languages and you certainly proved that to the admissions officers through your stellar test scores. Whether it is enough, I cannot say, because Ivy admissions depend on so many other factors. If you still have time, however, I would highly recommend taking another subject test. Getting 800s in language tests certainly proves to admissions officers that you are fluent in a language (or several, in your case, and that is VERY good) but they do nothing beyond that, and in the worst case, it may appear as though you took the easy way out. Elite colleges have a tendency to look down upon language tests taken by native speakers. Take Chinese, for example - so many native-speaking test-takers get 800s, and it’s good that they are bilingual, of course, but it’s gotten to the point where colleges are not impressed whatsoever when they see a Chinese person with an 800 in SAT Chinese.</p>
<p>I am, in no way, however, belittling the 3 800s that you have. You deserve a congratulations, so… CONGRATULATIONS! However, this is just my recommendation. If you decide to take USH, or another academic subject such as physics, biology, world history, or chemistry, it would prove that you have skills in addition to languages and math. You could appear even more a well-rounded applicant if you took USH, and that would make your application even better.</p>
<p>Thanks for the congrats and thanks for your answers!!!
I really appreciate!
I’m gonna take the USH…hope to get an another 800!</p>
<p>no. you should get five more 800’s in lit, chinese, bio, chem, and physics before you can even consider yourself competitive.</p>
<p>as opposed to what? 3 810s?</p>
<p>^shut up.
CONGRATS @israrub! Those scores are amazing. However, colleges don’t accept subject tests taken in native languages. by taking US History you’d be on the safe side. And yes, you are competitive ahah. Admission officers always like people from diverse backgrounds, and I’d say you’re pretty diverse 
Also, which book did you use to prepare for Math II? I’m taking that next June.</p>
<p>@feathers trolololol</p>
<p>Uhh, I’d say take 1-2 more subject tests that are history and science just to be on the safe side.</p>
<p>I don’t know why you’re telling me to shut up. I’m just being honest rather than feeding his ego (which he is probably used to).</p>
<p>With scores like that, he should be smart enough to check the websites of his choice schools and see their policy on Subject Tests. Or even better, checked the requirements BEFORE taking the test. </p>
<p>But he didnt, because he not only wanted to answer his question, but to have people tell him how amazing and smart he is. (“Do you think I will be competitive enough?”)</p>
<p>FutureVP!
French won’t be considered by any college (native language) and I doubt Hebrew either (I speak Hebrew for 8 years).
Maths II isn’t really impressive because a lot of people get 800 and sciences subjects are much less impressive than non-sciences subjects like literature or history.</p>
<p>I just wanted to know if the languages seems impressive on the record even if I speak them and the tests were very easy for me.</p>
<p>risubu
I used the Barron’s book. It’s really great. I scored approx. 650 at the tests and got 800 at the real one. I also did the 5 tests on the sparknotes website (got 760 there).</p>