<p>when is a good time to take it? i will be entering my 3rd year as a japanese student in the fall...am i screwed if i don't speak it at home? what do u need to know?</p>
<p>Again, there is only one time that this exam is offered since it is a listening test: it is once every November.
You are fine, since the exam is geared to a second-third year Japanese student. The only review guide of which I know is from 1995, published by Barron's.</p>
<p>dun take it. it isn't that easy.</p>
<p>dun listen to teh guy before me. try to avoid it unless you are super confident in your japanese skills like you can understand every sentence in japanese anime cause you do not know all the forms and stuff they may test you on. 2nd to 3rd year doesn't have what it takes to get in 750+ at most schools. I know one japanese guy who got 790 on it... The format is like chinese except the thing is in japanese. I also know a guy in japanese 4 that got totally owned on it. 730 and he was one of the better students....</p>
<p>tsuyosugiru chikara wa mata arasou wo yobu. You should easily understand what that means if you are second year japanese.</p>
<p>Tsuyosugiru chikara wa mata arasou wo yobu.</p>
<p>It's actually "arasoi" since you're talking about a noun.</p>
<p>I personally don't recommend SAT II language tests to non-native speakers.</p>
<p>You can study the language for three or four years, but it won't be an automatic 800.</p>
<p>Oh well.</p>
<p>Since the Japanese test is only offered once a year, my son's choice will be to take it this fall (when he'll be starting AP Japanese) or in the fall of his senior year. The problem with the latter option is that he won't be taking any Japanese at that time (his only exposure to hearing Japanese is in school), which runs counter to the College Board's recommendation. I'm interested in two things: (1) your thoughts about when to take the test and (2) score predictions for a strong student whose only contact with Japanese is in school. Thanks!</p>
<p>Sir, don't let your son take it this fall ^.</p>
<p>I'm assuming that since he's in AP, he's had Japanese classes. Therefore, it's likely that he'll do better on SAT II Japanese if he's done with the AP test first.</p>
<p>If he takes it right now, I'm guessing about 600 ~ 700.</p>
<p>He should take it in his senior year.</p>
<p>You want to make sure your son's done with SAT I before he enters his senior year. It'll help him out. All he'll have to do is just take SAT II tests and get a head start on college applications.</p>
<p>Of course, there's nothing wrong with taking SAT I for a higher score during the senior year.</p>
<p>I'm doing it, but it sucks.</p>
<p>Coolphreak, how much exposure do you have to Japanese? Do you only take it in school? If so, do not take the exam this fall. Wait until you've taken as much Japanese as possible. If you take it this fall, you will most likely score in the low 600's if not lower (I've heard horror stories about people scoring in the 400's). Even though College Board says the test is geared towards 2nd-3rd year students, there is no way someone with only two years of high school Japanese can get 700+ on the test unless their school's Japanese program is very strong or the person exposes himself to a lot of Japanese outside of class. </p>
<p>I took the exam last November and got a 780 on it even though I'm not a native speaker, have never taken a Japanese class (it's not offered at my school), and have never lived in Japan. However, don't take my success on it to mean that the exam is easy; it most definitely is not. I've done intensive self-study for five years and am very confident in my Japanese -- I know it's much better the average fourth year high school student's. By no means is the exam easy though; I had a bit of trouble with it despite being confident in my Japanese. </p>
<p>Why do you want to take the exam, though? Do you want it to count towards one of the three SAT IIs you need to submit to colleges, or do you just want to score well enough on it to earn college credit? If the former, don't take it this fall because you probably won't be able to score 700+. If the latter, maybe you can take it this fall because most schools will give you foreign language credit for a 630 or so (I would still recommend waiting until you've finished Japanese III though). Take a look at the sample questions on College Board's website and the practice test in the Real SAT IIs book to get an idea of the exam's difficulty and then decide if you think you're ready to take it. However, the sample questions on CB's site and the Real SAT II practice test are considerably easier than the real test. I thought those were a piece of cake, but the real test was harder. Maybe the test I took was a bit harder than usual, but it's possible that the exam's overall difficulty has gone up in the past ten years or so (the test in the Real SAT II book was administered in 1993). </p>
<p>map, the above applies to your son too. He needs to evaluate why he wants to take the test and then plan accordingly. I'd recommend taking it in the fall of senior year because if he does well in AP Japanese, he should be fine for the SAT II. However, if he is only exposed to Japanese in school and does not have exposure to it between May and November next year, it's probable that he may not do so well on the SAT II. So if he does decide to take it in the fall of senior year, he needs to make sure that he studies beforehand and gets himself familiar with Japanese again.</p>
<p>I'm actually thinking of taking the SAT II Japanese as well, and I have a JLPT 3 from last year. Been self-studying quite a bit, and I'm confident of taking JLPT 2 this year in December. So if the SAT II is about the same level as JLPT 3 or easier than level 2 then i'll probably want to take it. Otherwise I'll just do chemistry or something.</p>
<p>Strange..not the same as for French..oh well.</p>
<p>Do you guys think it's possible to do it in 2 years if you've already learned chinese?</p>
<p>bump bump bump</p>
<p>Since this is about language, can anyone tell me how they thought the French SAT II was?</p>
<p>I have not taken the SAT II for french yet but from the sample questions online it seems pretty easy.</p>
<p>That's good to hear. I'm going to have to go see for myself. :)</p>