<p>Hello,</p>
<p>So far this year I took four SAT subject tests. </p>
<p>On one hand, the colleges that I am aiming for ask for 2 subject test scores. On the other hand, I heard that it is necessary to have 3 subject tests or more to have better chance of admission.</p>
<p>I plan to submit results of SAT Subject test in Chinese, Chem, and Math 2C. For the Chinese I am an American born citizen who speaks Chinese at home, who did not attend any Chinese school during the upbringing process. Also I did not live in China for extended periods of time.</p>
<p>So, given these subject tests that I wish to submit to colleges, are these enough to get me accepted into prestigious schools? Or do I need to take more subject tests (assuming one of my subject test scores were not very ideal) in order to have the 3 subject tests I need?</p>
<p>Please note that I am not from China, and I was born in the USA, and received my Chinese language learning entirely in the USA (primarily at home, but also had Chinese language class in school up to the AP Level). Also please note this SAT 2 Chinese serves as a supplement rather than as means to satisfy the SAT 2 test requirements demanded by prestigious colleges.</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>It depends on your scores…</p>
<p>Yeah, if you got 700+ on ones uninvolved w/ your major and 750+ on ones involved w/ your major, then you’re fine.</p>
<p>But I heard that SAT 2 Chinese gets discounted by schools.</p>
<p>Question is: Is it worth sending it to colleges (as a supplemental scores)?</p>
<p>cause i am american born chinese. I speak language at home, and I took Chinese class in high school (Chinese 3, 4, 5(AP)). No chinese school training, no permanent residence permits for living in China. I learned my Chinese at home (since childhood), and learned to speak the language at home, even though I was born in USA.</p>
<p>So question is, is it still worth sending in the scores, if the score is 790 or 800?</p>
<p>Yes. Do it. It’s would be less helpful if you had grown up in China (or wait, are you Chinese?), but even then, I would still tell you to submit it. Can’t hurt.</p>
<p>Yes, I am Chinese. But I was born in the United States and lived in USA for all of my life. That is what I meant by American born Chinese: an ethnic Chinese person who was born in USA. But I do have fluency in Chinese somehow</p>
<p>however, here is the thing: I was born in the United States, and I did not grow up in China at all. I was born in US and I lived in USA for all of my lifetime (my entire lifetime up to now). As for learning Chinese, I did not grow up in China, and I did not live there for extended period of time. Also I did not attend Chinese school throughout my lifetime.</p>
<p>I learned Chinese entirely at home (parents taught me the language throughout my lifetime), and I took Chinese class in high school (beginning from level 3 to AP, or level 5). Other than that that was it. Almost all of my Chinese was learned at home, from parents.</p>
<p>period.</p>
<p>So is it worth submitting the scores of SAT 2 Chinese (as a supplement rather than as a way to meet college reqs for subject test scores) if it was 790 or 800?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>ABC here too 
most lang tests have ~50% nat’l percentile for 800s, so I guess it isn’t quite as eye-opening as high scores in other areas like literature.</p>
<p>But for the SAT 2 chinese is it still worth to submit the score or not? (if 790 or 800)</p>
<p>I am submitting it as an extra test score rather than as a basic test score required to meet admission requirements demanded by prestigious colleges.</p>
<p>Any answer is appreciated.</p>
<p>Yeah, language tests in general are counted as extra test scores. They’re very rarely counted as basics.</p>
<p>OK, so if I submit SAT 2 Math 2C, chem, and chinese (got a 790 on chinese) will it look bad on application?</p>
<p>I think my SAT 2 Math 2C and chem scores are great scores. But is it worth submitting the 790 in chinese?</p>
<p>Please note that the chinese test score is an extra score, not a score used to fulfill any SAT 2 requirements demanded by prestigious colleges.</p>
<p>Usually the highly selective colleges require 2 subject test scores.</p>
<p>Also, when sources say “take AT LEAST 3 subject test and get 750+ on them” what do they mean? And will college adcoms discount the Chinese score and say that I in reality took 2 subject tests instead of 3? How will the Chinese score be looked at as? </p>
<p>“take AT LEAST 3 subject test and get 750+ on them” issue: I have SAT 2 math 2c, chem, and chinese. Do I need to take any more subject tests to increase my chances of admission? Or can I just submit the 3 I wish to submit to my desired colleges at this point?</p>
<p>Any answer is greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Well some people have the time to take way more than 3 subject tests (5-10?) so you could just take more if you’re sooooo worried.</p>
<p>At least 3 subject tests usually means any 3 subject tests. And yeah, you could take an extra one just to be safe.</p>
<p>So would I be at a disadvantage if I turned in the 790 in Chinese?</p>
<p>Currently colleges have a requirement of 2 SAT subject tests (particularly the prestigious ones).</p>
<p>I already have three subject tests to pick, from the four. </p>
<p>Math 2 and chem meet the requirement, Chinese serve as extra.</p>
<p>So would it look bad? Would I be at a disadvantage in admission process if I submitted my Chinese score along with Math 2 and chem?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>No, it wouldn’t. It doesn’t make sense for Chinese to hurt you. Granted, it’ll probably help someone who wasn’t exposed to the language that much or wasn’t Chinese more, but it won’t hurt you.</p>
<p>What do you mean? Does that mean I can’t submit my 790 SAT 2 chinese score?</p>
<p>Also does that mean I have to take additional subject tests now, or my Chinese score is fine enough to be considered a supplement?</p>
<p>Any suggestions or comments about that?</p>
<p>I need clarification here, and any clarification is greatly appreciated…</p>
<p>thnx</p>