<p>Thoughts anyone?</p>
<p>i think it went alright...i was expecting easier though. it was almost as hard as the barrons imo</p>
<p>anybody remember the hard ones?</p>
<p>I'm not good at typing in Spanish, but does anyone remember the answer to #11?</p>
<p>We cant talk about the questions yet. I thought it wasn't bad but not as easy as I wouldve liked. I agree, just as hard as Barrons.</p>
<p>Harder than I thought it would be. I thought the vocab was brutal. </p>
<p>For anyone's future reference: The Princeton Review book's practice tests are about a zillion percent easier than the test. Be forewarned.</p>
<p>it actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be...I skipped 5-7 Qs, and made an educated guess on around 20-30 more. The rest I was pretty sure of. I didn't understand half of the stories, but inferred most of the way through; the vocab was hard, but the grammar wasn't too bad. Anyone know how the curve goes? i.e. what is the raw score needed to get a 700 or 800? I hope it's not too harsh; I've only been learning spanish for 2 1/2 years, and spanish is my 3rd language</p>
<p>considering i did princeton review, i didn't think it was too bad.... although the reading passages were significantly different than princeton passages</p>
<p>It was the third test I took. I was out of it. I couldn't concentrate, but I tried. I thought the first half was okay, and the second was hard for me. I don't know. We'll see. It seems like all of these tests are harder. Maybe the curve will be to our advantage this time around?</p>
<p>i took it in may, but i doubt its much different. not to criticize or anything, but i have to say it is EXTREMELY easy. true, im a native speaker, but i can compare it to the english as a second language test we take. i thought the english part of our college entrance exam was a joke, but it contains longer, much more complex passages and harder questions than this spanish test. i would think a native speaker in 5th grade would get 800, whereas a native english speaker would need to know a bit more than how to write complete sentences to score 800 on the english one.</p>
<p>Am I the only native speaker who took the Spanish SAT 2? I thought it was easy... Don't know if I got an 800 though. My Spanish is kind of rusty now.</p>
<p>if you know how to speak spanish this test is cake.</p>
<p>I felt ashamed of taking it (spanish is my native language).</p>
<p>I agree with irepr08's comment though, the English tests we take are MUCH MORE difficult than the spanish test.</p>
<p>I felt it was really difficult. I left around 5-10 blank, and I mad educated guesses on about 10-20 of them. The rest I was pretty sure about. I fell into the false-cognate trap a few times I know already. It was the onyl subject I took yesterday, so I'm considering cancelling.</p>
<p>IRep08, no disrespect intended, but for a native speaker to say this test was easy is kind of insulting to those of us who aren't. And to say that "a native English speaker would need to know a bit more than how to write complete sentences to score 800 on the english one...." I don't exactly think that all you needed for the Spanish subject test was to know how to write a complete sentence. And, of course the English tests were harder for you than the Spanish test was. That's just like me saying the Spanish test was harder for me than any English tests are. </p>
<p>Sorry, but imo, native speakers shouldn't be allowed to take a test that is designed to test one's facility in a foreign language. </p>
<p>And Danielcarp17, I appreciate your honesty.</p>
<p>jocan, i meant no disrespect, just comparing the two exams (btw the test im refering to is also made by the college board, administered in puerto rico as part of our college entrance examination). my knowledge of spanish and english is about the same (for the purposes of these two tests, of the concepts measured on these two; i cant say id do as well on an english literature test for example b/c i havent studied it as much). the reason why i found that the english test is harder is not b/c i coulndnt understand it, but because, for example, the passages are longer and more complex, the questions test more than your ability to use the right verb or adejective, etc. think of it as a much easier version of sat critical reading. the spanish test, as i remember it, had questions about the most basic grammatical concepts and simple vocabulary. i think anyone who has taken both tests will agree that the level of proficiency expected to ace the english as a foreign language test is MUCH higher than the one expected in foreign language sat subject tests (although i have only taken the spanish one, if anyone can elaborate on any other sat language test and compare it to a TOEFL or something similar thatd be great).</p>
<p>I don't know -- I guess it's impossible to evaluate objectively. The grammar and language usage were no problem on the Spanish test. The reading comprehension killed me, but only because of the vocabulary. I should have memorized the dictionary.</p>
<p>I had the biggest issues not with understanding the questions but deciding whether or not an answer was right since SAT is all tricky! What was the title supposed to be for the one about the woman going back to her house and it wasn't there?</p>
<p>sure it is- there are plenty of fully bilingual people who could compare...whether you score 400 or 800 on this test (and i wish u the best of luck!) im sure you'd agree with me if you took a glance at the english test.</p>
<p>I will take your word on that. Part of my issue though, is whether or not it is appropriate that fully bilingual or native speakers take a test that is designed to measure knowledge of a 'foreign' language. Honestly, I would probably do it myself in your shoes, but...eh. </p>
<p>And thanks for the "good luck." I have no idea how I did/.</p>
<p>Well really its based on the college. If you perform well on a Spanish subject test and your first language is Spanish, colleges wouldn't take that as something great. But if your first language was French and you took Japanese, that might be something special.</p>