<p>I'm a junior.
I've only taken two years of high school Japanese, but I'm very interested in anime and Japanese voice actors. I took the jlpt N2 test this summer and got 164/180; I've also registered for jlpt N1 in December and I'm sure that I can pass it, but I don't know how high I can get.
However, I wonder if this would be actually helpful for college admission. I've registered for SAT Japanese test in November. I'm not sure if I should take the AP test in May. I'm assuming that the SAT and AP Japanese are both easier than the jlpt N2, but I don't know if I could get around 800 or 5.
Could anyone who have taken all of the tests tell me what I could get on the SAT and AP?
And is jlpt enough for college admission or they don't recognize jlpt scores? </p>
<p>I’m not too familiar with JLPT (had to google it to know what it even stood for lol) but I would contact the colleges in question and ask them if they would accept it in lieu of a subject test or will grant foreign language credit for a certain score. </p>
<p>Wrt the SAT subject test for Japanese, I would imagine that it’s easier, but you can take a practice test for yourself by looking through some of the questions on the CollegeBoard’s website or getting the blue book of SAT subject tests and taking a full length test. For the AP test, the general consensus around here is that they are not factored into admissions decisions very much; the only upside to taking it is to receive college credit. If some of your schools won’t accept the JLPT, you may want to consider taking it. </p>
<p>Both the SAT II and the AP exams are significantly easier than the JLPT N2 exam. As the SAT II and AP are more universally recognized than the JLPT, you might want to consider taking one of those for college credit or placement.</p>
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To rephrase the question: Is being bilingual helpful for college admissions? No. It’s a “nice to have,” but is unlikely to tip the scales.</p>
<p>to #1: Thank you so much for your help! I’ve tried the practice questions on College Board’s website for SAT Japanese, and they are actually significantly easier than the JLPT N2, so I think I just need to practice more so that I can get a better score on the SAT II test.</p>
<p>to #2: My parents helped me ask some of the college professors and they said that they accept JLPT as a proof for Japanese proficiency, but a verbal or writing test might also be required. I think I will take the SAT to see how well I can do in a test in that format.</p>