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<p>Ha, I've noticed a trend here on CC concerning the French SAT II, with native speakers getting "abysmal" scores (750, for instance). :D Although I did see a 790 from a non-native on here (well done!). But then again, the percentile of French SAT II takers is 83% for a 760...what do you think? Who's getting the 800s?</p>

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<p>Really! I’m curious to know what is considered to be a good score for French SATII.</p>

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<p>It is still safe to assume that native speakers are predominantly the ones who receive the highest scores.</p>

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<p>It really depends on what a student’s individual goals are. A 620 is considered average, while a 740 is one standard deviation above the mean.</p>

<p><a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/cbsenior/yr2005/16_subj_test_percentile_ranks_0506.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>mifune, in this pdf table, for example, french: 790 corresponds to 88, which means if I get 790, i’m only in 88 percentile? Even worse, for Chinese, if I get 780, I’ll be in 40 percentile?? Did I misunderstand the table?</p>

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<p>I’m a native speaker and cannot believe 760 was 83 percentile.
Who IS getting these 800’s anyways? It’s bugging me…</p>

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<p>This whole FL business is so depressing…</p>

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<p>That’s the odd part…none of the CC native speakers are getting 800s! Is there someone more focused on over-achievement than the CC kids? :O</p>

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<p>No, you are understanding it correctly. Percentiles differ between individual tests, of course, due to scoring curves and varying degrees of difficulty.</p>

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<p>However, that table is outdated… from 2005!</p>

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<p>Outdated or not… If they update it, the situation might be even more depressing…
Anyway, can someone advice me - my estimate is, by the time I take the test, at best my Chinese could be about 40 some %, or if I take French, it might be 70 some %. For what I want to do in college (jounalism, international relations, or…) I was suggested to take a FL SATII, together with lit. and history. I know there’s no way I can get upto 90%in any FL, I simply can’t compete with native speakers. Should I forget about it, or should I take it, just show the colleges my best? btw, I do want to try some very good schools. Thanks for any thought.</p>

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<p>Even so, the SAT II tests are standardized examinations, so any discrepancy is not significant. [Click</a> Here](<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat_subject_tests_percentile_ranks_2008.pdf]Click”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat_subject_tests_percentile_ranks_2008.pdf) if you wish to view a table from 2008.</p>

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<p>I would recommend taking the three that you feel represent your knowledge best. The only exception is that some universities prefer specific tests if you are applying for a particular major/program or require submission of tests within particular subjects (i.e. MIT, which requires one math and one science test).</p>

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<p>And unless you’re going to apply for languages/a language is required, or you are very talented in a certain one of them, I wouldn’t suggest taking a language SAT II too strongly.</p>