French subject test

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<p>I just finished french 3 at my school and I am going to be a senior. However, the french at my school is a COMPLETE joke...meaning we do not have tests, quizzes, or homework EVER. I am very interested in languages however. I just started an intensive french class for a month. It is one on one for three hours a day, five days a week. I also study when I am home. I am working very hard to become fluent, but I only remember very little from what I was taught in my previous three years of school.</p>

<p>My question is... Is there any way I will be able to get to a level where I can score a 740+ on the French subject test by October or November? Or is it too difficult?</p>

<p>Also, should I take French 4 at my school? It is a joke, but you can make it whatever you want. I COULD put in the effort and actually learn, but I will have nobody checking up on me (no tests, quizzes, etc to make sure I try). OR I could take a class at the local community college, but they only have intermediate french available. Any thoughts?</p>

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<p>thanks for all the help…</p>

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<p>If it helps;
I have never done the SAT subject test in French, but a friend of mine did. We are on par in French.
She said the exam was a total joke and you got fill in the blank phrases such as; " We buy bread at the ‘bakery’ " - " Nous achetons du pain chez le boulanger "
Which i consider to be well… quite an easy task :slight_smile:
But I am bi-lingual, so i might be biased. I don’t know what the equivalent of French 3-4 is, but in my education system, The SAT subject test in French can be compared to a basic Form 3/8th grade french [< from my country’s education system]
Do you read a lot? What is your knowledge of french vocabulary? How about pronouns? Verb tenses?:)</p>

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<p>Oh, she scored 800*</p>

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<p>True, but there are some trickier ones that I remember (like “douanier” (customs officer) being an answer to a vocab fill-in).</p>

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<p>I have a question is a score of 670 in the french subject test with only one year of study-had french in my sophomore year- impressive???</p>

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<p>About your original question…I don’t think you should underestimate what can be done in little time. While I have yet to take the SAT II French, I got a 5 on the French AP after studying French for 8 months (from scratch.)
Admittedly, I was trilingual before that, but intensive study does A LOT.</p>