<p>Language SAT IIs are notoriously difficult, because native speakers love to take the subject test in their language so the curve is brutal, particularly Chinese. French is a bit easier (this is my 6th year studying French and I have lots of friends taking/took the SAT II subject exam for this). Anyway, this is all based on my assumption that you're gunning for a near-perfect score. I don't know how difficult it is to get 750 or so, but it's quite hard to score the 800.</p>
<p>Just wanted to pass my knowledge on. Good luck!</p>
<p>Cheers - are you studying in the US? Hopefully the standard of French there isn't as good as over here, considering we're right next door to the old frogs ey? Also the great thing about the Chinese one is it's all in romanization and not in characters right? (can't read/write characters to save my life) Where on collegeboard can I find pastpapers? Thanks.</p>
<p>P.S. can you take both French and Chinese then just list your best of the two or do they say all the SATs you do?</p>
<p>They see all the tests but only consider those of your choice, as specified on the Common App.</p>
<p>I am studying in the US. And yes, I'm pretty sure you have a proximal advantage over us Americans in the French department. :) As for the Chinese test, I don't really know what romanization is; I believe my Chinese friends told me that they were the actual chinese characters and that's why my cantonese friend and my mandarin friend both scored 800, because for reading the characters were the same. Don't quote me on that, though. </p>
<p>And I don't think that you can just choose which one you want to send. When you send your collegeboard score report, all your SAT scores will be sent out (you're not allowed to ask them to hold certain scores). The only way you could send one score would be to cancel your test score without ever having seen that score yourself
(and if you take both tests at the same testing session, you can't cancel just one of the tests, you must cancel all tests during that session). So basically, no.</p>
<p>Damn.. by romanisation I mean spelling the words out in the English alphabet so you don't need to recognise the characters, just the meanings. Ah well - thanks anyway. </p>
<p>P.S. I found some sample questions on collegeboard.com so ignore my previous question.</p>
<p>hi majadito.</p>
<p>what took u to go to harvard? (sorry kinda vague)
i know that many students need to get high sat scores, gpa, lots of ecs, leadership, sports etc.
did u manage to have all this? how was it like in order to prepare to apply for harvard?</p>
<p>There is seriously NO need whatsoever to worry about the party scene at Harvard, even if flat out sucks, because you are like 15 minutes from Boston where a multitude of clubs and pubs await :)</p>
<p>Ah. They don't mention those in the booklet.</p>
<p>im not sure if that was a joke.. but why would they lol?</p>
<p>Well most universities try and advertise their towns by saying 'yeah the night-life's really great, with various clubs etc. and London only ... minutes away'. But Harvard say about Boston - 'unique shops, international restaurants, bookstores, street cafes... theater, concerts, and colorful street performers'. I thought for a moment there weren't any pubs/clubs in the place lol. Perhaps Harvard frown upon them as 'lower' forms of entertainment.</p>
<p>Edit - oh no wait, that's Cambridge.. woops</p>
<p>P.S. Aren't they called bars in America? Or do you guys call them pubs as well?</p>
<p>i have no idea man.. im in australia and im applying to Harvard for 2006. we call them pubs here!</p>
<p>There is no doubt in my mind that there are AWESOME clubs in Boston, after all it is one of the largest cities in the US. Basically what I'm trying to say is, don't worry about the night life at Harvard because if you are looking for a good night out, it is always there in Boston.</p>
<p>Whereabouts in Aus? I'm in ACT right now (but I'm British).</p>
<p>WA (100 characters)</p>
<p>There can't be many from your school applying?! Is Harvard a popular destination over there?</p>
<p>When I had my interview with the only Harvard alumni interviewer in WA, I was under the impression that I was one of two applicants from my state. So yeah, there aren't too many applicants from WA... What about over east?</p>
<p>No idea I go to school in Britain ;)</p>
<p>Can you tell us about the dining for freshmen? We know about Annenberg but what about the houses? Are they open for dinner for non-house residents? We have been reading that the Houses are closing their dining to non-residents where previously other students could eat there if it was convenient. Our D is wondering about the logistics of athletic practices, then walking back on campus to get dinner in a reasonable time- if she is eventually quaded, are those people limited to quad dining?</p>
<p>From what I hear, freshmen are allowed to eat anywhere they'd like, including all the upperclassmen houses. As for the non-house residents issue once you are an upperclassmen, I've heard the same thing you did; however, someone reassured me that it's not all that difficult to get into the good dining halls. You just find a friend in that house to go with and they'll let you right in. If I could find the links to that info, I'd include them, but my memory is like sock fuzz right now...</p>
<p>majadito:</p>
<p>question. did you ever receive any awards, recognitions or scholarships during your high school time?</p>
<p>D-Don't get me started on Danville Girls.</p>
<p>On pubs/clubs/etc: Boston is definitely a lively city... but there are some problems. The "T" (subway) shuts down around 1 a.m., even on the weekends, so a lot of times you'll have to spring for a cab to get home. Also, America has a drinking age of 21, and a lot of bars/clubs require you to be of age to enter. Fake IDs are semi-available, but it's risky (especially for international students). On the other hand, I have no real desire to head to the city... there's way too much going on every weekend on campus (also, I have gone and visited friends at BU once, which was a lot of fun).</p>
<p>Mollyvan- Interhouse restrictions: <a href="http://www.dining.harvard.edu/residential_dining/halls_interhouse.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.dining.harvard.edu/residential_dining/halls_interhouse.html</a>
Dining hours: <a href="http://www.dining.harvard.edu/residential_dining/halls_hours.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.dining.harvard.edu/residential_dining/halls_hours.html</a>
Crimson discussion:
<a href="http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=509555%5B/url%5D">http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=509555</a>
<a href="http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=509180%5B/url%5D">http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=509180</a></p>
<p>From experience, I've found HUDS to be very lax about most interhouse restrictions (my freshman roommates + I eat dinner at Adams all the time). I had a section at 7:30 at Eliot, and I saw some football player friends eating there all the time. So I wouldn't be too worried.</p>