<p>Hello, I am a Korean student currently studying in US high school. (11th grade from upcoming August)
Although I was born in Korea, my family moved to China and lived there for about 10 years. Then, at the start of 9th grade semester 2, I moved to Texas.
I really wish to attend the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) which requires 2 SAT subject test scores.
Although I am not quite decided on what to major in college, my tutor suggested me to take Math ii and Chinese subject tests.
If I want to stand out to the colleges that I will apply in the future with fluency in 3 languages + little spanish during high school (English, Korean - highest level qualified in TOPIK, Chinese - I can score 750~800, Spanish - honors class in high school), will SAT subject test Chinese be a good option for my case??
My concern is that the colleges will know that I lived in China for 10 years, so will they not count a high or perfect score at SAT II Chinese as impressive? (I know many people are multilingual..)</p>
<p>Well you are required to report the places you lived on the Common App I believe. There’s nothing wrong with taking the SAT Chinese, but I would be wary of using it as one of the two required for admission. It would certainly be a good supplement to show off your skills though. Are there any other subjects you feel strong in?</p>
<p>Well, other than taking the chinese test, I may opt either chemistry or physics as I will be taking two AP science classes in my junior year. If I study well enough, I could take them. But if a college requires 2 Subject test scores, can I take more than just 2 subject scores and send the extra scores so that I can still show fluency in foreign language while submitting more valuable math and science subject test scores??</p>
<p>UT Austin doesn’t require SAT Subject Tests. They’re only used to grant you credit, nothing more: <a href=“http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/freshmen/admission/testing”>http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/freshmen/admission/testing</a>. Would suggest you take them anyways in the case of applying to other schools, but don’t fret over them if you’re simply keen on going to UT. </p>
<p>@dune297 Thank you for letting me know! So your opinion is taking it can help me show proficiency on language or not?</p>
<p>@Ganadaramabasa It won’t necessarily matter to those in admissions at UT Austin as they don’t seem to look at subject tests. As I said earlier, it will definitely be a plus if you’re applying to other colleges which require, or even recommend, them, but UT Austin doesn’t (and doesn’t offer credit for Chinese either). If you speak Korean as well, you may want to try to take that instead as you can completely skip the foreign language tract with a decent score: <a href=“http://ctl.utexas.edu/studenttesting/welcome-to-student-testing-services/search-for-exams-by-type#16”>http://ctl.utexas.edu/studenttesting/welcome-to-student-testing-services/search-for-exams-by-type#16</a>. </p>