<p>Do colleges even care if you get a 5 on the AP Chinese test if they know that you are Chinese. I was thinking about taking it, but if colleges just overlook it, I might as well just save my money. PLEASE HELP! The deadline to sign up is soon</p>
<p>Is it pointless for native speakers to take the AP Chinese test?
-Yes</p>
<p>Check with the universities you are interested in to see if the AP credit will be of any use proving proficiency in a foreign language for graduation requirements, taking advanced courses in the language, or some such. However, many universities have their own foreign language placement tests for these purposes, so AP credit in the language may not be needed for them.</p>
<p>Is it pointless for native speakers to take the AP Chinese test?
-Yes, It’s not only pointless but stupid too. That’s why more than 81% get a five! just about 2% failed.</p>
<p>yes, it is pointless. Direct your energies to more productive pursuits. Almost all universities will allow you to place into a high-level Chinese course by credential.</p>
<p>I don’t understand. Why would it be pointless to get a 5 on the Chinese AP and receive free credit for college?</p>
<p>The “free” credit you are speaking of costs 87 dollars…</p>
<p>^yea but if you graduate early you just saved 53 grand</p>
<p>53000 / 87 = 609</p>
<p>so you end up making a 60900% investment</p>
<p>are you ■■■■■■ bro</p>
<p>Yes, but it feels fantastic when you get that 5 on the AP and 800 on the SAT II :)</p>
<p>Take the SAT II and AP exam for Chinese, unless you’re in a desperate financial situation or something. Paying 25 or so dollars for an 800 on the SAT II is a good price for improved chances of getting into college. Also, paying the 90 or so dollars for the AP test could possibly save you hundreds of dollars in college for taking a similar course, not that you would want to, but you get CREDIT and you might be able to graduate earlier and not have to pay tuition for another year. (I’m not in college yet but that’s my logic.)</p>
<p>I would like to know whether or not most colleges would accept my AP score if I got a 5, because I am Chinese-american. People have suggested to me that they might not consider native speakers taking the test, but I was born in America and English is my first language.</p>
<p>I took it, even though I am a native Chinese, but I only spoke colloquial Mandarin. I didn’t really take the test for college credit, but so that it would look better on a resume.</p>
<p>Don’t a lot of colleges have language placement tests that do the same thing as AP foreign language tests? Most of the colleges I’ve looked at do.</p>
<p>Check each school you are interested in to see if the AP test is useful for:</p>
<p>a. Satisfying foreign language admissions requirements.
b. Satisfying foreign language graduation requirements.
c. Placement into more advanced courses in the same language.</p>
<p>Note that many schools have their own placement tests for foreign languages, at least for purposes b and c.</p>
<p>I’ve spoken with many Ivy League admissions officers, etc., and despite being Chinese-American, seeing a 5 on the AP Exam and/or 800 on the SAT-II Exam still adds credibility to your application. After all, anyone can just claim they are strong Chinese speakers. The score(s) enhances the credibility of such statement.</p>