<p>I am a Korean citizen... studying in Canada.
This fall, I will be applying to colleges in the United States.</p>
<p>I know that this question has been asked a few times, but I want to ask again.</p>
<p>Would it look bad for me to take SAT II Subject test? I am pretty sure I can get 800 on it... and if I don't and got... 750+, would that look bad?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>It doesn't look bad if you get 790 or 780. It just means you made a couple of careless mistakes. </p>
<p>If you do decide to take the SAT II, just know that your score of 800 doesn't really prove how motivated you are or how difficult your school is; it just kind of proves that you're Korean. Comparatively, if a non-Korean takes the exam and receives 700, he might be more favored for admission (Korean is a VERY difficult language to learn.)</p>
<p>@ OP -
why would you take the SAT II in your mother tongue? So what if you get an 800, what will this accomplish? I don't get it.</p>
<p>umm... i am in a bit of rush.... my school doesn't offer ANY APs... so it is hard for me to take many SAT II subject tests... I am going to the Princeton Review right now to learn SAT II biology and Math iic. So I am going to take SAT II Korean to have three SAT IIs. </p>
<p>Would it hurt me? : (</p>
<p>Considering many peoples of Hispanic descent take the Spanish SAT II toward their advantage...</p>
<p>Don't even bother.
If you desperately need a third, you could go for it.</p>
<p>Well, it seems rather pointless.</p>
<p>I would not do it. Enough said.</p>
<p>You don't need AP classes to take SAT subject tests. My daughter has taken 5 of them and never set foot in an AP class. My son took 3, two he self-studied for and the other was Math2 which he took after a regular pre-calculus class.</p>
<p>Look at subjects you're naturally strongest in, and then do some review and practice tests.</p>
<p>As for the Korean, I think most people who take it are Korean so it wouldn't be a big deal if you took it. I would consider it an "extra" test though. For example if a school wants 2 tests, Korean could be a third. If a school wants 3, Korean could be a fourth.</p>
<p>Or that's what I would advise my own kids if they were in your situation.</p>
<p>If you don't need a third, don't bother. It might actually make you look lazy. Same reason why I'm not taking the Chinese SAT II (and the exam is stupid anyways. It's not "Chinese." It's Mandarin.)</p>
<p>It won't help you but it won't necessarily hurt you either. I know many that have gotten in with their native language; but since you seem to have mastered the language, go with another subject that you have learned in school.</p>
<p>It doesn't hurt to not take the AP. My friend and I both took the US History subject test. She had AP and I didn't. I scored 40 points higher than her. So it doesn't really make that much of a difference.</p>
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It doesn't hurt to not take the AP. My friend and I both took the US History subject test. She had AP and I didn't. I scored 40 points higher than her. So it doesn't really make that much of a difference.
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:rolleyes:</p>
<p>Lmfao...</p>
<p>In my opinion, I see nothing wrong with taking an exam that you are prepared to take. Not everyone can speak Korean and you can show off your abilities. The purpose of a language exam is to test your knowledge of the language, which I'm sure you will do well in, given that you already speak it.<br>
(In my opinion, it would look better if this was taken as an extra exam, rather than one to fulfill a "# of exams" requirement, since a language exam does not really show how well you can succeed in college. - unless you are majoring in something related)</p>
<p>Don't do it, really. Just like how Chinese don't take SAT II Chinese.</p>