<p>I took the Nov Chinese test today... Let's start the discussion here!!!</p>
<p>I thought listening was pretty easy
Usage and Reading were okay
What do you think the curve will be this year?</p>
<p>i thought it was really easy. except i know i stupidly got 1 question wrong. what is that on a scaled score?</p>
<p>reading was a little confusing :</p>
<p>Huh? usage was easy?? I thought usage was really hard. I omitted one and I got one wrong so far–I dont remember the number but the answer is supposed to be xianglai. Anyone remember the last answer for reading question??</p>
<p>Scores are out!!!
800 <3</p>
<p>According to official information, nearly half candidates get 800 in Chinese, so I think it is probably the least recognized subject in SAT II…</p>
<p>@warsovereign</p>
<p>Lol are you kidding me? Chinese is actually a very commonly offered course in many high schools. The test is definitely more recognized over Japanese, Korean, and possibly Italian and Hebrew.</p>
<p>I am a Chinese native speaker living in Macau SAR, China
However, my score is only 790… OMG, would it affect my admission to colleges/universities for not getting 800?</p>
<p>^
Hi, I am from HK.</p>
<p>I believe it is meaningless for a native speaker to take that native language since it measures nothing. It’s even worse than the elementary level of that language.
<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools;
As you see, score of 800 situates at the 57th percentile for Chinese test. What it tells you is that, too many Chinese has taken this test. And I think it’s worse if you didn’t get full mark in your own language.</p>
<p>I think it’s worth submitting to colleges at the end of the day IF you got 800.</p>
<p>Think about it; so many ABCs apply to top tier colleges and they all say they are capable of Chinese but how will the AOs tell who is actually fluent? Some ABCs I know can only speak Caveman Chinese and they can say they are fluent during their interview/on their CommonApp; what’s stopping them?</p>
<p>Only by getting perfect on the SAT Chinese Subject Test can you prove you are actually fluent/capable in Chinese.</p>
<p>Of course, I suggest you take the SAT Chinese as a 3rd subject test as a supplement to your other amazing test scores. :)</p>
<p>Just my two cents.</p>
<p>800 <33</p>
<p>More recent PDF for SAT II precentages:
<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/2010-sat-subject-test-percentile-ranks.pdf[/url]”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/2010-sat-subject-test-percentile-ranks.pdf</a></p>
<p>IMO it’s probably necessary to take this test to show you are fluent. College Board recommends that people who have studied the language for years and are fluent in it in terms of writing and reading should take the test. Having read that, it comes clear that test takers will have a very high level of fluency of the language so anything below 800 is not really going to cut it. Those who are not native Chinese speakers get a lot more leeway for not getting a 800. But for people like me who are Chinese but don’t speak the language well they may as well not bother.</p>