<p>I have lived in Korea for almost ten years and have become a Korean citizen. I would like to know if a Korean is allowed to take the SAT 2 Korean. </p>
<p>I know this sounds ridiculous, but I have no choice since some schools still require three subject tests. </p>
<p>Thank you for your time.</p>
<p>Of course you're allowed to take it! I'm Japanese, and I took SAT Japanese. I know a Korean friend who took SAT Korean. Unfortunately for both of us, we got 790s on a test that tests our native language at elementary school level :( That was sad.</p>
<p>Of course! If not, there won't be half of the people getting perfects on SAT II Chinese.</p>
<p>well, I'm sure it won't look as good as a 800 on, for instance, SAT2 Physics </p>
<p>Thanks for the replies</p>
<p>That's what my teacher said about SAT II French too: that a pretty large portion of the people taking it were native speakers. (Or at least that's how I console myself with my pitiful score after learning French in high school).</p>
<p>im pretty sure u can take it... but i think i recall reading somewhere that its not recommended to take sat IIs in your native language (dont know if thats true though)</p>
<p>you can take it for sure...not allowing a native speaker to take the sat II language just sound ridiculous and bias...seriously its the same thing as if you don't let the white ppl take the SAT I critical reading and writing</p>
<p>but the curve is pretty screwed up</p>
<p>Take it, and write some lines in the application to indicate that you have been in Korea "just" 10 years, perhaps it could help.
However if I were the admission officer, I would hate seeing native speakers taking language tests, it proves nothing and wastes money. BUt as I am not, so do what you want to:)</p>
<p>I would say no don't take it.
I lived about ten years in Korea and have a citizenship there. But I decided not to take it since 1. it's a waste of money 2. it doesn't prove anything 3. I had As in korean during my sophomore and freshmen year so i didn't need a 6th grader exam to prove my proficiency in korean.</p>
<p>If u have korean credit then that will prove ur proficiency enough.
Instead take something like USH which internationals usually don't take.</p>
<p>as a fellow korean/american, I should say it depends on which colleges you are applying to. Are you applying to any of the UCs? if so, than take it and get an easy 800, since they do not discriminate towards native speakers. However, if you want to apply to ivys and other competitive colleges, I think it's better to not take it since it doesn't really prove much and shows little about what kind of person you are. I took it, got 800, and was at 71th percentile (meaning almost 30 percent of ppl who took it got 800). It's an easy way to add a 800 to your resume for UCs, but for privates (ivys, such selective colleges) it can do more harm and little good.</p>