<p>I got a 790 on it..and i wanted to know if that is an okay score for ivy leagues..?? or should i retake it next year ofr an 800....i know it might seem like a waste but i'm not sure....:(</p>
<p>same..i got a 780. so ****ed too...not to sound arrogant but i thought my chinese was pretty good. lol a big blow to my confidence.</p>
<p>A 790, 780 and a 800 do not make a difference. I got a 800 but before I saw my score I thought I got a 790 because I wasn't sure about two of the questions. Even though I am a native speaker, the listening was not easy at all... well another word would be - weird. </p>
<p>Don't stress over that 10 or 20 points. You've done very well!</p>
<p>oh okay..me too!! i lived in china for like 12 yrs..and moms chinese..but i did the worst on listening cuz yeah i was confused by it..:( oh well....</p>
<p>my rule for the SAT2s is
780-800 for SAT2</p>
<p>Chinese is one of the dumber SATs, 50% who take it get an 800, what does that show the admissions officer? Absolutely nothing. I would take more real subject tests.</p>
<p>-Lurker-: I do not see anything wrong with taking SAT II Mandarin. Some native speakers cannot get perfect on Mandarin. What does this show admission officers? This shows how well a person understands mandarin. It's that simple.</p>
<p>This is just the same as a person who is native speaker in Spanish taking the SAT II Spanish. Again, there is nothing wrong with that.</p>
<p>As a person whose native language is not English, I am disadvantaged in SAT Reasoning. What's wrong with me getting perfect on my own native language? I don't see anything wrong with that. Me learning English just like a English speaker learning a second language. I am disadvantaged in English and that English speaker is disadvantaged in the second language test (in comparison to native speakers of that language).</p>
<p>^^^ true dat...790</p>