<p>I'm not Chinese, but I lived in China for two years(I'm not living there right now though), so I'm pretty sure I can get a good score(for sure over 700). BUT big problem here. I heard a perfect score is on the fifty-something percentile..(wat the...)
Everyone says you shouldn't take it if there is no guarantee that you'll get an 800.
If I study hard, I'll probably get a score very close to 800.
But it wouldn't be easy-peasy for me as it is for the native speakers, so out of the whole bunch of questions(my lord there are many), I'd probably make a couple of mistakes.
So the question is...
-will universities consider that I am not a native speaker of Chinese and count a 700+ as a good score?</p>
<p>Oh by the way, is there absolutely NO prep material for Chinese?
It always helps to get used to the format.
If there is any, or helps a lot for the test, please tell me!</p>
<p>Yes, the universities will definitely consider a 700+ as a good score for a foreigner, regardless of the percentile. But I would be wary of whether you can get a 700 something unless you studied rigorously while you were in China. I have a lot of friends who are white and have taken Chinese for 4+ years, and I'm not sure if they could get above a 700+ on this ridiculous test. The curve for this test is, I believe, the hardest of any SAT II test. If you are sure you can get a 700+, by all means, take it! It will be much more impressive than a high SAT II score in, say, French or Spanish.</p>
<p>yes you should take it. Since you aren't chinese, you wouldn't be looked upon as terrible even if your percent's lower than normal. Just get 700+ and you should be fine.</p>