<p>did anyone take SAT german??
how difficult is it??
I go to a British school, and I'm taking A levels German.</p>
<p>hello, I live in the UK as well. I think you should look in the SAT II blue book, in the German section. I thk that they have the paper and try it. They also have the course content, which they expect student who are taking that SAT II to have.
Could you tell me how you found it? I've done really well at my GCSE german, but I have not done AS german. Just wanted to know, if I could still do it, or revise for it on my own without having done any AS preparation.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Personally I wouldn't take SAT II German unless you were VERY confident with every aspect of the language. I'm in the UK too, and despite getting the very top grades at GCSE and AS (and predicted for A2) and spending over four months in a German-only environment inside Germany for work experience last summer (with frequent other trips there besides), our schooling here just doesn't seem to emphasise grammar in the same way that the US system seems to. With a good portion of the SAT II asking for specifics in relatively obscure grammatical situations, either you learn ALL of the rules like the back of your hand or you don't risk it at all. Unlike the vocabulary/communcation stress put on our more grammatically flexible exams, the SAT II requires precision. And, even if you do know all of the grammar inside out, taking the test without a native tongue is, in my opinion, still risky - the SAT II is defintely aimed at those with native-level ability.</p>
<p>I would love to take the German SAT II to diversify my admissions spectrum, but coming from the UK I just can't risk a <780 score - I need to keep my competitve chances alive. Saying that, I think I'd be hard pushed to get anything above a 720 anyway.</p>
<p>thank you for your opinion!!
I guess, I'm going to check out some practice tests first, to assess the difficulty. Yeah, my school emphasizes more on vocabulary rather than grammar.</p>
<p>Thank you, Badegine. You pretty much hit on what I knew already anyways. Oh this really sucks!!!!!</p>
<p>German with Listening (NOV each year only) is easier than regular test for those outside the US who don't stress the grammar as much. It is very hard to get a perfect score but much lower scores (check each school's website but 600 plus or maybe even lower) can give you credit at many US colleges, and can opt out language requirement.
Good luck</p>