<p>Is it allowed to take the SAT Subject Test in your own native language? Do a lot of Latinos take the Subject Test in Spanish? Or is that considered bad etiquette or something?</p>
<p>I'm native in German and I've lived in Germany all my life so far. I've been out of high school for 7 years, so most of the other subject tests are really a lot for me to study for. I'm not quite sure if I could or should take the German test...</p>
<p>Yes it is allowed. Many people do so just to score an easy 800. Actually, one of the things that makes language tests so hard are that many native take it so the curve is sometimes a little harsh.</p>
<p>it's never "bad" to take it
they will know you are a native but oh well
it's still better than not taking it
and it's better than someone who's not native taking it</p>
<p>all in all, it's the end result that counts
just make sure you get around 790-800 as language test averages are really high. I don't know about others but Chinese average is around 780 and Korean is around 760
others like Japan drops to like 660s...i do'nt know why..maybe they don't study lol</p>
<p>i've heard that Harvard doesnt accept SAT II languages if those are the applicants' native languages.
it is a little unfair to people who have more than two native languages, like me >:P</p>
<p>Wow, I didn't know that. I like that Harvard does that since it isn't fair to the other applicants who only speak English but also take the language test. Also, a quick question. If a person is Hispanic and takes the SAT Spanish test, does this mean that they also can't submit this, if they were born in America?</p>
<p>From Harvard</a> College Admissions Office: Prospective Students</p>
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You may take any three subject tests. A candidate whose first language is not English should not take the SAT Subject Test in in his or her native language as one of the three required SAT Subject Tests.
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