SAT II Subject Test Language

Test Preparation SAT Subject Test Preparation
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<p>Hi,
I've been hearing that you shouldn't take a language subject test that you speak already.
I'm just wondering: but how do they know if you speak the language or not? For example, I am both Chinese and Japanese. I know Japanese pretty well (not to the point where I'm a native speaker) but my reading skills are not great.
So for somebody like me, for an official transcript I can put myself as a Chinese person (because there is no option for multiple ethnicities, at least at my school - I wouldn't be lying or anything) and take the SAT II Japanese. I wouldn't get an 800, but I'm sure my score will be a lot better than those who are learning solely from the classroom.</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>that could be a good idea =)</p>

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<p>hahaha hey i'm like that too, japanese and korean. So i'm planning to do the korean listening exam.</p>

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<p>Yeah that's a good idea. There's really no point of you taking Chinese again. Taking Japanese demonstrates multiple fluency, which would help your application. </p>

<p>You don't have to be a native speaker to score well on SAT language. I took 3 years of Japanese and got a 730 on the Real SAT 2 Practice Tests. I never did end up taking the real test because it was only offered once a year and I missed November. =/</p>

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<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>And, I didn't take Chinese - I can't speak that language...</p>