<p>Los padres ayudame por favor!</p>
<p>None of the schools that I am truly interested in require SAT II's but many of them will consider them.......</p>
<p>I am awful at standardized testing........ is it basically an unwritten rule to take them????</p>
<p>I'm really trying to avoid them...but I've heard they are a must... is this true?</p>
<p>If the schools don't require them, or even recommend them, you don't need them. They're not a must at all.</p>
<p>thanks chedva.. any more thoughts</p>
<p>Based on the way in which you phrased your question and your location, I am guessing that you are good in Spanish. If so, then you should take the SAT II in Spanish. You might do quite well on it. Suerte!</p>
<p>No me gusta espanol. soy muy malo y espanol trae mi GPA baja... muy baja....</p>
<p>Quite frankly, given the number of grammatical errors in the Spanish you have posted in this thread, I think the Spanish SAT II should be the last one you should consider taking. Besides, it's a very difficult test. Even people who take it after AP Spanish and who do well on the AP exam are sometimes disappointed with their scores. My daughter got a 5 on the AP Spanish test, but her score on the Spanish SAT II was the lowest of her three SAT II scores.</p>
<p>ahhahah i know marian
I am awful at spanish..... no need to rub a sore wound...... lets get away from teh spanish thing</p>
<p>do I really have to taek them??</p>
<p>No you don't have to take them. If the college doesn't "suggest" them, don't bother. Why give the College Board more money and send bad scores to a college if you're not a good standardized test taker and they're not required?</p>
<p>Most selective schools are rapidly decreasing the weight they put on SATs, and I must assume this includes SAT II.</p>
<p>Marian, you're scaring me! My son is in AP Spanish 5, and one of his schools "suggests" 2 SATII, so I told him to take Spanish since he would probably do very well. He took it yesterday. I wonder how his score will be?</p>
<p>IMO, strong SAT II's help even if they are not required by a college. If it doesn't look like they will be strong, they won't help help your application. Taking a test from the 'Real SAT II' book - under test like conditions - will give you a pretty good approximation of the real deal. The practice test will also suggest areas where the student should polish up weak areas - especially if taking the practice test 6-8 weeks out. </p>
<p>Good luck to your son on the spanish SAT II, Lafalum84!</p>
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<p>I didn't mean to scare you. When I said that my daughter got her lowest SAT II score in Spanish, despite having completed AP Spanish and received a 5 on the AP test, I should have also said that the score was a 760 -- a bit disappointing since she thought this was her one shot at an 800, but not anything to worry about.</p>
<p>ahahhahahahah lmao 760 is dissapointing.... wow</p>
<p>OK Marian, I'm feeling a lot better now!</p>
<p>Actually, S said the Spanish was harder than he expected but still not too bad. He thought the US History was harder. </p>
<p>Chillin, one strategy would be to take the SAT II in December, after you've taken the regular SAT as many times as you plan to. BEFORE you take the SAT II, be sure your regular SAT scores have been sent to all the schools you are applying to. When you take the SAT II, don't take advantage of the free test score reporting. WAIT until you see how your scores are. If they're good, pay the $9.50 and send the scores. If the scores aren't good, don't send them and no one will be the wiser! This only works if you get all your regular SAT scores sent out BEFORE you take the subject tests, because when College Board sends one score, they send them all.</p>
<p>I'm only a junior so ..</p>
<p>Chillin, go online and start looking at college websites from a wide variety of schools that might remotely interest you. They're easy to find, usually the URL is thecollege'sname.edu . Click on their page for "Admissions" or "Prospective Students." They always have info on what they require for admissions, look and see if they're asking for SAT II/subject tests. If most of them aren't (and unless you're looking Ivy, I bet most of them won't ask for SAT II) then don't take them.</p>
<p>None of the ones that Im interested in require them... but they all say that they will consider them</p>
<p>Don't take them . You don't need them. D was very successful even at schools where kids usually submit SATIIs. Take the ACT instead. Yea, score choice.</p>
<p>KK Thanks..</p>