<p>1) If you're a senior, can you still take one of the Language with Listening tests and be able to send it to colleges in time? I'm a junior now but I'm planning when to take all 5 billion tests we have to take this year...</p>
<p>2) I heard that the selective colleges don't even look at foreign language tests without listening... is this true???</p>
<p>3) Is taking more than required number of SAT IIs advantageous at all?</p>
<p>4) I'm planning to take US History, Lit, Spanish w/ listening, and Math IIc... should I take a science??? I'm not really a science person fyi.</p>
<p>I don’t know about the listening section. For regular admission, most colleges that require IIs accept test scores through at least the December (of your senior year) test date and some January test date; even for early action or early decision, they accept through October test date and, for IIs, most even through November test date, so you still have plenty of time. As to SAT IIs in general, three colleges require three IIs – Harvard, Princeton and Georgetown. Others that require IIs require two (most colleges do not require or even use IIs for admission but many of the high ranked do). There is no advantage to submitting more except that many will look at highest two (or three if three required) and use those for admission purposes (thus if you have a bad one you may want an extra one). One college, Stanford, which does not actually require IIs but highly recommends them, highly recommends the Math IIc. UCs, which require two IIs do not accept the Math I and thus if you choose to submit a math it must be the IIc but you are not required to submit a math. Also, colleges that require IIs often require a math and science if you are applying for engineering or a physical science major. Other than that, the usual rule is that any two (or three when required) can be submitted as long as they are in different subjects(for example, colleges generally count a Math I and Math II as only one SAT because it is the same subject). It is a fallacy that colleges will ignore a language test. However, some believe that if you submit a high scoring language test in your native language, the colleges may not not be that impressed with it.</p>
<p>As you are from Illinois, I assume you will take the ACT. You should be aware that there are a number of colleges, which usually require IIs, that accept the ACT with writing in lieu of both the SAT and Sat IIs. Go here for a list of colleges that require, recommend or consider IIs: <a href=“SAT Subject Test Requirements and Recommendations”>SAT Subject Test Requirements and Recommendations; </p>
<p>The colleges with a number listed in the “required” column which have an * next to the number required are colleges which take the ACT in lieu of both the SAT and SAT IIs. Those without an * still require IIs even if you submit ACT.</p>
<p>Thanks for replying!
Yeah most people take the ACT, but I’m taking the SAT’s because I really suck at the ACT for some reason…</p>
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<li>I was asking if colleges ignore the language test WITHOUT listening… not if they colleges ignore the language test altogether. They better accept my test. lol</li>
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