<p>Hi CCers, I was wondering if it is possible for me to get above a 750 in the Spanish SAT test with 3 years of AP Spanish classes. Throughout these three years, I have been excelling in the classes and believe me, the classes are not what people would call easy! In addition, any tips or recommended books would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!</p>
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<p>I’m not sure what you mean when you say you’ve taken three years of AP Spanish classes. Did you already take the AP? Or are those equivalent to honors classes that prepare you for the AP come senior year?</p>
<p>Honestly, I don’t know how much you know, but I’ll tell you my personal experience. I’ve taken Spanish for seven years – since the beginning of middle school. I go to a very good public high school (top 15 in the US for public schools), I’ve been in the honors Spanish classes for the past three years, I have kept above a 95 average during those years, and I can’t even get a 600 on the SAT II Spanish test. However, I have not taken AP Spanish yet (next year, my senior year, I am taking it). The curve sucks, and it’s stupid that they make it so difficult. One hour a day in a classroom is simply not enough to make someone fluent in Spanish, and if anyone wants a 5 on the AP or an 800 on the SAT II, fluency is pretty much a requirement.</p>
<p>I recently got a 770 on the Spanish subject test. I took AP last year and got a 4 and I am now in IB Higher Level Spanish. I took Spanish in elementary school, but I didn’t take it in middle school because I was taking Latin, then I picked it up again in high school. I used Barron’s prep book, reviewed the grammar a bit, and made flashcards for all the vocab in the back of the book. I noticed that a lot of the vocab from Barron’s showed up on the test.</p>
<p>You definitely need to be strong in Spanish to do well, but you don’t have to be fluent. Good luck!</p>
<p>What if I know the grammar really well? Will it help me to do well on the exam?</p>
<p>it’s not hard! a lot of the vocab are just cognates or are roots/derivatives of words you probably learned in class. I have taken 3 years (currently in my second semester level 3) of REGULAR Spanish classes since my school offers no honors. I just took a practice test today without any review and got ~630 (raw score 59). </p>
<p>if you truly believe you’re up for the challenge, here’s what I suggest: take a practice test and see how you do. I have the Kaplan book just because I read around that it’s the best book for Spanish SAT II, but I’m sure any will do. depending on your weak areas, study from the book for 2-3 hrs/week for a month prior to taking the test. take as many practice tests as you can and read A LOT of Spanish. you’re gonna need to be able to read and digest quickly! also, MEMORIZE the vocab you learn in class. i knew what about 50% of the questions were asking because of that knowledge. it wont be easy a 750 is doable!</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks! I’m going to learn everything that a senior would have learned by the end of the year. This includes grammar and vocab. I hope this helps!</p>
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<p>The problem is you are competing with a lot of native Spanish speakers in the tests.</p>
<p>Because I’m going against native speakers, I’m really thinking that the curve won’t be that good! Is it?</p>
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<p>I took the SAT Spanish test December of the year I was in AP Spanish. I got a 710, and later got a 5 on the AP exam.</p>
<p>Is there a close correlation between the subject test and AP scores?</p>
<p>Hmmmmmm???</p>
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<p>No one else?</p>