Sat Subject Test In Native Language?

Test Preparation
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<p>I was born in Guatemala and lived there for 10 yrs so I read, write and speak spanish fluently. I decided to not take spanish in high school since I wanted to challenge myself. So I have taken Italian (only 2yrs offered=completed) and will graduate with 3 yrs of french. I dont have anything to prove how well I dominate spanish and after viewing the SATII for spanish, I'm confident I can get a perfect score. so should I take it? would colleges think is good or see it as though I'm taking the esay way out? </p>

<p>ps. I'm aiming for Ivy's</p>

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<p>I wish mongolian was included in SATII. hahaha. I think they'll be surprised to see that, since it's your native lang.</p>

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<p>Well, many people say that it won't help you, because it's your native language (and it will be pretty obvious to the adcoms) - so people say you shouldn't take it (and I wholeheartedly agree with this).</p>

<p>But I'm a native Chinese speaker and I took SAT 2 Chinese - got a 800 without thinking hard at all. I guess it was pretty pointless, but if you feel like taking it, take it.</p>

<p>(sorry non-native speakers who needed the curve)</p>

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<p>i would try an SAT II in french (if it is offered). it may look more impressive to have a good score in an SAT II language test that isnt of your native tongue</p>

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<p>I usually advise people that taking an SAT II in a native language is icing on the cake. If you have time, it won't hurt, and it will demonstrate that you are truly bilingual. But I wouldn't count it toward your minimum SAT II requirement.</p>

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<p>so if I dont take spanish they'll still know im very good at it? i know a lot of people who came to the U.S. when they were older and still dont dominate their native language. so how can I prove I speak it well?</p>

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<p>Take the Spanish, French, and Italian SAT II's. Shows your dominance of 3 major languages. It could be considered an added "hook".</p>

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<p>Acing the Spanish SAT II is like me taking a beginner's typing course...not very impressive. It's not going to demonstrate that you are "fluent" because you have to specify whether you learned english first or second anyways.</p>

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<p>Actually, Maria, I think that's a good point, which is why I'd recommend that you take it <em>if you have time</em>. It's just that in my opinion you should <em>also</em> take the required number of SAT IIs, in addition to Spanish. A high or perfect Spanish SAT II will look good, but it won't be a major addition to your transcript.</p>

<p>I do think, though, that FredFredBurger has a great idea. Your Spanish might help you do very well on the other two tests. Spend some time preparing for them and consider taking all three.</p>

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<p>do it if you can get an 800, and add that score to your others, or just use it as a backup if one of the first two goes poorly</p>