<p>I totally agree with nomadmom.</p>
<p>I totally understand what you guys are saying. </p>
<p>Like what nomadmom said, I'd be totally disadvantaged in a pool with somone like nomadmom's daughter. HOWEVER, I only started learning French in my sophomore year, and I don't think my skills will be good enough be considered competitive on a SAT II language test. </p>
<p>My "how bad is it really" question was referring to me lacking a foreign language. If I do not provide a SAT II language grade nor some highschool language grades at all, would it be a REAL problem when I apply to top 20-50 schools?</p>
<p>The top colleges recommend four years of a foreign language, but they do not require a SAT II in a foreign language. What that probably means is that they would like to see four years of foreign language study in your transcript, but do not expect you to take the SAT II in that foreign language. If the student's strength is in Math and Sciences, nothing wrong with SAT II math and sciences subjects only.
Four years of foreign language is a recommendation, and so, as to how bad it really is without four years...who knows? It all depends on where you are applying and who is applying with you.</p>
<p>I think I basically get the idea now.
Thanks namadmom and JIMMY@KILLARNEY</p>
<p>One college I'm applying to only looked at my verbal score, which they thought was um "really good" for an international student -- seriously, I think she thought we all lived in tents the way she was talking to me. Anywho, she looked at that and my TOEFL score, and that's what impressed her.</p>
<p>Which College was? And where are u from?</p>
<p>A school in Missouri. Good school though.</p>
<p>Kuwait.</p>
<p>I live in the UK and intend to take the SAT in November. And along with studying via books and internet, i was wondering if anyone knows of any courses around the London area that helps you to study for the SAT?</p>
<p>I don't really recommend the courses, unless you really feel you're underprepared or uncommitted to slef-studying the test. Working with the books and internet can do wonders, it just takes time and commitment. I'm sure Kaplan must have some course in the london area, those guys are everywhere, they are even here in Costa Rica, so I doubt they would skip such a major city as london.</p>
<p>what if Chinese is my first language; would taking AP Chinese and scoring a 5 somehow affect chances of admissions?
I'm thinking whether I should do it, some instinct in my heart says a 5 isn't a plus not to mention the heavy load $82.</p>
<p>If you are not ethnically Chinese, and you do not have a passport issued by a Chinese-speaking country, and you have not lived all your life in a Chinese-speaking country, and you have not attended a school whose academic language is Chinese from K-12, a score of 5 in the AP Chinese will be really impressive. It will mean that you attained native level fluency just by studying Chinese as a foreign language. This is what we were told by several guidance counselors. It seems that colleges expect you to be fluent in the language of your parents, and the country issuing your passport.</p>
<p>so as a conclusion,</p>
<p>a 5 on AP Chinese is no plus, and doesn't have any impact on admissions.</p>
<p>In my opinion, none at all.</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me how to get high score in CR?. I took some practice tests, but i alway got low score in CR. I am also a non-native speaker.</p>
<p>Thank everyone.</p>
<p>practice my friend, practice. Read as much as you can. Bascially follow the tips that are in all the CR threads in the SAT forum. Oh, and don't be discrouaged by a low score in CR, you can definitely raise it. I icnreased my score by 110pts. ( I'm a non-native too)</p>
<p>Hey... Im from Mexico and Ill apply to Penn (Wharton) ED this year... I struggle a lot with CR only (570)... Writing and Math are pretty good...</p>
<p>I will retake it this oct. Do u think I can still get in with that score?</p>