<p>Are most people that get an 800 on the Spanish SAT II (with or w/out listening) native speakers? I am not a native speaker myself and just scored a 730. Is this impressive enough for elite colleges as a non-native, or should I consider retaking it?</p>
<p>i got a 790 and i'm not a native speaker...then again i'm in a program where we learn spanish since kindergarten...if i had studied at all i probably would have gotten a perfect score...however, most people i know who take it (some have applied to elite schools) did FAR worse than you so 730 is a relatively good score</p>
<p>Wow, I also got a 730 on Spanish w/o listening and I got into Princeton ED. I'm a non-native speaker. I wonder if the fact that I am from CA (lots of chances to practice Spanish) was ever factored into my admissions decision... I think, though, that a 730 is a very comfortable score and (depending on the rest of your profile), you shouldn't worry about retaking it.</p>
<p>I got an 800 spanish w/o listening and I am a non-native speaker. I have been studying for 4-5 years now, and I live in new jersey. 730 is a solid score.</p>
<p>After taking the test, I don't even know why a native speaker would choose to take it... in my opinion, it's not all that impressive that you can take a test in your native language and do well on it. it probably looks pretty bad if you don't score an 800 if you are a native speaker.</p>
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in my opinion, it's not all that impressive that you can take a test in your native language and do well on it. it probably looks pretty bad if you don't score an 800 if you are a native speaker.
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Doesn't matter. 800's look good no matter what your background is. Think about it, immigrants come to the US with English as a second language and mess up the English part of the SAT. They make up for it with SAT II's in their native language. That's what a lot of my Chinese friends do, it doesn't mean they're lazy.</p>