<p>I'm planning on taking Math II and US History in June. Collegeboard says that you can take up to 3 in one sitting, and from my understanding, it costs $50 whether you take one test or three. Is this true? If so, I may also take the Physics test for fun since I'm taking AP Physics B, even though I'm not that good at it.</p>
<p>I think you might want to take the Math II and US History in May and leave June for Physics if you do indeed decide to do it, for 2 major reasons.</p>
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<li><p>It is EXHAUSTING to go through three of those tests in one day, especially when the subject matter varies so much. Admittedly math and physics are related, but history is completely different from both of them! (Plus math II only tests up to pre-calc level, but for physics you need at least basic calc knowledge…)</p></li>
<li><p>If you’re not that good at the subject, then you need the most time possible to prepare for it. NEVER just take an SAT II ‘for fun,’ especially not on a day with more than one test, because if you aren’t satisfied with the results and cancel them, then the results of ALL the tests you took that day are also cancelled (except in special circumstances e.g. your calculator didn’t work on math II, etc.)!</p></li>
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<p>However, if you feel like it would be better to take the physics test in May so it nearly coincides with your AP test, then you could definitely do that as well, and then take math II and US History in June as planned.</p>
<p>Hope that helps!</p>
<p>Current cost is $23 to register, plus $12 for each test. So $47 for 2 tests, $59 for 3 tests. You can register for 3 and make an on the spot decision about whether you feel up to the third test after taking 2, but you won’t get any money refunded.</p>
<p>Thanks, both of you, so much! I was really uneducated on the system and figured I might as well take a third test if I’m paying for it, but now I know that it is an additional cost for each test you take. It’s important to me to score 750+ on Math II and US History, but I was planning on simply using my AP Physics B knowledge for the Physics test, and not really studying or expecting a high score. Also, I wasn’t aware that it had some Calculus on it; that would be pretty stupid to take it then, considering I’m only in Precalc. Finally, that would really suck if a bad Physics score prevented me from sending me other two [hopefully] high scores. Definitely not going to take the Physics test now, haha.</p>
<p>You should look at the sample physics test in the college board subject test book and/or the sample questions on their website, and you’ll see about how hard the test is. None of the explanations they give for answers use any calculus and they don’t require any knowledge of it. The way calculus might be useful is in helping you really understand the relationship between position/velocity/acceleration so you can answer those problems a bit faster. </p>
<p>The best time to take these tests is at conclusion of completing the related course, so it is not a bad idea to try it. The AP class should be really good prep.</p>
<p>Whether you want to take an extra test may depend on your stamina in test-taking situations. For many kids, the hours of consecutive tests can be grueling, just because of all the administration, listening to rules, waiting, stress of interruptions, etc. and never mind the actual working through the material part of the process.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Got all 800’s.</p>
<p>SAT Physics does not test calculus at all</p>
<p>^He’s right, sorry, I thought you were talking about AP Physics C.</p>