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08-01-2005, 09:48 PM
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#1 | | New Member
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| SAT II Chinese
Is there such a thing? where could i find additional information on this? Thnx
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08-01-2005, 10:20 PM
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yes there is such a thing
but dont bother taking it.
if you score an 800, you are in the 56 percentile.
its meaningless
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08-01-2005, 10:47 PM
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Whats so useless about showing College ur chinese ability, and getting another 800?
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08-02-2005, 01:08 AM
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It is a useless SAT II test. 56 percentile is bad...which is sad when you get an 800.
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08-02-2005, 02:26 AM
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But you have nothing to lose.
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08-02-2005, 03:12 AM
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i heard that if you get one problem wrong, it's already a 750.. lol
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08-02-2005, 06:42 AM
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really?? 800 is 56 percentile? well that's stupid, cuz i was counting on doing it! they should make the test harder then...
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08-02-2005, 07:17 AM
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nah...one question wrong is around a 780-790.
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08-02-2005, 12:21 PM
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If you're Chinese, don't bother taking it. It's contrived if you get an 800, and you'll look like an absolute moron if you don't get an 800. P
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08-02-2005, 01:34 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
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My friend - who's Chinese - got a 790 on Chinese and an 800 on Biology. She made me swear not to tell anyone about the 790 :P.
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08-02-2005, 01:38 PM
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The curve is really bad because most of the people who take it are native chinese speakers, which sucks for non chinese people If you are chinese, a lot of schools will discount the score you get on it, so you're better off doing some other subject.
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08-02-2005, 01:41 PM
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Pros:
1. You get to demonstrate your familiariaty with a foreign language - even if you didn't learn it in school.
2. Who DOESN'T want another 800 on their application?
Cons:
1. SAT II's are supposed to measure ACADEMIC achievement, and your parents' choice to teach you another language when you were a child should not give you an advantage.
2. It gives away your ethnicity. Almost every other Chinese applicant will have taken the exam, and colleges don't want to fill their freshman class with people who all got 800's on Chinese.
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08-03-2005, 04:47 AM
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well im a Chinese, and i dont feel comfortable taking it, but I dont really have any other choices..looks like ill have to take chinese  woq these SATs are So gay...
mebbe i should try take French haha havnt studied it for like 2 years.
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08-03-2005, 02:06 PM
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#14 | | Senior Member
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Although I agree with you on some level, theoneo, I don't agree with your pro about wanting another 800 on your application. I think it is a cheap way to earn an 800..I mean I'm not saying that it isn't fair, or anything, but I mean you aren't really challenging yourself, and I think colleges will see past that.
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08-03-2005, 02:48 PM
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what if you want to study international relations in China?
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