<p>I have a question about subject requirements for US colleges, and no one seems to be able to give me a definite answer. I’ve heard that colleges require 4 years of science. I’ve done 4 years, but in Australia, high school begins in year 7, and you take a 4 year course and then are tested (standardised exam). So I don’t know if the first two years of the course would count in the US. </p>
<p>I really don’t want to take science in yrs 11 + 12, but if absolutely necessary I could take one subject in year 11 and drop it in year 12. I can’t take science in year 12 because I want to take extension subjects, which I think will be better, and I just can’t manage the units (each subject is worth a certain amount of units, which means a certain amount of hours…)</p>
<p>Alternatively, I was wondering if taking a science SAT II test would make up for not taking the subject in my junior and senior years. I was planning to take the Math IIC, but as I am taking extension math as a subject, perhaps a chemistry SAT would be better?</p>
<p>Please tell me what you think, or, even better, what you know! I have to make subject choices for next year soon, so I need some advice!</p>
<p>Most colleges require 2-3 years of Science… even the prestigious ones. So your school years are 7-12?
The colleges consider the years of 9-13 as Australia, NZ, Britain are all in the British system (school cert, cambridge, etc…)</p>
<p>I guess that they won’t count the Sciences of year 7 and 8… Maybe 8. I’ve always thought Australia went from years 9-13 also like New Zealand…?</p>
<p>I strongly suggest you take a science for junior year. If you really cant, you could take a science SAT II to prove to the colleges that you have knowledge in the sciences.
It’ll be fine if you drop your sciences in senior year.</p>
<p>That’s what I’m doing for French. Colleges require 3-4 years of foreign language and I have done 1/2 year because I didn’tknow that it was required. And i’m not allowed to take it in school anymore so I am self-studying for the SAT II French. I’ve asked colleges such as Duke, JHU, WUSTL, Yale or Pton and they all said they will consider a high score as a substitute for 2-3 years of foreign language.
So I think it’ll be the same for the Sciences.</p>
<p>If you really really can’t take a science due to scheduling problems, can’t you take a self-study course? You don’t take any classes at school but get the resources that you need… self study…then take the exam with the rest of the class?
Do you mean extention chemistry?? Because SAT II CHem is quite different from maths…
You should take both Chem and Maths IIC as you are required 2 SATIIs. For prestigious colleges, you are required to take 3 SATiis.</p>
<p>For a definite answer, yes you can drop sciences in senior year. But i strongly suggest you to take a science in your junior year. And I also suggest that you take the Chem sat (if you take it at school). And I’m pretty sure that they won’t consider year 7 subject as it kinda sounds like middle school to me…</p>
<p>Thanks, I’ll see what I can do about taking a science in my junior year. About the SAT IIs, what I meant was I had planned to take French, Literature, and Maths IIC. I could possibly substitute Maths IIC for a science…and perhaps I could look into courses outside school. In Australia, high school is considered 7 - 12. 7 - 10 are tested in the School Cert. 11 - 12 in the HSC (in NSW).</p>