Need help with CC terminology!

ldwendy
Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:31:43 +0000

Cbug -

2) Information on SAT subject tests (also known as SAT II) can be found here:

[About the Tests - SAT Subject Test](http://sat.collegeboard.com/about-tests/sat-subject-tests)

Note that you cannot take the SAT Reasoning (SAT 1) and SAT Subject tests on the same testing day.

Many universities use SAT Subject test to determine class placement (e. g. class placement in general education classes) for the first two years of college, if AP scores are not available. For example, I never took AP classes in high school, but I did take three SAT subject tests and my college used my scores to place me in Freshman Math and English.

3) Honors classes - at D1’s high school (a top public high school in Maryland) a student can take regular, honors, or AP classes in a variety of subjects. Generally, the bright, motivated kids sign up for honors English or honors math, or honors science/history in their Freshman and sophomore years. The regular classes are seen appropriate for only ESOL or low-achieving students.

About the level of intensity between Honors and AP: at D1’s school, Honors World History covers 500 years of history while AP World History will cover 5000 years of history in the course of a year. Not too mention pages and pages of required reading assignment nightly in AP World History.

Hope this makes sense.