<p>I want to study in the US, even though I am a British citizen (now living in Qatar). I took my GCSE’s (9) and passed all of them. </p>
<p>I am now looking to study either International Business or Law at a US University but should I take 1 year of AP and then do SAT and SATII’s or just take the SAT’s straight away?</p>
<p>Will the 1 year AP course help me achieve better scores in the SAT/SATII exams?</p>
<p>SAT has nothing to do with APs and you don’t need to take AP class before you take SAT2.</p>
<p>Ok, but do you reccomend I take the AP and the SAT/SATII’s or just take the SAT/SATII’s straight away</p>
<p>That depends if you feel prepared to take the SAT IIs straight away. Most colleges just ask you to take them in 2 Subjects, and in my opinion most students know enough to take 2 SAT IIs straight away.
Well, in languages, for example, an AP class might help if you don’t feel fluent enough, but an AP Calculus class won’t help you a bit with the math (1 or 2) tests. You may simply take some SAT II practice tests to figure this out.
As with the SAT Reasoning Test, you may take that right away, no AP class in the world will help you on this test.</p>
<p>Maybe AP english will help a bit.</p>
<p>SAT II: except for maybe Math and English, are basically OK is you prepare for them–that is review all the material and take practice tests. Now Math/English are the crucial ones, which are also measured in the SAT. </p>
<p>I’d recommend preparing for/taking the SAT first, then go on to SAT IIs in areas you are confident in. SAT IIs are more focused on specific knowledge than the SAT I is. </p>
<p>APs are tough, but they are not impossible. Since you’re studying Business and Law my recommendations are Economics, Comparative Government, Psychology and maybe World History.</p>
<p>Do APs help on SAT I/II? I’d say it depends. The AP Language and Literature questions share some characteristics with the Critical Reading of the SAT, and perhaps the essay, but AP-level math courses (Statistics, Calculus, Physics) will not prepare you for SAT I /SAT II mathematics. </p>
<p>I took English Lang. last year, scored a 5, and it helped me greatly on my SAT this October (taken a few weeks ago.) However in general, APs and SATs are more or less separate.</p>