<p>My son plans to spend his junior year in Germany, attending a German school. Should he take SAT II tests in Math and Chemistry at the end of this year so that the tests will closely follow his completion of Chemistry I and Algebra II? I’m afraid that if he waits to the beginning of his Senior year he wouldn’t do as well since he won’t have had any classes in English for over a year.</p>
<p>He doesn’t know yet where he might attend college, so he may not even need the SAT II’s, but he may want to apply to selective schools that require them. Should he do a trial run of the SAT I also?</p>
<p>Yes, take them now, unless if he plans to take AP Chemistry junior year.</p>
<p>Also, Math Level 2 (up to precalculus) has a much more generous curve tham Level 1 (up to algebra II). If he just finished algebra II, he can take Level 1 now, but remember that if he does Level 2 later on and does better his Level 1 score wouldn’t count for much.</p>
<p>If your son is ready for the SAT I, it would be a good idea to take an initial test before he heads over to Germany and the one year of “English gap”. It would give a good indication/evaluation of his English skills and serve as a reference to see whether his English skills remained on par when he returns from Germany.</p>
<p>Also, it would be very important for your son to keep up his English skills in Germany so he’ll do well on SAT I when he returns. (I’m assuming he is attending a “pure” German school – i.e. not international school).</p>
<p>My son took one SAT 2 as a freshman and one yesterday. He’s taking the SAT 1 in January and will be finished with testing in the middle of junior year. Taking them earlier than normal is not a problem. However, because all SAT scores are on the official score report sent to colleges, I would not recommend taking tests as a trial run. He should prepare before he takes them. Have him take some practice tests to see if he feels ready to take the tests.</p>