When to take SATs and APs

elladorkess
Sat, 28 May 2005 22:19:11 +0000

I really wish that I took SAT II World History after I took AP Euro in sophmore year. My school doesn’t offer AP science courses until senior year, so I also regret not taking the SATII Chem last year also, since I felt strong in that area and that I could learn the extra material easily. A year later, it’s hard to dust off all the old books and in a sense, relearn everything you’ve been taught.
Take SATIIs in preferably June, since May usually coincides with APs. It really depends on the person.
Take Math IIC, unless you haven’t finished pre-calculus curriculm… and take a humanities/language and a science along with math… so no matter which college you apply to, your SAT IIs should be okay.
If you do very poorly in all sciences, try a language and a history… or if you’re not so great in the humanities, try Literature. but CCers shouldn’t have a problem. Demonstrate your strengths, but make sure you can also meet the testing requirements of the colleges that you are applying to.