Will 1-year-ago SAT II tests be considered ?

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<p>I took the SAT II Maths 2, Physics, and Chemistry in October, got pretty good scores, but now I begin to forget. Because I don’t want to be dismissed from college, I have to revise them.</p>

<p>But if I begin to forget, I question how good the SAT IIs are ? They will measure the performance on a Saturday, and tell nothing about students’ future performance ?</p>

<p>I will apply to undergraduate class of '13, so if I apply in 2008, will my 2007 score be considered ? I notice that some American students even take the SAT II in 10th grade.</p>

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<p>I took some SAT II’s in 10th grade and yes, these will be considered on teh college application, and yes, colleges do want them… I know it’s really dumb to just measure your performance on a saturday, but it gives colleges a benchmark to measure you against students from other schools because they don’t know how hard the chemistry program, etc. is at your school.</p>

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<p>Hi, foreverfree.</p>

<p>Yes, I know they will consider the SAT, but I am wondering about the validity of the SAT IIs if someone can get 800 on the test simply by cramming in one week, and then begin to forget.</p>

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<p>They’ll definitely be considered a year later. Like you said, many American students take SAT ii’s in 10th grade and they count two years later.</p>

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<p>You’ve got enough to worry about without also worrying about the validity of the tests. They may not be valid, but it’s what the colleges use.</p>

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<p>Yes thank you. I’m just curious about the test’s validity.
We still have to take the tests and revise if we begin to forget, right !
Thanks.</p>

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<p>I think it’s impossible to design a chemistry test that measure knowledge that can never be forgotten.</p>