[Dim Sum]

Im thinking of taking SAT II but there is little problem. I can't read chinese at all but I can understand abit. So Im asking, 1) Do u think I should take the Chinese SAT II? 2) Is there a writing section in the Chinese II?

[l jennzie xOxO l]

um...lmao I would try some practice problems to see how you do? in my opinion chinese sat ii is the easiest SAT II there is...which explains why if you get a perfect score..you're still only in the top like 30% of the test takers! haha there is no writing section.

there is a listening section, in which you have to pick answers in response to what you learn.
there is a reading section of signs, programs, and wutnot and asks you to interpret what it says.
there is also a grammar section which you must fill in the blank with the proper grammar.

=] i thought it was really easy...i got an 800, let me know if ya need any help. =]

[Dim Sum]

What is the reading section composed of?
And the grammer sections, is it in Pinyin? and what kind of the question do they ask?

keep in mind that my Chinese is really bad. Im illiterate, and I learned most of my mandarin from Chinese series/movies.

[l jennzie xOxO l]

i probably wouldn't take it then, go take a class at a community college or chinese school? one semester would be enough to do well.

reading has like ticket stubs, lost notices, programs, just normal day things that you'd need to read and emails letters descriptions? things like that. lmao grammar section is with characters and also ping ying as well. theres four diff things for every question. tradtional and simplied characters then traditional and simplified pingying =]

[fefifoe2001]

i have taken the SAT II chinese. like everybody said before, there's 2 sections: listening and reading. so, i think it would be a better idea if you took some courses in reading chinese and then taking it.

[jvchou1316]

i think if you can understand conversational chinese... tv series... you should be fine ..understanding. but reading is really important if you wanna get a good score. cause one section doesn't have pinyin. most questions are pretty straightforward... there are some that can be tricky for a careless testtaker..like me. =/ . definitely tho-if you're aiming for high score you gotta read.

--- are u chinese?

[lovejoo]

theres a sat II in chiense? !

im not really sure/know what a satII is. can anyone expand on that? >_< or is there a topic on it? >_< im too lazy to flip every page to look for it :/

can you take the chiense sat II if you don't have chiense classes at school? yea right? >_<

is it in manderin or cantonese? >.<

[l jennzie xOxO l]

Yes..obviously if there is this topic lol...

SAT II- Subject Test, it's like one specific subject of the SAT. Like how the SAT I splits into Math Verbal and Writing. Subject Tests include languages such as Chinese, Korean, German, Spanish, Japanese...etc and Literature, US History, Chem, Physics, Bio, Math IC & Math IIC. Each test is out of 800.

Yes you can take any subject test without taking a class, but it is obviously recommended that you have. And it is in mandarin.

[miss©hristine]

Im thinking of taking SAT II but there is little problem. I can't read chinese at all but I can understand abit. So Im asking, 1) Do u think I should take the Chinese SAT II? 2) Is there a writing section in the Chinese II?

Do you know how to read zhu yin, pinyin, simplified chinese, or traditional? In the chinese sat II they gave you 4 different formats to choose from. If you can read any of those 4 and know chinese grammar, then you should take a chance at it. You should also try a practice test and see how you do. Chinese SAT II does not have a writing section if you mean writing essays and such. It's basically grammar and correct phrases to insert into sentences. Hope I helped :]

[tinksky14]

I am also having the same situation as yours XD. I can read in pin yin, listen to people speak in chinese, and understand it however the only problem is : I CAN"T READ CHINESE CHARACTERS! ....someone also said that there will be one section on the test that requires the taker to know traditional or simplified chinese...
............so...i just wanna ask to make it clear
Will the entire portion have pinyin choice...or no?

[butterflyeffect]

^ sorry to say, but no. :\

my cousin can't read chinese without the spelling at all so she guessed and by some miracle she got a 740 which is amazing for someone like her. :x

[jiyingx]

Hi!
I've taken a diagnostic Chinese SAT II (which is NOT the real one, but is pretty similar).
I consider myself OKAY in chinese; I can speak it, read it, write it, yeah.
BUT.. on the SAT, there is A LOT of reading to do.. kind of like reading comprehension, you know?
there's always a lot of listening with grammar and sentence structure.

Basically, if you doubt your chinese skills, you PROBABLY should not take it..
I also heard that so many Chinese fobs are taking it.. and the test people are making the test harder each year.
I think you should take a diagnostic one first and see where you are, then decide from there.

Hope this helps!

[heartdrops]

^ Where can I take a diagnostic one?

[jiyingx]

^ Where can I take a diagnostic one?

Well, my mum bought me a workbook filled with all these Chinese SAT II sets.
If you want, I guess I can photocopy a test for you and mail it to you (if you want, of course).
Or, you can always buy the book online, but last time I checked, it cost quite a bit.
Here's a link:
http://www.amazon.com/Chinese-SAT-II-Sampl...4776&sr=8-1

There should also be a diagnostic test in this book:
The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests
http://www.amazon.com/Official-Study-Guide...4776&sr=8-2

Hope that helps

[boom]

if you're not fluent and are illiterate, i would NOT recommend that you take the chinese sat II. if you get one question wrong your score drops to somewhere in the 600s. an 800 on the chinese sat II is probably not that impressive to colleges if you're of chinese descent. they'll just assume you speak it at home and took it because it was an easy ace. IMO, you'd do much better with impressing the adcom if you were to take another sat ii

[heartdrops]

Well, my mum bought me a workbook filled with all these Chinese SAT II sets.
If you want, I guess I can photocopy a test for you and mail it to you (if you want, of course).
Or, you can always buy the book online, but last time I checked, it cost quite a bit.
Here's a link:
http://www.amazon.com/Chinese-SAT-II-Sampl...4776&sr=8-1

There should also be a diagnostic test in this book:
The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests
http://www.amazon.com/Official-Study-Guide...4776&sr=8-2

Hope that helps

Do you think you can just scan one test and then email it to me?
I just want to take one and see how I do.

Thanks =))

[jiyingx]

if you're not fluent and are illiterate, i would NOT recommend that you take the chinese sat II. if you get one question wrong your score drops to somewhere in the 600s. an 800 on the chinese sat II is probably not that impressive to colleges if you're of chinese descent. they'll just assume you speak it at home and took it because it was an easy ace. IMO, you'd do much better with impressing the adcom if you were to take another sat ii

Actually, you can get about 3 wrong and still get an 800...
And it doesn't really make a difference for the college people even if you are of chinese descent and get an 800. they treat everyone fairly. as long as you take another sat ii subject, you should be fine.

Do you think you can just scan one test and then email it to me?
I just want to take one and see how I do.

Thanks =))

i don't have a scanner, but I can try getting a scan with my digi camera. I'll see what i can do.
PM me your email, and i will try to do it ASAP.

[pucapunipoemi]

no
there is no writing section on the chinese sat2. before i took the chinese sat2 i thought they did put the writing section on but instead it turned out that they didnt. the only thing that they test on was the grammar and listening part. that's all. it was really easy. dont sweat it!

[heartdrops]

Question. I've heard that since so many people that take this score high, you'll end up in like the 60-70 percentile even if you get like a 710.
So my question is, does the percentile matter that much? Or is it your score that matters?

[jae!fany]

^ i have no idea, but i don't think colleges look at the percentile, they look at your score?

if you can't read chinese AT ALL, then i recommend you not take it. When I took it they had three ( i think) choices you could read from: Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Zhu Yin.

i think you can get around 2-3 wrong and still get 800? i got one wrong and still got an 800, so i think you can get 2-3 wrong. ^^