· English Literature
· U.S. History
· World History
· Math Level 1 – after 2 years of algebra and 1 year of geometry. Note: many schools will not accept level 1 as it is the same as the SAT math section.
· Math Level 2 – adds elementary functions (pre-calculus and/or trigonometry)
· Biology E – questions pertaining to biological communities, populations, and energy flow
· Biology M – questions pertaining to biochemistry, cellular structure and processes, such as respiration and photosynthesis
· Chemistry
· Physics
· French
· German
· Modern Hebrew
· Italian
· Latin
· Spanish
· Chinese with listening
· French with listening
· German with listening
· Japanese with listening
· Korean with listening
· Spanish with listening
Some language tests are offered only as reading tests, others with listening to measure your ability to understand the spoken language. Listening tests are offered only in November. Keep in mind that native speakers are taking the tests in languages and driving the scores up, making it difficult for those new to the language to score in the top percentiles.
Jeannette,
After having just gone through this process with my twins it is so easy for me to recognize what a wonderful resource you are for young people. This post gives such great advice and I love how there is such a calmness. So unlike the feeling many kids have as they are going through this process of applying to college.
I can’t find the article right now but I saw that you gave advice to students that they should write timed essays even 2-3 per week. What should those topics be? What essay topics are on the SAT/ACT? Can you help educate me on this? Thanks.
Linda, A quick google search for “SAT Essay Topics” will yield plenty of practice topics. We also used prompts from speech competitions for extemporaneous events. And, there are books available that are filled with SAT Essay prompts for the purpose of practicing. I do recommend a great deal of practice as this is often the most difficult part of the test for students. Even great writers do not operate under these constraints. However, it is a fact of life for our kids, so practice is the only way to improve scores. I hope that helps!