SAT II
It's designed to measure your knowledge and skills in particular subject areas, as well as your ability to apply that knowledge-collegeboard.com
• Some, but not all, institutions require it for:
–Admissions
–Placing you in courses
–Helping you with your course selection
Subjects
• English:
–Literature (How well you can read and interpret literature)
• History and Social Studies
–U.S. History
–World History (Use historical techniques and understand key developments)
• Mathematics
–Math Level I (Algebra and Geometry)
–Math Level 2 (Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry)
• Science
–Biology E (populations, energy flow, biological communities)
–Biology M (biochemistry, cellular structure and processes)
–Chemistry
–Physics
• Languages
–Chinese with Listening
–French
–French with Listening
–German
–German with Listening
–Spanish
–Spanish with Listening
–Modern Hebrew
–Italian
–Latin
–Japanese with Listening
–Korean with Listening
How can I prepare?
• Practice, Practice, Practice
• Review course material
• Work problems
• Take old exams in a TIMED setting
• Use review books
• Know directions for the test beforehand, and know how the tests are scored so that you can test wisely
Look in the "Useful links" page for SAT study guides and online courses.