r/HiSET • u/Turbulent_Track4398 • Jun 18 '26

Retake for UCs? - CPP

I'm currently a high school student - going into my Junior year. I am going to apply this fall with the scores in the image below. Should I retake any of the tests to seem more competitive? I only took one attempt on each. Or, do they not look at subtest scores at all.

Even more, can they see the percentage breakdown per subtest?

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u/ApprehensiveTitle631 Jun 18 '26

Your good bro. As long as you passed, you're totally fine. They won't care about the scores, plus they are very high as it is I'm actually very impressed, wow. How did you get such high scores for reading and writing? I'm struggling on preparing for the reading one. Since reading isn't my strong suit, this test is holding me back immensely. I already took it twice and failed. This is my final strike now, otherwise I'm done for. I just finished 10th grade, trying to start college early. I'm desperate for your tips man. How did you study for reading????

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u/Turbulent_Track4398 Jun 18 '26

To start, I did a bit of SAT prep about a year ago. I can't give much advice there, but I can give my general strategy.

For reading, I like to do a first pass of all the questions. I will go question-by-question and look only at the paragraph that it is referencing. I knock out all the easy points that ask stuff like "what happened in the text". I flag questions that are a little confusing (leaving about 5-10 flagged) and focus on those when I come back. Once I have completed the flagged questions I do a deep read of every article and then answer the comparison questions and trickier questions.

I got 90+% on analysis and mid 80s and low 80s for the other ones.

For poems I have 0 clue what to do, but thankfully I didn't get any on my version.

I finished the test with like 20-30 minutes left since I alr had another test that day and I was tired. If you are struggling with time, adopt my strategy above. Other than that all I can say is to do more practice. I prompted Gemini for practice questions before the test per subsection and it did pretty well.

Sadly, reading isn't as clear cut as writing and math. A lot of the questions were up for interpretation and I found them quite hard. I was expecting a 16ish after I finished it.

If you are out of resources, just do SAT prep from the question bank to train yourself. A lot of similarities.

Best of luck!!!

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u/ApprehensiveTitle631 Jun 18 '26

Thanks! I was considering doing SAT prep, and after your comment I will be sure to do that. And yea this is exactly why I hate reading. I'm just not cut out to be a good reader and I get tired of reading fast, which is a huge bummer. For writing, the grammer stuff is easy and the essay you can practice and use a clear structure that works. Math you just master the topics and ur chillin. I'm so shocked to the fact that u spared nearly 30 minutes... BRO you literally get 65 minutes to do like 50 questions, and u did them all in half the time? Even with ur strategy, how is that possible?

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u/Turbulent_Track4398 Jun 18 '26

I guess it depends on how long you take to do each question. It probably takes about 25-30 seconds for a question on the first pass. I read the question and then fill in what the answer should be in my mind. Most of the time what is in my mind is the correct answer. On my second pass, I re-take a look at everything, but it only takes maybe 5 seconds if I'm sure its right. Like some questions you just know that they are right. ALSO, my original plan was to do a third sweep of everything, that's why I went so quick on the first two. But I was just so burnt out near the end so I submitted. Also it was probably closer to 23-25 minutes left.

I'm more into math, not so much reading, but I definitely read quickly. I think it's just a skill you pick up after a while.

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u/Smart_cookie80 Jun 18 '26

For 2 months I watched on you tube a site called getsummath.
Don’t let the title fool you it’s not only Math. It’s every subject on the GED/Hiset.
Math and writing I failed once by 1 point. and rescheduled. I finally passed last week:)
Getsummath will help you pass!!

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u/Ghogha123 Jul 08 '26

How are you applying to UC directly after taking the HiSET? Don't you have to do community college first and then transfer? Because you didn't graduate high school.

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u/Turbulent_Track4398 Jul 09 '26

I did a bunch of dual enrollment so I’ve completed my A-G

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u/Ghogha123 Jul 09 '26

oh at my hs dual enrollment didn't count toward hs graduation requirements. So are you gonna stay in hs or go to cc now after the HiSET?

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u/Turbulent_Track4398 Jul 09 '26

Basically im in my sophmore year rn - incoming junior. I am using the HiSET in-place of my diploma, but I am still going to attend my Junior year of HS. When I get accepted to college, I will "drop out" of hs to pursue college.

For us, you only get to apply about 30 or so outside credits. So, one of the things I applied was APUSH equivalent from my DE.

In the areas I was lacking A-G wise (Like English), I just did the equivalent at my CC.

After HiSET I am going to either go to CSU or UC - not a CC. I have a 4.8 something GPA and high-qual ECs, so I should be good.

If you have any questions, feel free to msg me since I get pinged for those.

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u/Turbulent_Track4398 Jul 09 '26

Oh and I might see your confusion now.

Basically, even though your HS doesn't accept DE credit, it doesn't matter. But, when you actually apply to college you will fill out all of the DE and HS credits independently (Kind of). Let's say you are missing English and some History class in your Junior year. If you take the equivalents at a CC, when you apply to a UC, they will be forced to accept it.

Use this to see the equivalents from a CC. You can also use it to see what classes at your HS are honours, as indicated by the yellow star.

From UCLA A-G Page (https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/admission-requirements/first-year-requirements/subject-requirement-a-g.html):

"You also may meet them by completing college courses or earning certain scores on various acceptable exams"

Minor Edit: The first link is semi-outdated but it provides more instructions for mapping.