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Hi,

My first language is not English but i am fairly proficient at English (690 V SAT). Many colleges require TOEFL for those who's first language is not English, but is there any way to opt out of the TOEFL with my sat verbal score?

By Zerg_Vvins (Zerg_Vvins) on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 05:59 pm: Edit

Hum.. I didn't take the TOEFL and I got accepted into college.

By Serene (Serene) on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 06:07 pm: Edit

Yes. Many colleges not "require", but offer TOEFL as an option.

By Raindrops (Raindrops) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:02 am: Edit

=) I took it when I was a sophomore, after 2 years of English. I got a 653. When I took my first SAT, I got 570 on my verbal.

So you're set; don't even waste time studying for it.

By Mcp (Mcp) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 02:48 am: Edit

I got 293/300 on CBT TOEFL and 6/6 in TWE. My SAT verbal was 650.
I would suggest that you seriously consider takeing TOEFL as some colleges may hold back the admission decision(s) .

By Apg (Apg) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 08:27 am: Edit

You have a 690 verbal. With that score, there should really be no reason to take TOEFL. Do make sure to ask colleges first, hosever.

By Joeybg (Joeybg) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 11:41 am: Edit

hey is 273 a good score ,will it be enough for the top schools.The 5 on the essay brought my score down...I didn't pay much attention to the test 'coz I thought that there is a minimal score of 250 for most schools...but now i dunno...I suppose that the SAT 1 & 2 are the things that really matter...isn't that right?