<p>first of all, i have duel-citizenship( Canada& Taiwan)
I've lived in Canada since gr 6 (im in my senior year now) also at the age of four i lived in Holland for about one and a half year ( attended to international school)
my question is, when im choosin my primary language on admission application, am i willing to put english instead of mandarin?
since i can speak/ write/ read fluently, i dont want waste the time and money to write TOEFL exam just because i put mandarin as my first language.
can anyone give me some advices?
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<p>If you speak English at school (and maybe even at home, but school is what counts here), there’s no need for the TOEFL, even if it comes second place. It’s not a foreign language for you, it’s just your second language, there’s a big difference.</p>
<p>I am pretty sure that you have to put mandarin as your first language. Given your condition, many colleges won’t ask for TOEFL. Many school ask for TOEFL if one is not schooled in English.
Most colleges will be happy to waive TOEFL if you email them and tell them your condition.</p>
<p>Each college and university sets its own policy about the TOEFL. You really do indeed need to read through their websites. Many will not require the TOEFL because you have had more than X years of instruction in schools where English is the language of instruction, or because you have a score better than Z on the ACT/SAT. Others will insist that you take the TOEFL (or another English placement exam) because you were born and grew up outside the US. There really, truly, is no way to predict this. </p>
<p>If you can’t find it on the website, send the international admissions officer an email and ask.</p>