Do I have to take the TOEFL?

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<p>So I am an international applicant...</p>

<p>I dont know if my first language is english.. =)</p>

<p>I learned it togheter with spanish</p>

<p>I can basically say it is english right?</p>

<p>Would it be an advantage to take the TOEFL? </p>

<p>If I dont take that would hurt my chances?</p>

<p>I speak english as my 1st language as I speak spanish..</p>

<p>plese help..</p>

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<p>I live in India and speak both English and Hindi... infact, i prefer English to Hindi but still had to take the TOEFL.
It's probably required depending on your country of residence/citizenship. It's easy as hell so I won't really worry about it.</p>

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<p>IT is easy?</p>

<p>My counselour told me it is harder than the SAT I dint believe him cause I tought the TOEFL was vey very easy.</p>

<p>Where can I get more info for it?</p>

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<p>toefl IS easy
go to their website</p>

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<p>ok thanks guys</p>

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<p>The Toefl would be pretty easy for someone that has done IGCSE's and now is doing IB right?</p>

<p>Whats a good TOEFL mark?</p>

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<p>the colleges dont really take your toefl score into account
they just make you take it in order to make sure you're gonna understand wht the professors are saying in class and be able to write stuff in english. i would say a TOEFL CBT score of 270 + is more than enough and very easy to get</p>

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<p>Where did you guys register for it?</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.toefl.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.toefl.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>u can substitute your sat 1 verbal scores if they r above 700 for the toefl at most schools, incase u dont wanna spend 3 hours in front of a computer and take a test like this:</p>

<p>computer says- cat jumped over the wall</p>

<p>question" what did the cat jump over?</p>

<p>its THAT easy/stupid</p>

<p>its a complete waste. what a rip-off</p>

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<p>if you're not required to, i wouldn't. it sure is a waste of $130 or so.</p>

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<p>If you want a Visa, though, I understand the TOEFL is vewy vewy helpful</p>

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<p>Yeah, i did nothing to prepare for TOEFL and still got a 290/300... the only place i lost marks was because of the listening section where my concentration wavered and i missed some stuff.... </p>

<p>i really wouldn't fret... if you have high SAT I verbal marks it isn't really required... but if spending the registration fee isn't a problem i suggest you give it, because it honestly is very easy.... FAR far easier than the SAT I verbal... there's no comparison....</p>