<p>Ok...here is my situation.
I was adapted from American when I was fifteen, so I am kinda American.
But in immigration law, I am not an American yet. I am getting green card this winter or spring. So....am I consider as American?
I never studied toefl and SAT before. I only studied ACT and SAT subject test. My dream school is Cornell, and here is what they wrote in their site, If you've taken the SAT and scored 670 or above on the Verbal or Critical Reading section, you're exempted from this requirement. What if I got over 30 on english or reading? Are they gonna exempt it?
Also, how important is taking toefl test as an international student?
It suck so bad....please help me....:(</p>
<p>if you don't have a green card yet you're DEFINITELY not a citizen, but once you have your green card you'll be considered the same way a citizen would be. as of now you'll be considered an international. but if you've been adopted can't you just ask your parents about all the immigration stuff?</p>
<p>Well...they don't help me and they don't know....:(
Do you think I have to take toefl test even though I have 30 on ACT english?</p>
<p>Well, I'm an international student, but I go to an English language school, have been for my whole life, so I don't have to take the TOEFL (of course, my CR score above 670 helps). If you've been going to school where the language of instruction is English for five years or more, I don't think you have to take the TOEFL.</p>
<p>You would have to ask Cornell whether or not they would consider a 30 on the English ACT section sufficient. I wouldn't automatically assume it because the two tests measure a different set of skills (ACT English tests primarily grammar, while the SAT Critical Reading section tests mainly reading comprehension and vocab).</p>
<p>Miralee -</p>
<p>If your adoptive parents are US citizens, then there are very specific rules that apply as to when and how you become a US citizen. If your adoptive parents are US legal residents (with green cards), a separate set of rules are involved. This is a question to take to an adoption lawyer who specializes in international adoptions.</p>
<p>Different colleges and universities have different rules about who needs to take the TOEFL. If you aren't a native English speaker, and if you haven't spent at least five years in the US educational system, I would recommend that you go ahead and take the TOEFL exam. It is a much easier exam than either the ACT or the SAT. You can take a practice exam and get a sense of what your scores will be like before you take the real TOEFL.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>i think you don't have to take TOEFL, as long as you got 550 on your verbal SAT. the best thing to do is to call the admission office, and ask them. or you can apply as an international student first, when you get your green card, you can apply as U.S. citizen. they gonna offer you a lot at that time. seriously, i think identity is so so so so .... important!!!!!</p>
<p>zebra, you have to get a much higher score than 550 on SAT CR to be exempted from the TOEFL. I think Cornell's requirement is above 700.</p>