<p>Ok, so I was all set to transfer to Loyola Chicago and then I get a letter saying they need my TOEFL score and ECE Report. Umm...how in the world would I have either of those? I am officially a citizen of Russia but I have lived in the US for over 13 years, finished all my school work in the US, and am definetly fluent in the freakin' language. I just never applied to citizenship because I never got around to it.</p>
<p>Now my councelor is on vacation when I called Loyola and won't be back for about a week and a half (while they may or may not give my spot away to someone else). I called the office and the person there said she has no idea why these are required but I need to talk to my councelor.</p>
<p>Get an official to vouch for the fact that you are fluent. If you took the SAT and you did well on the verbal, that could be an alternative. Just explain your situation to them and I'm sure they'll understand. I highly doubt they will give your spot away in period of a week and a half.</p>
<p>That actually happened to my friend- she was born in Russia but has lived in the US since she was three. You wouldn't even know english wasn't her first language.</p>
<p>It's probably just a general requirement for anyone that isn't a citizen (at least, that's my guess). Is there any other counselor that you can talk to? I'm still in high school, but my guidence office is always crawling with counselors and if mine isn't there than another one will definitely help me out.</p>
<p>You should just take the TOEFL, cuz i heard some schools are VERY strict about this. I heard Boston University requires EVERY non-citizen no matter how fluent they are and no matter how long they've lived in the U.S. to take the TOEFL to be considered for admission.</p>
<p>I applied to Boston University and I hope they don't require me to take the TOEFL because I'm an English citizen. If they do, I will be bloody annoyed.</p>