<p>I'm 11th grade,
came here to US in 1st grade
speak chinese at home</p>
<p>score a 550 ish SAT verbal
29 English ACT, 29 Reading</p>
<p>If i do a toefl, should i??
i want to own it,and prove i mastered the english language</p>
<p>will they accept it? Will it "make up" for my low verbal?</p>
<p>If you've been in an English speaking country for 10 years, why do you need to prove that you've "mastered the english language"? But I am also curious regarding who qualifies for taking the TOEFL in lieu of the SAT verbal.</p>
<p>Anyone can take the TOEFL..
But if u get a really high score on it, the colleges would assume that you mastered english and would expect a decent SAT/ACT score from you..</p>
<p>If your TOEFL score isnt somewhat decent, you may be required to fill in how many years you studied english, etc.</p>
<p>Being in a country for 10 years is long enough to master english.. and i doubt that the TOEFL will help u...</p>
<p>Instead, try retaking the SAT: Verbal, retake the ACT, make good grades in English, write a good essay upon applying to college, and have competency in other subjects.. (esp math)</p>
<p>darn..i was gonna take the toefl, and get a 100 on it haha, coz i know it's easy</p>
<p>no.. i heard it has some tricky grammar though..</p>
<p>If you get a 100 on TOEFL, well, you are screwed... Because TOEFL is out of 300, not 100. and many school require at least 250.. :)</p>
<p>(I know you were just kidding but... :))</p>
<p>Also, even though TOEFL is much easier than SAT, I know many people who got well over 700 on sat verbal and still got 260 ish TOEFL score. TOEFL is tricky and long exam.. especially in reading section there are some problems very tricky and ambiguous that I doubt many native speaker, even English teachers could get it right.</p>
<p>My English teacher who got 800 on SAT I verbal got 223 on TOEFL....
it depends on which kind of test you do better on.</p>
<p>I think toefl is designed for ESL speakers lol, when I tried some questions 2 years ago I did way better than what I can do now. btw, toefl is required for people with less than 5 years of english. After 5 years you are assumed to have enough proficiency in english to skip TOEFL.
personall I got here in gr 7 and might take TOEFL to cover my 500s verbal.</p>
<p>Taking a TOEFL in your situatation is like a 30-year old person getting a government-issued photo ID to prove they are old enough to drink. It wouldn't prove anything that wasn't already self-evident.</p>
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rofelcopter</p>
<p>BigIs, my mom is always IDed at our local supermarket and she is 38..</p>
<p>He probably meant a 30 year old person who look 60.</p>