<p>Hi, I am a junior (class of 2010) in a US high school, I moved to the US and started 9th grade about 3 years ago so although i speak good English, I am not as good as those who lived in the US their whole life. This lead me to have a low score ( around 450) on the English sections of the SAT that I took last march. I can study and improve my score but not by much since English is not my first language.
Is it possible to take the TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign Language) instead of the SAT and have it considered by US universities in addition to my US high school GPA??
I know that the TOEFL is accepted for international students but is it accepted for local residents but non-native speakers who moved recently to the country?</p>
<p>No, sorry, you’re going to have to take both tests. Your TOEFL score and an explanation by your counselor will show how you’ve only been exposed to English for a limited time. Read a lot of books! This will help you tremendously on both tests. I would suggest you only take the SAT your senior year and study a lot until then.</p>