<p>I'm currently applying for MIT's early action program and like my thread title says, I don't know whether I should take the TOEFL or the normal SAT. I'm a non-native English speaker, however, my English is pretty decent. I've already taken the normal SAT and I didn't do so hot (at least in my standards) on the critical reading and writing (I also didn't finish my essay, so I scored 8 out of 12). My scores are 580 on both. I'm planning on retaking it this September. I have confidence that I'll do better this time because I'm more experienced as to how the SAT is laid out. However, as I was filling out the MIT app, I noticed that I could have taken the TOEFL instead. So now I'm just wondering which one would be a better choice for me. Would a high score on the TOEFL look better than an average score on the normal SAT? Which one do you reccommend?</p>
<p>I believe that for non-native English speakers, a high TOEFL score would look better than an average SAT score. If you qualify to take the TOEFL and can afford it in terms of time and money, it might be a good idea.</p>
<p>Thank you for your response mootmom =] . However, since I've already taken the normal SAT once, I don't know if it would be too much confusion for the adcoms if I just decide to take the TOEFL now.</p>
<p>I doubt you'd be the only one who submitted both TOEFL and SAT I scores. It most likely wouldn't be a problem.</p>
<p>If you submit both the TOEFL and the SAT, the admissions officers will consider only the score which puts you in the best light. This is their policy with all kinds of scores (ie kids who submit ACT + SAT, kids who submit multiple SAT sittings, kids who submit multiple SAT IIs), so it definitely won't confuse them.</p>
<p>Seems like one needs both TOEFL & SAT I for admission to eg Princeton, so I will at least submit both..</p>
<p>thank you for all your responses! I really appreciate it =].</p>
<p>English is not my native language, and I submitted only my SAT scores. My scores were sort of high-ish for an international student, though (730V and 750W.)</p>