<p>Hi! I'm a prospective Yale applicant, and I wanted to clarify if I need to take the TOEFL, since I've always studied in schools which had English as the language of instruction, and on their website it says,</p>
<p>"If you are not a native English speaker and you havent received at least two years of secondary education in an English-medium curriculum, Yale strongly recommends that you take any one of the following tests for non-native English speakers."</p>
<p>I hope someone can clarify this for me. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>So few things here. The TOEFL requirement can be met in many ways. one is the the one you cited above. Second is through SATs, ie. yout CR and Writing score shoild allow you to meet it. Third is by Subject SAT, typically English.</p>
<p>In your case as with most Indian applicants that requirement is not an issue. If you specify your Board or city/school lot more people here on CC will be able to clarify/confirm if you meet that requirement for sure.</p>
<p>I don’t want to seem bad by asking questions in someone else’s thread but I didn’t want to start a new thread about TOEFL.
Can someone recommend a good book for TOEFL? and btw is it hard?
Thanks in advance! :)</p>
<p>@OP - It’s easier to just take the TOEFL and meet the requirement. I personally know someone who had studied in an American school practically his entire life, but universities considered his application incomplete because he skipped the TOEFL. I have also taken the TOEFL just in case, despite having strong SAT scores and studying in American schools.</p>
<p>I agree with 02agarwalt - it’s easier just to take the TOEFL. I almost missed my TOEFL requirement, but took the test. I fell asleep in the middle and still got a 118, and I am an international. It’s very, very easy. (It was the computer TOEFL, iBT).</p>
<p>My D did her 9/10th grades with CBSE and 11/12th with IBDP and was not required to submit TOEFL for any of the Colleges on her list. And so she did not take the TOEFL at all.</p>
<p>I’d like to clear this up for you.
If the medium of instruction in the high school(s) you studied was English in at least 2/4 years (Grade 9, 10, 11 & 12), then you’re not required to take the TOEFL.
TOEFL, however, is terribly easy. If you’re managing a 2000+ on your SAT and/or 30+ in your ACT, you’re normally bound to get at least 110+ on your TOEFL – which basically satisfies the score requirement for every single college (most good schools emphasize on a 100+ and some school hit the benchmark at around 108).</p>
<p>It doesn’t hurt to take the TOEFL.
It is terribly easy. I got a 119/120 in my TOEFL and I just heard a listening section from the Barron’s guide. </p>