<p>I am an international student who is planning on applying to a few top universities in the US (a few ivies and pseudo-ivies, carnegie mellon, berkeley, nyu, etc) and I want to know whether the TOEFL exam is a requirement or whether the universities will take your SAT scores as proof that you're reasonably competent in English. If it is required, then how hard is it and what range of scores do I need to get in order to have a chance at these universities? It's very expensive and I'd rather avoid sitting for it if it isn't an absolute necessity. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>