{"id":2276,"date":"2015-10-14T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?p=2276"},"modified":"2020-12-10T13:45:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:45:05","slug":"figuring-out-a-us-universitys-english-language-testing-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/figuring-out-a-us-universitys-english-language-testing-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Figuring Out a US University\u2019s English Language Testing Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rachel recently posted about <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/top-us-engineering-programs-that-do-not-accept-ielts-scores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">engineering programs that don\u2019t accept the IELTS<\/a>. In her post, she points out a case where the IELTS website says a university accepts their exam, but the university itself does <em>not<\/em> say that. Rachel then correctly reminds students to trust a university\u2019s admissions website over any external source.<\/p>\n<p>To know what English exam you must take to get in, the first place you should look is a university\u2019s admissions web page. But sometimes a school\u2019s admissions page is not the<em> final<\/em> place you should check. Testing standards can change, and when they do, admissions web pages may not be updated immediately. And of course, there are always times when a full list of exam requirements simply isn\u2019t <em>on<\/em> the website\u2014or is really hard to find.<\/p>\n<p>If you either can\u2019t find the testing requirements, can\u2019t understand them, or wonder if an alternate exam will be accepted, there are additional steps you can take to double check the information. (And remember, sometimes alternate proof of your English ability\u2014such as records or past English study or other exams\u2014really <em>can<\/em> be accepted. It never hurts to ask!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Step 1: Send an email<\/h2>\n<p>First off, sending a message over the web is better because often the answer to your question <em>is<\/em> online\u2014just not on the part of the website where you looked. When the answer you\u2019re looking for can be found in a hyperlink, it\u2019s much easier to send the hyperlink in an email. <em>Describing<\/em> where you should go on the site to get the correct information takes a lot more time, for both you and whomever you talk to.<\/p>\n<p>Another reason that email is the best first step is that it\u2019s more <em>polite<\/em> than calling or visiting. If you call or visit asking to know if a school\u2019s website is really giving you the correct information, you can come off as pushy. This can make people less willing to help you, and more likely to just refer you back to the website. University staff may also feel pressured to give you an answer right away if you ask them about their current English exam requirements in \u201creal time.\u201d Emailing gives people more time to properly research your questions and give you the best possible answers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Step 2: Call or visit<\/h2>\n<p>With any luck, an actual phone call or visit to campus won\u2019t be necessary. But universities are big, complicated places. Sometimes, with all the different departments and school officials, information can be \u201clost,\u201d only available through some hidden person or office.\u00a0 If you are having lots of trouble figuring out exactly what exams and scores a school will accept, you should call or visit the admissions office, explain the problem, and politely ask for help. Make sure the person you speak to understands that you really weren\u2019t able to get an answer by web or email. With enough persistence, you\u2019ll be able to get a direct line to whoever can answer your question.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rachel recently posted about engineering programs that don\u2019t accept the IELTS. In her post, she points out a case where the IELTS website says a university accepts their exam, but the university itself does not say that. Rachel then correctly reminds students to trust a university\u2019s admissions website over any external source. 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