I am shifing to USA in Jan so as i have completed my 1st yr over here is it compulsory to give SAT or TOEFL is enough
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College entrance requirments vary.  Decide which college(s) you are most intereste din, and contact their admissions department.
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most schools use the 5 year rule. But some say if you have taken a college level english and math and pass a placement test you meet their requirements. I would check with the school you intend to apply to and wait to take the most important subjects such as biology,english, and college math until you get closer to the date you expect to apply. It really just depends on the school and your major.
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Unless you were born in and hold the passport of England, Ireland, Canada, USA, New Zealand you need to do IELTS - there is no way around it and I would recommend that you sit it before lodging an application so you know how many points you can claim. \n\nIf you lodged your application prior to 01 November 2005 there may be some leniancy.
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First step is always to take the TOEFL exam.  It doesn't matter that you know some English; they will require you take the TOEFL for proving your skill there.\n\nYou need to spend a good bit of time online researching universities, and finding which ones would best fit your desired course of study.  \n\nYou will also, after seeing your TOEFL score (at least 500 to 550), need to take the SAT exam before admission.  This is also useful for scholarship -- if you do very well on it (1300 or higher out of the old scoring with highest at 1600) then you *may* find universities which will offer part of a scholarship. \n\nIn terms of cost, it is always best to remain in your own country.  The schools in Nigeria are pretty good from what I've heard.
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The good news:  Your grades and an 800 in math on the SATs are impressive and some very good schools in the US will want you.\n\nThe bad news -- if you have a 1920 on the SATs, then you took the three part SAT exam and averaged 560 on the other two parts.  That won't cut it at the very top schools.  The average student accepted at Ivy League schools, Duke, Stanford, Chicago, Northwestern, MIT and Cal Tech has you beat by 200 to 300 points.  Many might think that these schools may discount your verbal scores since you are a foreign student.  But the fact is that the top schools get lots of applications from Asian students with nearly perfect SAT scores and can't take all of them.\n\nI think that you will get into a very good school.  I think that it is a stretch to get into the schools at the very top -- but it is not impossible.  Your chances will be improved if you indicate that you want to study mathematics or a science.  They will also improve if you are able to take the SAT again and bring up your verbal scores.
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Maybe not.  Since the whole SAT "scandal" more and more schools are dropping the requirement.  Check with each school you're interested in.
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Well if the entry exam has a prerequisite for SAT results you need the score.Obviously GPA and personal traits are important.
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The best thing you have to do first is, first choose(by choose I mean, universities that are affordable to your budget) several universities and then see what are the requirements they are asking(normally those are TOEFL {Test Of English as a Foreign Language}SAT{Scholastic Assessment Test} scores. So do the test and get the score they wanted. Then prepare your financial statements as they wanted. And other things if there are. Once you've selected by the Uni, they will giude you with the procedures.\nAnother thing you can do is, find a local university in (your country) that has affliations with a US Uni. Those Uni's have transfer program i.e you can do like 2 years there and do the rest in US. (If you could find a local UNI, that's the most cost effective.)Or a Local UNI that gives American degrees. Then you can apply to a US UNI wih your local UNI's transcript and you can transfer your credits.\nGood luck with everything
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I think international students still have to take the SAT test? Maybe I am wrong.\nOne person suggested Yale, Stanford , Princeton. They only accept people with near-impeccable records.\nTemple University in Philadelphia is an excellent school - most of the journalists in Philadelphia went there, and they also have a very good medical and dentistry program. It is one of the most diverse schools in the country, and is a city campus.\nI highly recommend looking into this.
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To do study in UK,you should have the degree in the respective field,you should clear IELTS with minimum 6.5 bands.\nFor visa, you need to show the bank balance of near about 15 lakh or you could show a bank loan.\nWhen you ll get admission in the university in UK ,you could start the visa processing,in which you have to show bank balance,your acceptance letter of colege,confirmation of adress where you r going to stay during studies and your future plans that how your studies will be affective for you in your own country means you have to show the scope of your study in your country.\nThe same requirement is for USA studies,but you need to clear TOEFLS for that.There is no IELTS required,rest is same as for UK.
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DL and SS card are enough...as long as your were born in the USA.
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if u r from a non-english speaking country then IELTS is a must\nI mean the official language of that country is non-english
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If you want to be admitted in one of undergraduate schools in u.s from high school, you need at least 80% + high TOEFL (and/or SAT/CAT) test score.  If your test score is high, your requirement for G.P.A gets lower. However, schools always set thier basic criteria.\n\nyou will need about 3.5 G.P.A and 550 in the old TOEFL test for being admitted to a good college.
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Most schools require you to submit your 1st semester grades.  Requesting you to retake your SATs is not a good thing.  If you got a 900 and it was your first time taking the SAT then you should definately retake it.  Overall, this response probably means that you are close to what the school is looking for, but they want to wait and see how their applicant pool turns out.
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if you want to study at an american university the first thing you need to do is go to the university website.  find the link to ADMISSIONS and there you will find information on the admission requirements for FOREIGN STUDENTS or INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS.  \nNormally the process is as follows: \n1. apply to the university (send the application along with the TRANSCRIPTS, or records from the university in your country.) (of course, if you do not have any college credit from your country then this does not apply to you)\n2. normally in order to get accepted you have to provide evidence that you will be able to pay for your school costs as well as pay for medical insurance while you are attending school.  This is normally done by filling out a form that will also be in the Foreign Students Admission section along with tax papers from your parents or from whoever is going to pay for your tuition that shows that they make enough money to pay.\n3. you will also need to take the TOEFL exam. this exam can be taken in your home country.  it measures your ability to read, write and speak English.  Once you take this test you will also send the results to the school. most schools have a minimum grade in order to be accepted (get information on where to take this test by going to the TOEFL website.)\n4. Once you get accepted the university will mail you a letter of admission which you will use in your country when you go to the United States consulate in order to apply for an F1 VISA (which is a student Visa for foreign students)\n\nThat is pretty much all you need.  there might be some special requirements depending on the university but overall this is the process.  Try to go to the websites and get information for yourself because i might be forgetting something.
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Standardized Aptitude Test (SAT).
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We call it SAT.  SAT is harder than TOEFL, although it has 50% are mathematic (in some countries this kind of math is very simple).  SAT are usually taken by native English speakers because it requires influence in using English.  Compare English used in TOEFL to SAT, the TOEFL doesn't mean anything.  For instance, SAT has many literature terms but in TOEFL are just basic terms.  That why when apply to a college or university, it recommends students whose English are not first language to take TOEFL instead of SAT or ACT.\n\nYou may try both, visit http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/reg.html to register for SAT.