This post was originally published in 2014. Some schools do still require the TOEFL but more and more of them are removing the TOEFL requirement for international applicants completely. Be sure to check the policies of ALL the schools you're interested in! The rest of the advice here still applies, about when the TOEFL may be of greater importance for a specific candidacy.
We hardly ever talk about the TOEFL test on this blahg for exactly the reason captured in the title of this post: It’s not that important. It’s also not a part of the admissions process for most Brave Supplicants we work with. The majority of people coming to us for help are either native English…
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