JinMiao Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Hi friends, I would like to ask for your opinion on whether my TOEFL speaking sub-score is high enough for PhD programs in quantitative marketing. Test Date: July 28th, 2019 Speaking: 24/30 Reading: 30:30 Listening: 29/30 Writing: 29/30 I have a master degree from U.S. for which some programs could waive their TOEFL for me. However, I am hesitating to retake TOEFL given some anecdotal evidence that some programs desk-reject applicants with Speaking Sub-Score lower than 26, e.g. CMU Tepper. I feel appreciated for your advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrazilianPhD Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 For most schools, your TOEFL score is more than enough. However, there are indeed some schools that require more than that (24) for each section. When I applied, I remember a few schools explicitly asking for at least 25, if I'm not mistaken. Some schools also accept the IELTS, and I found the speaking section of the IELTS much more natural than the one from TOEFL. For the IELTS, you meet and talk with a real person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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