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JinMiao

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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.

 

 

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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.

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