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I would like your advice about some issues regarding the toefl requirements: Today i was informed that i scored only 96 on the ibt(the speaking section is really awful and meaningless..), that means that i don\'t meet the minimum requirement of 100. I\'m applying to NYU,CLS,NU,Berkeley,Georgetown and Tufts.
First of all, as far as i understood from the web-sites of the above-mentioned schools, you must take the test before the deadline which is posed and there is no conditional offer..what i want to know is whether the law schools require the results to be sent to them before the deadline. For instance the deadline for NYU is December the 1st; that means that they should have the results of toefl before this date or they mean that an applicant should take the test before the deadline? to my understanding it means the second.. Second and most important: You think that i should retake the toefl test? i mean since the deadline has passed-at least for nyu and berkeley- is there any possibility that the admissions office will evaluate toefl scores that have been sent after the deadline?
Regards,thanks in advance!
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Just send your Toefl score and retake it.

And send the new score afterwards. I think this is the only option you have if you want to have LL.M this year.

Thanks for the immediate response..so you think that retaking the test, lets say by the end of January, is really worthy, considering the money and -mainly- the time which is required. I definitely wouldn't like to take this stupid test again in case that the admissions office won't even evaluate the results...
I know that you are not the admissions office, but are there any similar cases??
Thanks!

Hi, I think that you should retake the test. These are very good universities, and recruitment is rather competitive. First of all, you should confirm two things with the admissions offices:

1. when are they going to consider the applications (this will give you an idea how much time you have -- it is unlikely that after rejecting you they will have time to review your application again); and

2. if they will agree to append a new toefl certificate to your application after the deadline.

IThis will allow you to save money and time.

Every University has its own requirements, and only they can give you a reliable answer. It may occur that one university will agree to accept a new Toefl certificate and the other won't.

Best regards,
Marcvs

Thank you marcvs.. i'll do just that..hope it will works
Any other suggestions are welcomed!
Regards to all of you and good luck with your applications!

I have exactly the same problem. Have you already written your email? Did they answer? I mean that they are pretty clear on the website with the deadline.

I have a ne toefl appointment on january 16th. Do u think that this is too late?