Hi everyone:)

I took the iBT in November and my score is 99. Even though my score is under the required minimum, I still applied in Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, NYU and Columbia. I'm still waiting for their reply but in the meantime I believe that it would be a good idea to take the test again. I think that I will need at least one month to prepare for better results (i.e. to take the test again in April) but I don't know when these universities I applied to would want me to provide them with a higher score (if admitted). Any ideas???

<blockquote>Hi everyone:)

I took the iBT in November and my score is 99. Even though my score is under the required minimum, I still applied in Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, NYU and Columbia. I'm still waiting for their reply but in the meantime I believe that it would be a good idea to take the test again. I think that I will need at least one month to prepare for better results (i.e. to take the test again in April) but I don't know when these universities I applied to would want me to provide them with a higher score (if admitted). Any ideas???</blockquote>

Hi, I had the same problem and therefore have taken the test again. Believe me, you do not need a month of preparation. I retook it and scored 108, just 2 weeks later. But, I think it will be too late for NYU to retake the test, because the send their acceptances starting by now...as well as CLS. However, if you send them your score report before they decide, they will include it, but only then (I asked them after my first trial). So, if you schedule a test in a month, you will get your score in about 6-8 weeks and this, I think, is too late...