Class of 2014 From Nepal - Page 20

3333 · 07-04-2009, 03:36 AM

@I will be in IB : he he he.........nice post!!!!

ccprofile · 07-04-2009, 03:39 AM

The "Should we or should we not take the TOEFL test" thing has been discussed before as well.

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Originally Posted by dallo306

trust me guys... TOEFL = a.s.a.p.... just get it out of your way... dont let 12000 rupees be what differentiates you from any other applicant!!... the repetitive emails to the ad.comm. begging them to waive the toefl requirement is worth the 12k.. i agree... but i have seen cases where ppl had to withdraw the application entirely or had to leave it incomplete just because the ad.comm did not waive the toefl requirement!!
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY!! god forbid but it might just happen that some of you might score a little low on yr SAT1... in that case u'd be looking for colleges that ARE GOOD but don't consider yr sat scores... and in that case.. yr TOEFL score might just save the day!!.. grambling you've got good SAT scores i agree.. but all of us aren't as lucky y'know!!

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Originally Posted by gramblingscholar

all 28 colleges i applied to waived my toefl requirement and i had to email to only 2 or 3 of them. the only college that said it wouldn't waive the toefl requirement was 'loras' so i didnt apply there. so yeah i guess you should give toefl in order to meet the requirement of the safeties.

but you dont need 700+ cr to get your toefl waiver. score of around 600 will be enough. and if you dont get that much then you can take toefl afterwards (after you get the SAT result).

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Originally Posted by drexk

Guys just take your Toefl test asap. Don't take up burden of mailing each of your college and asking em to waive your Toefl scores specially during admission time when they are so busy. Just go and take the test, its much easier that Sat. All colleges will not waive your scores for 600. You have to score 650 and above to make sure your Toefl is waived and scoring 650 is not an easy task for most of the students. Forget about 650 scoring 600 is difficult when you first take a practice test. As for SAt2 make sure you give it just after you finish you finals.

stag · 07-04-2009, 11:53 AM

you really are the most helpful guy in this thread ccprofile......great compilation.
i think everybody will now understand abt the toefl requirement.

Duke99 · 07-05-2009, 04:22 AM

guess i'll register for the toefl now.

ccprofile · 07-05-2009, 09:52 AM

Good thing.

ccprofile · 07-05-2009, 11:10 AM

Do you guys know of any good sites for free SAT prep?(except sparknotes and majortests i.e.)

Gurung · 07-05-2009, 11:46 AM

I took vocab from bharatstudent.com

ccprofile · 07-05-2009, 11:54 AM

^Do you know any other sites for practice questions?

stag · 07-05-2009, 12:41 PM

@ccprofile
planning to give the SAT again or what?

ccprofile · 07-05-2009, 12:45 PM

^Yeah. 10chars

Gurung · 07-05-2009, 08:40 PM

@ccprofile did you try colleges last year?
I donot know any other website than what you already know. And besides I feel books are the best medium for practising. I love scribbling on the books a lot.
Maybe you can download some softwares, just google SAT PREPARATION SOFTWARE TORRENT.

lluvia:con:fuego · 07-06-2009, 02:24 AM

@ccprofile,
Have u already taken your SAT?? And how is NIEC (the sound system, computers, disturbance

etc etc)?????

@everyone,
more information on Spinybabbler would be appreciated

ccprofile · 07-06-2009, 03:06 AM

@gurung: No, I didn't apply to colleges last year but have been here on cc since last year.

@illuvia:Yeah I took the SAT Reasoning last year to see how it goes and I'll be taking it again this year. And about NIEC well, everything was okay and stuff but I did have a few difficulties with the earphones in the middle of the Listening Section. It happened all of a sudden and as soon as it stopped working I called the person there and he changed it for me. But this, I think, could happen almost anywhere. Other than that the place was small and there weren't that many peole either; only 6 test-takers including me.

Computers were okay as they should be and as for disturbance well you can't do anything about that. For the Listening section you could turn the thing to full volume and you won't hear anything else around you but be warned if you do that then you won't hear anything else for the rest of the day either

.And if you are worried that you might get distracted in the middle of the Speaking section then there is a way to deal with it. You could shout at the top of your lungs while speaking. I did that

and it worked well but I feel a little sorry for the person who was sitting beside me.

And yeah a little info on Spiny babbler will be appreciated here as well.

ccprofile · 07-06-2009, 03:55 AM

^If I remember correctly the Nova list is even longer. Around 4500 words!!!!!!!!!
What about the 2011 one? Have you read that one as well?

pomo101 · 07-06-2009, 08:50 AM

@lluvia

Funny you asked about NIEC. I had scheduled my TOEFL test over there. And on the day of the test I ( along with 30-40 others) had our tests canceled because the exam server at NIEC was unable to upload the answers. The guy at the test center assured us that our tests would be rescheduled and ETS officials would 'personally call us'. Well, they didn't. At least not in my case. So I had to call Prometric Testing Center ( that handles TOEFL and many more exams) based in Singapore and set another test date and center. I finally took the test on the day of ED deadline. Fortunately the college still accepted it ( the TOEFL score, not me).

Apart from the fact that the test center nearly ruined my 12000 rupees, I had other gripes with the exam center. more specifically the exam setting. The sitting was no different from a regular cybercafe. Not even a damn separator.

BTW, I remember this man who was among those of us whose tests had to be rescheduled. He was also there the last time a test had been cancelled ( due to power failure then). Hope he was luckier the third time around.