My Toefl Score is below the minimum

AngelinaHZ
Fri, 07 Feb 2014 01:03:39 +0000

Hi

I came to America when I was a junior year, so my toefl is required for most of the colleges.
I took my first one in my Junior year and got 90 without any preparation.
So I tried my second time and my score just dropped about ten points.
As a senior I re-registered my toefl and misplaced the date so I threw my $180…haha
And for the last toefl that I just took last month, I spent $200 to take the taxi to take the toefl
But the score was bumped. It was 85.
So I am really tired of toefl and not confident to get over 100 immediately.
My SAT scores are not good enough to get a free pass for my toefl.
Reading score is the lowest. Its 450.
Writing is 600s and Math is 750.
I took SAT for four times and one SAT subject test.
I tried my best to get into college. I took ACT twice too.

I think my essays are good (I asked more than 5 teachers, counselor, and etc for every single essay and they told me the idea and writing was very unique and good)
My activities are good (I was selected as Korea representative for the Yale University global highschool debating competition? and was a head in other clubs; filled all ten activity list in common app)
And I got three recommendations from teachers, two peer evaluation and another from somebody.
My counselor read all of the recommendations that I got from my teachers and she said it was the most comment they could say and she told me it was beautiful.

I am sorry for these massy info about me but I really need help.

Most of the colleges that I applied and want to go has a toefl minimum for 100.
And all of my other Asian friends are telling me that I should retake the toefl.

Can you guys pleaseee give me an advise?

Thanks!