<p>The fact you lived in the US for 10 years and only scored 78 on the TOEFL would be a red flag. Retake that test and, this time, study for it.
In addition, you can’t post on someone else’s thread - you need to start your own. Posting your own situation on someone else’s thread is called “hijacking” and is considered bad manners.
The CC community’ll answer in detail on your new thread.</p>