UCLA Supplemental Duolingo English Test

vasodys
Mon, 20 Feb 2017 09:23:06 +0000

I did the test and got 99% on it. It was really too easy. I wouldn’t consider it as valid as any other test of English proficiency like TOEFL or the SAT. The hardest part might’ve been speaking because the topics were just so vague that I kinda had to make things up. The rest was being able to distinguish between actual english words and made-up ones, as well as completing some sentences. I’m not sure how this will affect my application, or what UCLA wants from it. Even discriminating based on your picture is now possible. I’m not sure how big cheating is in China and the rest of the world, but at least this is a pretty easy way to see if the correct person takes the test and if they cheat on it. Things like looking away or typing when the question doesn’t allow it would be considered red flags. Who knows though? UCLA might just want to do some research on Duolingo and used us as lab rats