Unreasonable TOEFL requirement.

drusba
Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:28:36 +0000

The statement as it appears on FIT’s site seems to mean exactly what you think it means. It sounds like you need to talk to someone other than the person you have already talked to and writie a formal letter to admisisons explaing your situation like you have here and pointing to the webpage and section you cite and ask that the Toefl requirement be removed.

Meanwhile, be aware that Toefl does have a fee waiver process but I do not know whether you would qualify, see https://www.ets.org/s/toefl/pdf/toefl_fee_reduction_service_guidelines.pdf.

Finally, I am wondering whether you can actually be applying to FIT with an expectation of attending if admitted. It is a SUNY public university which offers no need-based financial aid to international students and thus if your family cannot afford the cost of a Toefl test, I am wondering how you intend to pay for college if you are an international applicant. Note, if you are in fact a US citizen or permanent resident and applied as such, then probably the Toefl requjirement should not apply to you at all at FIT.