Can I apply to UK universities with TOEFL scores?

TOEFL scores are no longer recognized in the UK. On April 17 this year, the Home Affairs Office of the UK Immigration Bureau received an announcement email from the UK Immigration Service informing the latest progress of the investigation into the language testing center recognized by the UK Immigration Service - ETS, clearly stating that it will not renew the contract with the aforementioned institutions and no longer recognize the language scores of the two major English tests under ETS - "TOEFL" and "TOEIC".

The UK requires IELTS, and UK masters generally require applicants to achieve IELTS, with a score of not less than a single subject, and some schools or majors require higher. IELTS is recommended for students to take the UKVI type, this type of test results can be used to apply for the main course, language course and preparatory course, IELTS Academic score can now only be used to apply for the main course. If your IELTS score does not meet the standard of the main course, you can consider choosing to study a language class first.

The language course is a preparatory course prepared by British schools for overseas students to improve the language, generally there are two kinds: 5-6 weeks: IELTS at least, the tuition fee of the language class is about 300 pounds a week, the tuition fee plus living expenses is about 30,000 yuan, and the class generally starts in July.

10-11 weeks: IELTS at least, the total fee is about RMB 40,000, and classes generally start in June.

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It is understood that now students can use their TOEFL scores to apply to universities in the UK.

Universities that accept TOEFL.

University College London, University of Leicester, University of Leeds, etc.

The four conditions for UK universities to accept the TOEFL test are:

2) Apply for a bachelor's degree or above. If the course applied for does not meet the degree requirements, it cannot be used to apply for a regular student visa. For example, TOEFL scores cannot be used to apply for pre-English, training, associate's, or pre-university programs.

3) TOEFL scores must meet the requirements of the school and program. Requirements vary from university to university. You can check the required TOEFL score for this program through the school**.

4) TOEFL scores must be B2 required by the UK Home Office. The TOEFL score at the B2 level is: 72 overall, 18 in reading, 17 in listening, 17 in writing, and 20 in speaking. However, not all TOEFL scores can be used to apply to study in the UK.

Universities that do not accept TOEFL.

University of Sussex: Clearly stated that it will no longer accept applications from Chinese students who have submitted TOEFL scores. Only candidates with an IELTS score and above can apply for admission. St. John's University in New York also no longer accepts TOEFL test scores.

However, it is important to note that TOEFL scores cannot be used to apply for English preparation programs, training programs, associate degree programs (HND), or college preparatory programs.

The above information is a general requirement, but because each school will have its own special requirements for different majors, if the university needs to know more detailed application requirements, you can check the successful cases of past applications through the study abroad volunteer reference system according to your own college background and grades, and the study abroad volunteer reference system is as follows:

In the study abroad volunteer reference system, we will see which schools the brothers and sisters of our department have gone to, which majors they have applied for, how many language scores they have taken, which study abroad agent they have used, and so on.

The query is as follows:

Of course, if you don't have IELTS, you can use TOEFL to apply to a UK university first, but you must ensure that the TOEFL score meets the requirements, because British schools with language classes require UKVI IELTS.

There are really such examples around me, so I can say for sure that TOEFL is OK, a fellow who applied with me in Mint Tree before used TOEFL to apply, he prepared TOEFL because he originally planned to apply for the United States, and then because of some situations this year, he moved to the United Kingdom, because the United Kingdom is first-come, first-served, so he applied early and got an offer with TOEFL.

However, I suggest that when applying for the UK, you still have to try to take the IELTS test as much as possible, and it is more convenient to apply for more options, of course, it also depends on your comprehensive background and which schools you can apply to, if your favorite school accepts TOEFL applications, it is the best.

OK. Many UK universities now offer TOEFL admissions. However, it is recommended that those who can take IELTS should take IELTS. Because after getting the offer, when you want to apply for a UK study visa, you can only submit your IELTS score.

If you are preparing for the TOEFL and applying to the United States and Canada, you can use this score to apply directly to a British school. But if you want to study in the UK, are you still hesitating between TOEFL and IELTS? Choose IELTS decisively!

In early 2014, the UK announced that it would no longer use TOEFL scores as a criterion for assessing the language proficiency of visa applicants, but in fact this policy is only for people who take the TOEFL test in the UK, and candidates who take the test outside the UK are not affected by this incident. At present, the vast majority of universities in the UK have not explicitly stated that they will no longer accept TOEFL scores, but some institutions strongly recommend that students apply for study abroad through IELTS scores. We recommend that students who want to apply to British universities try to take IELTS.

TOEFL scores can be used to apply for postgraduate studies in the UK, and most of the top 50 universities in the UK can accept applicants to use TOEFL scores as proof of language proficiency. Of course, there are some British universities that do not accept TOEFL scores, such as City College of London University, and there are often more universities ranked after 50 that do not accept TOEFL scores. Because the organizer of the TOEFL test is the United States, the recognition will be higher when applying for American schools, and for the United Kingdom, the recognition of IELTS scores will be more extensive, and for the same program, the IELTS score will be lower, so it is still more recommended to take IELTS.