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amrithakalyani
Joined: 13 Apr 2015
Last visit: 24 Mar 2016
Posts: 15
Given Kudos: 14
Location: United States
Concentration: General Management, Healthcare
Schools: Kellogg '18 (A) Duke '18 (WD) Haas '18 (S)
GMAT 1: 730 Q48 V41
GPA: 3.63
WE:Account Management (Pharmaceuticals and Biotech)
16 Oct 2015, 10:46
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Hello everyone, I wanted to make a public service announcement as someone who has learned this the hard way.
As you may already know, Haas requires all international students from non-English speaking countries to take TOEFL, even if your medium of instruction during college was English. However, they also state that you would qualify for a waiver if you have completed at least 1 year of full-time education in the US. I have a master's degree from the US, so I had called Haas admissions to confirm that I do indeed qualify for the waiver.
However, now after I have submitted my application for Rd 1, I have been notified that I need to take the TOEFL. Mine was a research-based master's degree, so I was required to register for a combination of both course credits and research credits each semester, to make up 12 credits in total (the number of credits to maintain full-time status, my F1 visa and my scholarship). Apparently, since the total of my course credits don't add up to 12 for each semester, I don't qualify for full-time status and therefore the waiver.
I have been told that my application can now only be considered for Rd2, even if I take the TOEFL immediately, since it is past the Rd1 deadline. I am rather disappointed with the turn of events, as Haas was a top choice for me. I thought I was only going to have to wait for my decisions now, since I hadn't planned for Rd 2 at all, but this changes things.
Hope this piece of information helps other international applicants such as myself, who already have a master's degree from a US university and assume that they are exempt from TOEFL.
Good luck, everyone!
As you may already know, Haas requires all international students from non-English speaking countries to take TOEFL, even if your medium of instruction during college was English. However, they also state that you would qualify for a waiver if you have completed at least 1 year of full-time education in the US. I have a master's degree from the US, so I had called Haas admissions to confirm that I do indeed qualify for the waiver.
However, now after I have submitted my application for Rd 1, I have been notified that I need to take the TOEFL. Mine was a research-based master's degree, so I was required to register for a combination of both course credits and research credits each semester, to make up 12 credits in total (the number of credits to maintain full-time status, my F1 visa and my scholarship). Apparently, since the total of my course credits don't add up to 12 for each semester, I don't qualify for full-time status and therefore the waiver.
I have been told that my application can now only be considered for Rd2, even if I take the TOEFL immediately, since it is past the Rd1 deadline. I am rather disappointed with the turn of events, as Haas was a top choice for me. I thought I was only going to have to wait for my decisions now, since I hadn't planned for Rd 2 at all, but this changes things.
Hope this piece of information helps other international applicants such as myself, who already have a master's degree from a US university and assume that they are exempt from TOEFL.
Good luck, everyone!
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16 Oct 2015, 11:09
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Thanks for sharing critical information! It is sad that Haas doesn't provide details on their website to prevent issues like this. Much like you, I did Masters in US and applied to Haas without TOEFL. I am worried now if my application will be bumped to R2 as well.
That said, I only took 3 courses (9 credits) per semester. I am wondering why Haas said your coursework need to add up to 12 credits instead of 9 credits. As I understand 9 is what you need to maintain F1 visa status.
That said, I only took 3 courses (9 credits) per semester. I am wondering why Haas said your coursework need to add up to 12 credits instead of 9 credits. As I understand 9 is what you need to maintain F1 visa status.
16 Oct 2015, 11:16
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Thank you for sharing this info. very useful.
