rhapsodysiscaa Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Hello, I'm rhapsodysiscaa from Indonesia. So I may actually go to Perth for university.Currently taking English B HL. Is it necessary to take additional test like SAT, IELTS or TOEFL? Which one is better for Australian universities?My current choices are Monash, Curtin and Murdoch. Thank you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 I'm not 100% sure, but from what I can remember from a previous post, as long as you're getting sufficient grades in English B HL, and have spoken English for a long enough period (not sure how long that is though), then you should be fine. The best thing is to actually just ask the University. I've also put links below for the three universities and their english requirements, so that may help, though they aren't the clearest (in my opinion). Monash: http://www.monash.edu.au/study/international/apply/entry-requirements/#english Curtin: http://sydney.curtin.edu.au/future-students/entry-requirements/english-language-entry-requirements/ Murdoch: http://www.murdoch.edu.au/Future-students/International-students/Applying-to-Murdoch/English-requirements/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmi Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 The SAT is an admissions test used for American universities. TOEFL and IELTS are English proficiency exams. You do not need to take the SAT if you're going to an Australian school, but you may have to take TOEFL/IELTS depending on your English background (it looks like you will need one of them since your main language is Indonesian). Which one you need will depend on the university, they may have a preference for one or the other, or might not care which you take. If it doesn't matter which one you need to take, find out the format of each exam and see which one you like more. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhapsodysiscaa Posted November 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I'm not 100% sure, but from what I can remember from a previous post, as long as you're getting sufficient grades in English B HL, and have spoken English for a long enough period (not sure how long that is though), then you should be fine. The best thing is to actually just ask the University. I've also put links below for the three universities and their english requirements, so that may help, though they aren't the clearest (in my opinion). Monash: http://www.monash.edu.au/study/international/apply/entry-requirements/#english Curtin: http://sydney.curtin.edu.au/future-students/entry-requirements/english-language-entry-requirements/ Murdoch: http://www.murdoch.edu.au/Future-students/International-students/Applying-to-Murdoch/English-requirements/ Thanks I really need this too! The SAT is an admissions test used for American universities. TOEFL and IELTS are English proficiency exams. You do not need to take the SAT if you're going to an Australian school, but you may have to take TOEFL/IELTS depending on your English background (it looks like you will need one of them since your main language is Indonesian). Which one you need will depend on the university, they may have a preference for one or the other, or might not care which you take. If it doesn't matter which one you need to take, find out the format of each exam and see which one you like more. Well, a lot of my friends who are going to Australia, are taking SAT. I was kind of think the same thing because SAT is an admissions test used for American universities. ... You do not need to take the SAT if you're going to an Australian school, but you may have to take TOEFL/IELTS depending on your English background (it looks like you will need one of them since your main language is Indonesian). What do you mean? If you refer "English background" as what language did my school teach me, then it's full English but my English is not as good as most of friends, so I'm taking English B HL. The gap between English A and B is really big. But if you refer "English background" as how long I am studying English, then it's like...6 years (with a slow improvement haha). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmi Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 What do you mean? If you refer "English background" as what language did my school teach me, then it's full English but my English is not as good as most of friends, so I'm taking English B HL. The gap between English A and B is really big. But if you refer "English background" as how long I am studying English, then it's like...6 years (with a slow improvement haha). Don't quote me on this but this is my understanding of how it works after being on this forum for several years (if someone else could confirm, that'd be great). Some places don't require you to take an English proficiency exam if you study English A regardless of the country (so if you were in China but studied English A that'd be fine to demonstrate English proficiency), or if you could prove that you were taught in English for X many years. Some places will require you to take an English proficiency exam if the main language of instruction wasn't English and/or if you don't have English A. Usually if you don't have English A and don't come from an English-speaking country (US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, etc) you have to take some sort of exam. I would ask a guidance counselor (or whatever its equivalent is at your school) as well as try to find the information for the particular unis you want to go to and see what the case is with your situation, and see if you need to take one of the proficiency exams, and if you do, which they prefer (if any) and what score you need on them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevG Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 you take english B and dont come from an english speaking countrytherefore you need to take an english proficiency examdont do sat cause there's no need for australiatake ielts/toefl i found the ielts to be easier and more straightforward, but as long as you get atleast a 7.0 on the ielts, you should be fine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefani Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 About Curtin University - for the Marketing section what subject are better to take in DP for this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiders-george Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 unis require ILETS but unis in NZ prefer TOEFUL. Don't hold me to that but thats what I have noticed, I would suggest sending an email to the admin team, as some unis will be happy with your english B HL, most will want you to take an exam though just to see. I'm from an English speaking country so I don't know personally but my friends all agree that ILETS is a little easier, and they suggest to look up the format of the exam beforehand and you'll do great. But that's just my personal experience, it would be best to contact the uni itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iblearner Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 As far asI 've heard, if you're taking IB English, you don't need IELTS. But you may take the exam if you want to. SAT is mostly for US universities. TOEFL is not as popular as it used to be anymore, just because IELTS is what most universities consider. But again, it wouldn't hurt to take these exams. Good luck~ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King112 Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Please do not revive old threads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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