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Which English test to take
Universities list the English tests they accept and the minimum scores, both overall and for each section. The main ones are , , and, at many universities, the . Your visa may add its own rules.
Some immigration systems accept only certain tests or versions, or let the university assess your English. simply means which tests a programme or visa route will take. Make a table of every programme on your shortlist, with the tests it accepts and the scores needed. Then pick the one test that covers all of them.
Common traptaking a cheaper or faster test that one of your programmes or your visa route does not accept, then paying for a second test under deadline pressure.
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