TOEFL® PBT, is it still exist?

Banyak sekali kebingungan yang masih tergambarkan di wajah para calon pelamar beasiswa atau penerima beasiswa. Kebingungan terjadi ketika mereka menerima syarat TOEFL score yang tertera pada lembar aplikasi dari Universitas yang bersangkutan. Syarat TOEFL score yang diberikan oleh Universitas di Luar Negeri, mayoritas menuliskan syarat "...menyertakanTOEFL PBT score atau TOEFL iBT score". TOEFL PBT score yang mana yang sebenarnya diinginkan oleh Universitas tersebut? bukankah TOEFL PBT sudah tidak ada lagi karena sudah digantikan dengan iBT?

Harvard Business School to Accept Either GRE® or GMAT® Scores

BOSTON - MBA hopefuls applying to the Harvard Business School MBA Program may now choose to submit test scores from either the GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test®) or the GRE (Graduate Record Examination®). The change, which takes effect with those applying for admission to the MBA Class of 2012, makes the application process accessible to candidates from a broad array of academic backgrounds and interests as they consider their postgraduate options.

Top Universities in U.K. Accept TOEFL® Scores

More than 135 top educational institutions in the U.K. — including the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London and the London School of Economics — accept TOEFL test scores, according to Educational Testing Service. The TOEFL® test is the world's most popular English language exam.
According to the United Kingdom's Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), China and India send the greatest number of students each year to study in the U.K. For these and many other countries, the TOEFL test is an essential part of the admission process.

IMPORTANT NEWS: The GRE General Test is Changing

On August 1, 2011, the GRE^® revised General Test will replace the current test and features a number of enhancements. Here’s what you can expect:

• A new test-taker-friendly design lets you edit or change your answers, skip questions within a section, and more — giving you the freedom to use more of your own test-taking strategies. There’s also an on-screen calculator for the Quantitative Reasoning section.*
• New types of questions in the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections, many featuring real-life scenarios that reflect the kind of thinking you’ll do in today’s demanding graduate and business school programs.
• Special savings of 50% when you take the GRE revised General Test between August 1 and September 30, 2011. The 50% discount means big savings for you — and another big advantage to taking the GRE revised General Test.
• Important score reporting information you need to know: If you take the GRE revised General Test during our special discount period of August – September 2011, your scores will be sent by mid-November. However, if you need your scores before November 2011, take the current test before August 2011.

*For those taking the paper-based GRE revised General Test, calculators will be provided at the test center for use during the test.

Why the TOEFL® test is best: 6 facts that can make all the difference to you.

Once you decide to study overseas at a university that requires strong English skills, you have another important decision: which English-language test is the right one to help you get there?
Only one is the most accepted, most respected English-language test in the world. And it’s the TOEFL test. Here are 6 very important ways this matters to you:

It’s preferred by 4 out of 5 admissions officers over any other English-language proficiency test*. Here’s why:

1. The TOEFL test does the best job of assessing your English-language skills.
2. It provides more accurate scores than other English-language tests — which are more useful in making admissions decisions.
3. The TOEFL test is more available and accessible to test takers worldwide.