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fuzzylogician Thanks a lot. I think I will retake the exam one more time .

I am applying to U. Rochester, Institute of optics and the admission requirement says... http://www.optics.ro...e_students.html Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL; http://www.toefl.org): A minimum TOEFL score of 620 (paper-based test), 260 (computer-based test), or 105 (Internet test) is required for admittance.
 DEADLINE FOR COMPLETED APPLICATIONS ******* **** January 15 for Fall semester entry **** Today I received result from ETS, and my toefl score is Total 104/120, (R:28, L:27, S:22, W:27) I am 1 point short of the minimum.. If I apply with this score, do I get disadvantage? should I retake TOEFL and get a score as high as possible?

thank you really, Vene, Usmivka I was almost close to click on to register GRE, and I saw your posts. I think I have to spend more time on TOEFL then... today I got new score for TOEFL, and it was 104, which is 1 point short. Do I have to take TOEFL? or just apply with this score?

I sent contact mail to one of professor in U. Rochester, institute of optics. And the professor sent me e-mail today, to let him know if I am interested in his research even though I have done experiment in other field. This looks no problem for me, though, because all I have to do is express more interest in his research. Real problem was... I carefully read admission requirement of U. Rochester, Institute of optics http://www.optics.rochester.edu/graduate/prospective_students.html Graduate Record Examination (GRE): The GRE is required. A good optics candidate has GRE scores in the 80th percentile in all categories. A Physics Subject Test is not required but a score can be submitted for consideration. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL; http://www.toefl.org): A minimum TOEFL score of 620 (paper-based test), 260 (computer-based test), or 105 (Internet test) is required for admittance.
 International English Language Testing System (IELTS; http://www.ielts.org): A minimum IELTS score of 7.2 is required for admittance. DEADLINE FOR COMPLETED APPLICATIONS ******* **** January 15 for Fall semester entry **** I have GRE Verbal 157 Quantative 166 and Writing 3.0.... and TOEFL 99/120, IELTS 7.0 overall. Additionally, I have one publication in Optics Express (impact factor : 3.525) There is no such thing as 7.2 in IELTS so I think I should get 7.5.... or For the TOEFL, I think I can make it until deadline, but GRE.... should I retake? Because 80% means above Verbal 159 and Quantative 161 Writing 4.5.... OMG www.ets.org/gre/percentile Should I retake exam? or should I focus on SOP and other stuffs? Do I get disadvantage from low GRE score?