TOEFL scores?

[mag]

I made the decision to apply to the US this year pretty late, and hence my only TOEFL scores are from 2009, which is obviously not going to be useful. I find I can't take the test again till January 12th, and most of the schools I'm applying to have deadlines before that. Can anyone tell me if it's absolutely necessary to report TOEFL scores before the application deadline, or if schools are willing to wait a week or so? Much appreciated.

[Wella]

You can ask the admission offices to see if it is Okay.

However it takes usually 1 month for ETS to report your score to grad schools. Count that in.

[Andean Pat]

Maybe you can sit for IELTS, many universities accept that exam as well!