Why take Duolingo English Test?

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    Sonali | Contributor-Level 9

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    Cost Effective: The Duolingo test is more affordable compared to other English Proficiency Tests like IELTS, TOEFL, PTE and more. 4. Exam Pattern: Another advantage of the Duolingo test is that it does not include long questions like other exams such as IELTS and TOEFL. The Duolingo English Test is a convenient alternative for international students looking to fulfill English proficiency requirements. The Duolingo English Test is an English proficiency assessment used to evaluate your ability to read, write, speak, and listen to English

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  • The DET is also more affordable than other English proficiency tests; it’s currently priced at less than ?5000. And what’s even better is you can send your scores to an unlimited number of institutions for free whereas, with IELTS and TOEFL exams one has to pay an additional fee for sending score reports to any educational institution other than what they are allowed at the time of registration. Currently, the Duolingo test is majorly used for admission to both graduate and undergraduate programmes in the US.

    • Convenient: You can take the test online anywhere, anytime—no traveling to a test center  or appointm
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Raj Vimal

When you apply for admission in any university with your DET score, the admission committee needs no verification. As Duolingo itself share the scorecard of your test directly to the university through its secure portal. This is to ensure authenticity and prevent tampering.

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Raushan Jain

Yes, you can send your certified Duolingo English Test score report to as many universities as you wish. It is free of charge.

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Mani Lama

If you have not started your Duolingo English Test only then you can request for fee refund. Log in to your DET account and raise the refund request withtin 21 days of purchaging the test. Remember, after the DET test is started or the 21 days window passes, you can not ask for refund.

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Bhumika Kaur

No, Aalto University Finland does not accept Duolingo test for admission to Master's and Doctoral courses where the language of instruction of the course is English. But, to prove the English language proficiency, international applicants are required to submit the minimum scores given below: 

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IELTS

6.5 overall and writing score 6.0

TOEFL

92 and writing score 22

PTE

62 and writing score 54

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Raushan Jain

No, Duolingo does not announce a public list of speaking topics. However, candidates can prepare by practicing with commonly encountered themes such as food, family, studies, work, and entertainment. You need to focus on improving speaking skills. This will help you in every topic you want to speak.

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