Request for TOEFL test waiver based on English proficiency

¶ … waiver for the TOEFL test. Having lived in English-speaking countries for ten years, I am confident and fluent in the language. My English language skills are solid for both written and oral communications. I have conducted all of my academic research in English, including the delivery of seminars and lectures in the language. Even though it is not my mother tongue, I have a strong command of English, which is why I have been able to excel in my scholastic endeavors.

A recently completed an English course at Nova University that my advisers told me would allow me to waive the TOEFL exam. Even though each university's requirements are different and I do value the rules governing your program, I hope you will take my situation into account when considering me for admission. My advisers have assured me that my academic record proves my mastery of the English language.

Typically a requirement for all students whose first language is not English, the TOEFL test has great merit for gauging a student's English language skills. I appreciate the value of the test for your faculty and staff as well as for students like me. Because I am confident the test would prove my high level of communications skills, I would not mind taking it under normal circumstances.