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Dear Lauder Applicant:
You have been instructed by the Lauder Institute to contact Language Testing International (LTI) in order to have your foreign language speaking ability assessed for admissions purposes. LTI is the testing office of the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

The OPI is a 15-30 minute telephone conversation with an ACTFL certified tester in the language of the Lauder track to which you are applying (Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish). The interview will be tape recorded for evaluation purposes. The result of the assessment will be forwarded directly to you and the Lauder Institute.

The OPI is evaluated according to the ACTFL language proficiency guidelines for speaking http://www.languagetesting.com/scale_acad.htm. With the exception of Arabic, Lauder requires an advanced-mid level for admission to each of its language tracks. Those applicants pursuing the Arabic program may enter at an intermediate-mid level. Applicants who have a superior, near native or native level of Spanish are eligible for the Portuguese program. Similarly, applicants interested in the Portuguese program who are Superior, near native Spanish speakers are eligible for the Spanish program. Those who are not native speakers should test in Spanish or Portuguese accordingly to show that they meet the Superior level. Please consult Lauder’s website http://lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/home/admissions2.html for further information about Lauder’s language requirements. The Lauder Admissions Committee only receives the OPI test result; they do not receive remarks or feedback regarding the contents of your conversation.

To schedule your diagnostic ACTFL OPI, please complete and submit the above form via the internet.

Please be sure to:

• Give us an email address and telephone number where we will be able to reach you to confirm your appointment.
• Indicate a few dates, which are at least ten (10) days after the date you will be submitting the following OPI form, as well as ranges of times on those days, when you will be available for the interview.
• On the OPI form, please be certain to select the U.S. time zone or, if international, state hours to New York (Eastern) time from the location where you plan to take the OPI.
• Include payment or payment information with your application. No application will be processed without payment.

Note: We encourage you to submit the form online. If that is not possible, you may download it from http://www.languagetesting.com/acad_doc_lauder.htm and submit it via fax.

Once we receive your application, we will match your availability with that of a tester in the language you indicate and set up an appointment with the tester. We will then contact you to advise you of the appointment date and time, and give you the name of the tester and a telephone number to call for the interview. If for any reason you need to reschedule an appointment, please contact us immediately. If you miss an appointment without contacting our office 24 hours in advance, you will be charged a $55.00 no-show/rescheduling fee.

If you have any questions about the OPI or scheduling your OPI, please contact us via email. Our Email address is:

admin@LanguageTesting.com.

If you have questions about the role of the OPI in your application to the MBA/MA program at Lauder, or if you are uncertain about which language to select for the OPI (i.e. you are considering a couple different language tracks; or you are applying to the Portuguese program), please contact Lauder's Academic Program Coordinator, Selma Pastor, at 215-898-3113. Her Email address is pastors@wharton.upenn.edu.

Cordially,

LTI Test Scheduling

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