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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 MSA, French, German, Hindi, 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 www.languagetesting.com/actfl_guidelines_select.html. An Advanced rating is the expected level for admission to Lauder, preferably Advanced Mid. Applicants who receive a Superior rating and are native or near native Spanish speakers are eligible for the Portuguese program. Similarly, applicants interested in the Portuguese program who are Superior and are native or 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 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 indicated and set up an appointment with this 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. In the event that an appointment needs to be rescheduled, contact the LTI Test Coordinator immediately (processing@languagetesting.com). There is no charge for appointments that are rescheduled prior to one day before the scheduled appointment. For missed appointments or for appointments that a notice for rescheduling is not delivered to LTI with at least 24 hours advance notice, there is a $55 rescheduling fee. In the event you miss your scheduled test appointment, please contact processing@languagetesting.com to reschedule your appointment. For a test that is cancelled and not rescheduled, there is a $55 cancellation fee that will be deducted from your refund. To cancel an application and receive your refund or to check the status of your refund, please e-mail your request to processing@languagetesting.com.

If you have any questions about the OPI or about scheduling your OPI, please contact us between 9:00 am and 4:30 pm Eastern Standard Time at 914-963-7110, extension 310. Our email address is Testing@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 several different language tracks, or are applying to the Portuguese program), please contact Lauder’s Admissions and Recruiting Coordinator, Meghan Ellis at 215-898-6560 or by email at ellismeg@wharton.upenn.edu.

Cordially,

LTI Test Scheduling

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