New edition · 20 September 2026 · IMS Hub Editorial
“I speak the language,” “I have booked a test,” and “I have a result” can all be true at different stages of a study plan. Academic's Application readiness section gives those statements separate places, so your profile can describe where you are today.
That is useful even before every result is ready. A clear record helps you see the next piece of work: taking the test, entering a completed score, or checking which evidence a particular program accepts.
Describe proficiency and test evidence separately
Open Language proficiency and add a language record. Choose the language and the proficiency description that fits you. The available descriptions range from beginner through more advanced levels, with Native and Not assessed also available.
The Official test field then records the evidence stage. Its options include No test yet, Planning to take a test, Test booked, Completed and Exempt. Choose the stage that reflects your current situation.
A proficiency description is useful context, while an official result has its own details. If you are comfortable speaking a language but have not taken a test, you can describe that honestly without inventing a certificate or score. When a university requires particular evidence, its own published conditions are the point of comparison.
Enter the result you actually received
When you select a completed test, add its details using the controls shown for that test. The editor supports test-specific information, including scores and a test date; some tests also have section-score fields.
For English, available test choices include IELTS Academic, TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Duolingo English Test and Cambridge English. Their presence in the editor means you can record the result. Whether a particular program accepts it is a question to resolve in that program's requirements.
For HSK, the editor distinguishes the achieved level and score from a planned level. Planned or booked HSK evidence can include a target level and expected result date. A target is useful for preparation, but the completed result should only be entered once you have it.
Read language conditions with the program
After saving your language information, open a relevant university option and read Entry requirements and Your match. These sections connect your saved profile with the published information for that option.
An option can carry a remaining language condition. Read the condition as a specific next step: which evidence is needed, and when must it be available? If you are awaiting a result, use its expected timing to frame the question you take to the university.
Changing a planned test to Completed should follow a real change in your evidence. Once the result arrives, update the record, check the score and date, then save before reviewing current matches again.
Keep preparation fields in their proper role
Application readiness also includes Passport status, with options such as Valid, Expired, None and Applying. This is preparation context; it does not contribute to the Academic profile completion percentage or university ranking.
The section includes a China study route preference with Direct entry only, Preparation route and Show both routes. A preparation option should be read with its own entry and progression details when it appears in results.
CSCA readiness records application-checklist information. The current editor explicitly treats its status and scores as checklist context, so filling it in is not a way to raise your university match percentage.
Make your next profile update specific: record a newly booked test, add an actual result, or correct a status that has changed. Continue in Academic with an accurate picture of your readiness and one clear question to resolve next.
