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1. You should take TOEFL within 1 year from your admission.
For example, if you want January 2014 admission, you can prepare and take TOEFL as early as January 2013.
The actual deadline depends on the schools you apply. Some schools may impose a deadline for accepting test scores.
2. I never recommend a school (one of the reasons is you have to pick where you want to live first). Beside, you are too optimistic about what you are facing:
a. It is difficult to get a B.S Nursing in the U.S. In fact, it is easier to be licensed as RN than getting a B.S in Nursing (That's why one of the admission requirement for B.S. Nursing is you have to be licensed as RN).
b. A lot of community colleges impose additional admission requirement for A.A./A.S. Nursing. Usually, you are required to show you are capable (through courses) in order to be admitted into a program.
(In other words, if you choose Nursing, you will be majoring "Undeclared" or others after you are admitted to the college and before you are admitted in the program.)
3. The result, in fact, is issued in the U.S. In other words, your schools will get the result earlier than you (unless the score is available online).
The score will be available about 4 weeks after you take the test.
4. Yes.
5. You can start now. Usually the application process is about 6-9 months from the admission.
6. Yes and no. Some schools are lenient. But most of them, even they allow the use of self-printed score report, will ask you to submit an official report afterward.
7. Yes, but not in the case of Nursing. Admission chance is based on your result. You will most likely start in Year 3 (Hong Kong's higher education is now aligned with the U.S. system).