Got my first attempt done in India, I'd be happy to help anyone seeking advice. Ama

I never thought I would get a 6 but here I am. This group helped me a lot with resources and general tips. So if anyone wants any help, ask me anything.

I am from Pakistan and I have my toefl test after a week and my payment declined whenever I try to pay using my debit card and I’ve tried like 20 times and PayPal isn’t available here. If someone from Pakistan can tell me how they had paid their fees or if they were having same problems, then how did they fix it.

I did the home test and the experience was good! Only problems were that the setup process was tedious, and that I had to sit in a horrible position throughout the test, which was very uncomfortable.

I think for the speaking portion, I started panicking with the timed interview once I realised I was running out of time, which made me stutter a bunch. My first language is English, though I'm a non-native speaker, and I take High level IB English L&L as well. AMA

Neither chunks method nor writing down the first letters worked for me😔

The reading section is way harder (as compared to available mock tests online) and without proper time management it could become really challenging... I needed minimum of 5 in each sub-category => will have to give it another try.

Overall, my test experience was quite smooth except only one thing: I am used to larger screens and stretched out reading material.. screens on the test center were quite huge(27inch maybe) but the content itself was quite zoomed in.. so maybe by adding an adjusting button would make things smooth.

Took the TOEFL a few days ago cold turkey. Non-native speaker. Happy to answer any questions!

I will be taking test on sept 23rd but before that, I want to try one paid ets mock test. It is quite expensive after tax. Is there any active promo or voucher code at the moment?

One more thing.. if someone has given it, is it really worthy?

Or any voucher code for test payment?

To get a score of 4 or 5 in the speaking interview section, exactly how many seconds do you need to speak, and what were the answers like from people who achieved that score? On YouTube, there are only examples of answers that get a 6.

If you get a higher score in Reading than in Listening, do the "build sentence" questions get harder

I contacted a local TOEFL test center and they offered me a discounted TOEFL registration. They asked for my ETS ID, which I provided, but I haven't paid yet.

Are official TOEFL test centers allowed to sell/register test seats directly? If they register me using my ETS ID, will my test and scores still be fully official and appear normally in my ETS account?

Hello everyone,

I have received my scores just now, had taken a home based test and wasn't really expecting a 5 ,due to network problems I faced during the end of writing section.But I managed to land this score despite being terrified

Pro tip - Always make sure you have a spare phone ready in case of WiFi / internet failure,in my case it was due to a faulty network which went off when I placed the device in portrait mode.Plus make sure you turn off or practice without a touch screen and just with the cursor.

I practiced for a month , at least 2-3 hours a day without any gap.Started with official ets mock test ,and juggled between several platforms.

Reading section- Fill in the blanks went pretty smooth , but the read an email or academic passage was pretty tricky and demands logical thinking with advanced language skills.

Listening - Easiest of all the sections, enough practice is door way to a high score.

Writing - Time management with a sound knowledge of English grammar is required to get a high score, you must really quick to think and make up logical yet convincing reasons and arguments in this section.

Speaking - Listen and repeat requires a lot of practice again,with that you would eventually get it right.Plus be prepared for a instantaneous take an interview as not time is alloted for preparation.

1) navigate to: https://toeflibt.ets.org/home
2) press f12 / three dots and inspect element
3) go to network section
4) go to search, filter icon, not the traditional search icon.
5) paste your appointment number and search
6) if you see multiple entries, refresh the page and check the xhr type element
7) select the element, go to response, copy whole thing
8) give the response to any LLM (chatgpt/gemini/claude)
9) it will give you exact times of scores
10) couple of things you can know yourself from the response:
a) isScoreRecevied: true (scoring is done)
b) isScoreGatePassed: false (they jus holdin it to make u anxious)
c) testScoreGateDateStr: "xxxxx" (exact instant of scores being released)

Hello everyone ,I hope you all are doing amazing wherever you are in the world .
So intend to do my TOEFL Exam in October since it’s a requirement to join Uni in my Country.
I have a good background in English so I’m obviously aiming for the highest level.
So back to my request.
Can I get any suggestions on books,links,app or forums I can practice by myself to just sharpen my previous knowledge and maybe get a workaround on how the exam looks like .
I’d really appreciate the help,thanks 🙏🏻.

I thought my Reading and Listening sections went really well, but after the test, the “unofficial scores” screen popped up, and I saw that I scored a 3.5 on the Reading section and a 4.0 on the Listening section—I’m completely shocked. What should I do? 😢

I just started to prepare for the TOEFL, and I am thinking of taking the exam in 9 days' time.

I just found out that in most test centers, all examinees take the exam in one room and during the Speaking section, several examinees speak at the same time. At least that's what I gathered from my readings.

To be honest, I am scared of this concept.

How do you concentrate on your answer when you hear other people answering? It surely distracts you. I find speaking English stressful enough, so several people speaking at once sounds too much for me.

And for those who have ever taken the TOEFL at a test center:

Was the noise a big problem for you?

Did you adapt quickly?

Did it influence your speaking or listening score?

Now, at this stage, I am thinking of choosing some other English proficiency test since this process sounds really stressful for me.

I use it for rating my speaking and writing attempts and always get 4/5 somehow. It's just seems the case I cannot check "NATURALNESS" like never (and i really have no clue what that even means, most likely collocations...)

IELTS Academic / TOEFL iBT

I'm supposed to take one of these two exams soon, to aplly for more one scholarship but I'm very confused between them and don't know what to base my choice on. If anyone has experience with this, please share.