Hi friends,
Who will take iBT one Dec 15, 3 pm.? I will take it at Tukwila, WA. I heard that the test center is not good. ETS moved me from Lakewood to this test center.
For the first 2 questions, since we have only 45 seconds to talk about, is it okay to give only one reason ?
I'll have a vacation for 3 weeks because Kaplan is remodeling but they put students to study in a construction site. Yesterday, I got a headache because of a new wet paint and untidy conditions in my classroom. The construction may be continued until the middle of Jaunary or longer than that. I asked the manager to find a place to study but he could not change it. During studying, I can hear "Tum, Tum, Tum" from the construction. Anyone who wants to start with Kaplan, please wait. I may register for another 4 weeks to finish 16 weeks. The TOEFL iBT course is about 16 weeks. Then, it will be repetitive. I think that finding a tutor is a better way to improve our score.Kaplan's teacher commented to me that my problem was all about timing. It is boring to study writing, reading, listening and vocabulary that youn already know.
Then, I will take the TOEFL iBT until April and if I cannot make it, I will stop taking it. It is a waste of time. FPGEE process is just another way to ruin my career.
It is obvious that ETS cannot give enough test date and proper justification of my English. There should be other ways of measuring our English such as
IELTS or NABP offers its own speaking test. It is a chaos when we try to register for it repetitively. The graders of iBT should grade the test easier so that many people won't compete to register in a good test center.
I try to register for January but the ETS web site is down all the time. Does anyone know about the test center in Pallupya, WA ? Is it good or bad? I register for February 26 in Mountlake Terrace 7 p.m. That day I may have to sleep during the day and take the test at night. Last time, I fell asleep during the listening section when I took the test starting at 7 pm. Why does anyone say something about a stupid test time at 6 pm. or 7 pm.? This monopoly organization should not exist.
It seems that there are not many choices. Thank you and good luck.
Knok