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charlotte · 08-01-2002, 03:15 PM

Hi everybody,
I took my TOEFL few days ago. Here is my score:

Listening : 25
Structure/Writing : 10 ~ 28
Reading : 25

TOTAL : 200 ~ 260

Essay Topic 154
Some students prefer to study alone. Others prefer to study with a group of students. Which do you prefer?

Im a little bit frustrated about my Structure/Writing score that could have been better(actually it is my best part).
Since the Essay is my weakest point, it is most likely that I won't achieve the requested 250 score. It's a shame, because the english test is my last oustanding condition...of the admission requirements.(Ph.D studies in UK)

....therefore I will have to take it again in three weeks :-(

Here are some impression regarding the test day:

Structure/Writing
advice: make sure to answer the first questions correctly, because this testing system is "severity adjusting".
I got very fast through the first question in order to have more time for the difficult ones, but with this method I must have made some easy ones wrong. How stupid, as I had more than 6 min. remaining time!!!

I think the Listening Part is also "severity adjusting".(?)

There was an obligatory break (5 min) after the Structure/Writing session

Reading
...lots of time (1,5 h) for 5 reading sections (50 questions)
about business, science,...cannot remember all of them
I finished with 35 min remaining.

Preparation tips:
Barron's How to prepare for the CBT-TOEFL Essay
and Barron's Essential words for the TOEFL

Hope you can find some helpful information...

Good luck!

08-01-2002, 03:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
charlotte Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 2	Hi everybody, I took my TOEFL few days ago. Here is my score: Listening : 25 Structure/Writing : 10 ~ 28 Reading : 25 TOTAL : 200 ~ 260 Essay Topic 154 Some students prefer to study alone. Others prefer to study with a group of students. Which do you prefer? Im a little bit frustrated about my Structure/Writing score that could have been better(actually it is my best part). Since the Essay is my weakest point, it is most likely that I won't achieve the requested 250 score. It's a shame, because the english test is my last oustanding condition...of the admission requirements.(Ph.D studies in UK) ....therefore I will have to take it again in three weeks :-( Here are some impression regarding the test day: Structure/Writing advice: make sure to answer the first questions correctly, because this testing system is "severity adjusting". I got very fast through the first question in order to have more time for the difficult ones, but with this method I must have made some easy ones wrong. How stupid, as I had more than 6 min. remaining time!!! I think the Listening Part is also "severity adjusting".(?) There was an obligatory break (5 min) after the Structure/Writing session Reading ...lots of time (1,5 h) for 5 reading sections (50 questions) about business, science,...cannot remember all of them I finished with 35 min remaining. Preparation tips: Barron's How to prepare for the CBT-TOEFL Essay and Barron's Essential words for the TOEFL Hope you can find some helpful information... Good luck!