TOEFL OVERVIEW

TOEFL Score comparison

30 points per section, total maximum score 120

TOEFL iBT	TOEIC
120	990
110
100	800ish
90
80
70	630ish
60
50
40	400ish
30
20	250ish
17

General tips

• Don’t forget your ID with signature and name
• You are expected to take notes.
  • They will give you paper
  • It will be destroyed after the test.
• Do NOT listen to the directions.
  • You should already know what you are doing.
  • Click CONTINUE and spend your time on the questions/content.
• Get some sleep
• Check your score breakdown, and work on your weakness

General tips for all speaking

• Record yourself speaking.
• Transcribe yourself and look for problems
• Do the same speech again and again - faster and smoother
• See http://www.ets.org/s/toefl for example answers
• Don’t repeat to fill time. Add something
• Practice filling the time until you get it right

What score do I need?

• 60-80: Some universities will accept lower scores (to take a language course first)
• 71: The average in Japan
• 82: The average score in the world
• 79-105: Programs state a minimum in this range to not be immediately rejected. However…
• 100+: A good university will usually say “100+ iBT to be competitive”
• SOme notes
  • Check the department. Science courses have lower requirements than reading-heavy majors.
  • Usually, there are also section minimums: e.g. “100, with 23 on the speaking section and 21 on other sections”.
  • Check the page of the course you want. There is also a website for checking what score you need: http//:www.toeflgoanywhere.org

Some links

• http://www.eng1on1.com/ibt.php
• ETS Quick prep materials
• How speaking is graded
• 38 essay questions with example answers