TOEFL Prediction Test. My Experience.

My TOEFL Prediction Test score is 507. Thanks God for this pretty good score, since this score has met the requirement needed in order that I can get a scholarship of an Accounting Magister from my university. The required TOEFL Prediction Test score is 500 or higher. So, the opportunity to get the scholarship is wide open for me. Will I succeed to get the scholarship? I hope so. The result will be informed in the next several weeks. How I prepared this TOEFL Prediction Test? Let me tell you here in this post. 

Since this was my TOEFL Prediction first test, and the result of the test will be very important related to my next lecture, I prepared this test seriously. My preparations include the followings:

- Carrying out a trial test. In order that I understand what my TOEFL Prediction score estimation was, I asked an English Trainer at my company’s training center to make a TOEFL Prediction test for me. Without any preparation, I followed the test. And, my score was 453. I was not too disappointed with this score, because this was not the real test and it’s been a long time I didn’t deal with the English language. At least I know my score and I understand what kind of test TOEFL Prediction is, as well as how to do the TOEFL Prediction is. 

- Bought some TOEFL Prep guide books. To improve my score, I then bought two TOEFL Prep guide books by which I could learn the English grammar or structure, reading comprehension, as well as English listening practice, since there was a TOEFL Listening CD bonus available on each book. These books are very helpful. A lot of TOEFL Exam tips available on these books. And, the price was not too expensive. Total price of the books is only IDR 70.000 or equivalent of US$ 9.

- Taking more Trial Test. About a week after I learned TOEFL Prep guide books I took the exam in another TOEFL Test institution. And my score was 503. It increased 50 from my previous score. I was satisfied enough with this result. However, this is still a trial test, not the real test. That’s why I need to prepare it more seriously, including my physical fitness since this test lasted approximately two hours.

- Finally, the Real TOEFL Prediction Test. When the real TOEFL Prediction Test finally came, about two weeks later, I felt more prepared so that I managed to pass the exam as planned. My score was 507. It's a little bit higher than the required score of 500.

Are you going to take a TOEFL Prediction Test too? I hope my experience I stated above will be useful for you.