In the last part of this mini series about the new TOEFL we’re looking at the writing section. We’ll see what the previous writing section required, the new writing section,

If you’ve been paying attention to the news about English Language Testing or have been following me on LinkedIn, you already know that the new TOEFL has undergone some major

Over the past few months I’ve been analyzing the speaking section of the new TOEFL. Here are my thoughts about the changes, the new questions, and how to prepare. What

The TOEFL that I’ve known and loved for almost 14 years is now no more. While it underwent changes over that time, most of them were the elimination of questions

I’m sitting in my favorite coffee shop reflecting on 2025, and I can’t believe how quickly the year has gone by. I find a lot of value in pausing, looking

It feels like the year is quickly coming to an end, and with two months left I want to keep working and making an impact in the world.   Thankfully an

Sometimes we can be our own worst enemies when it comes to meeting our goals.  You might put much more work into something than we need to, or you might

Have you ever gone to an all-you-can-eat-buffet and later regretted it? Here in Chile they are called a tenedor libre which translates to “free fork”. There’s a hotel that I

Over the years I’ve noticed some recurring themes that prevent people from getting the score they need to get into their top choice program. While it is possible to retake

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A few weeks ago ETS announced that some big changes to TOEFL are in our future. There are also some improvements that have already taken affect. In this blog post

ETS (the company that created and oversees TOEFL) has made an important change to taking the TOEFL Home Edition. In addition to ensuring that you testing environment meets their high