On Being Independent And Asking For Help

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I used to view being independent as a badge of honor. There’s a lot of history behind this and how my beliefs have evolved. I started working at the age of 10. My mom was a newspaper carrier for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and one day my parents sat me down and asked me if I […]

Big TOEFL Changes Coming January 2026

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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 I break down what has been officially announced and my take on everything. You can read the official announcement in its entirety here. What has […]

Important Changes to TOEFL Home Edition

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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 standards, test takers in Chile will now need to use a secondary camera that shows their keyboard and computer screen while taking the test. More […]