12/03/2021
Mistake #5 Studying/preparing without a feasible study guide.
This category signed up with TOEFL training centres… which means they are opportune to study with feedback from their TOEFL trainer – yet they failed TOEFL. While I can’t vouch for the expertise of the TOEFL trainers they signed up with, from their stories, I noticed a recurring theme.
These folks were busy professionals who signed up to a physical TOEFL training centre and were ready to give it their best to avoid failing TOEFL. But for reasons beyond their control they found it hard to keep up with the trainer’s schedule.
Work and other important activities made them miss some of the classes and hindered their preparations. Since these TOEFL training centres don’t have flexible time, they missed a couple of classes.
For the classes they could attend, there was no way to re-learn what was taught; since there was no recording of the class to re-watch nor were their notes very comprehensive. At the end, they hoped on luck to make it through TOEFL but ended up with terribly low TOEFL scores.
Now is the time to reflect on your preparation for TOEFL. Do any of these 5 mistakes reflect your current state of TOEFL preparations?
If any of these mistakes reflects your current position, I highly recommend you don’t take your TOEFL soon. It will likely turn out disastrous if you don't have a clear understanding of how TOEFL works so you can crush it once and for all.