TOEFL® Question related to ideal Test Score.

[Nitinpatil0803]

I am nitin from india,

I wanted to post graduation in computers from US/Australia/NZ/Uk/SouthKorea/Japan
I am preparing for TOEFL from last 2 mnths.

Recently I have given kaplan pratice test.
I got following score R-22,L-19, S-11 and W-20.
Total 72.

So if I get somewhat in 70-80 score in actual toefl test then will it be good score to get admission in any of the above universities.

one more thing I did graduation in Bachelor of Engineering in "Instrumentation and Control" and 4 years of working experience in IT insdusty.
So my concern is ...can I apply for MS in computers in above universities?

Please help me to know about it.

[Esl_Expert]

Hello Nitin from India,

I'd say you should aim for a minumum score of 80 in order to get into a university in the US, but you should also keep in mind that each university sets its own minimum scores. In addition, the minimum TOEFL scores within any given university may vary from department to department. Quite a few universities here require minimum TOEFL scores of 100, and some also set minimum scores for each of the four sections of the test.

Your Kaplan practice test suggests that, first and foremost, you should focus on improving your speaking skills. Practice, practice, practice! A TOEFL speaking score of 11 is quite low, and such a score would likely create problems for you in gaining admission to most universities in the US -- even if your overall score were 80.

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“An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

[Nitinpatil0803]

Hi Esl Expert,

Thanks a lot for your valuable reply.
Yes I need to improve my speaking very much and i started doig that on serious note.

One more thing I wantd to know is
I did graduation in Bachelor of Engineering in "Instrumentation and Control" and 4 years of working experience in IT insdusty.
So my concern is ...can I apply for MS in "computers" in us/ik/australia/nz/japan/south korean universities?

[Thakkarvijayrajiv]

Hi All,

Scored-115/120

Reading-28
Speaking-29
Listening-29
Writing-29

Materials used to prepare:
1) www.english-test.net (Best for Listening & Writing)
2) Barrons TOEFL