Anh is a Vietnamese, foreign-trained pharmacist. She got her degree in Hungary and then moved to America. She wanted to stop working as a pharmacy technician, and that was why she needed minimum Speaking scores of 26+ on TOEFL iBT. Obviously, Anh needed to meet NABP’s requirement for Speaking 26. Even though she took the exam a few times by …
TOEFL Success Story: How Olek Stabilized Months of Fluctuating Scores
Below is another real-life story from Olek, a pharmacist who passed TOEFL iBT with final scores of 107 (R28 L28 S27 W24) in early September, 2019. This post was prepared from a spoken interview between Olek and Jaime Miller. It has been lightly edited. These are his words. “Before coming to the US, I was the head of the business …
Eli’s Story: From Non-Learner to Fast Learner (and Speaking 26)
In the story below, Jaime’s parts are written in black, while Eli’s are in blue. Eli: On April 20, 2015 I passed the FPGEE (a test required by the American National Board of Pharmacy when a foreign-trained pharmacist wants to work in America). So, that summer I started studying for the TOEFL iBT, on my own—just like I did for …
From 177 Mistakes to 77 to 20 to Speaking 27
Since I originally posted this in September, I have waited for three and a half months to find out WHEN my student would finally get her minimum Speaking score of 27. Today, today her chapter of TOEFL ends… and her “real life” is starting. If you must score 26/30 on TOEFL iBT Speaking, then I hope you will read the …
Interview With a Pharmacist Who Got 26 on TOEFL Speaking
On our website, you can read numerous success stories of our students who have managed to overcome major life and language challenges to achieve their TOEFL goals. For most of them, taking the TOEFL isn’t an easy thing to do. It wasn’t an easy task for Christina, as she was facing a lot of work and social challenges on her …