15 Universities for IELTS Score 6.5 [& TOEFL 79]

International students are required to submit either IELTS, TOEFL, or PTE Academic scores to prove their proficiency in English language. The following is a list of 15 universities and colleges in the U.S. that require minimum IELTS score of 6.5 (band score). The corresponding equivalent TOEFL score is 79 or 80. TOEFL vs IELTS vs PTE…

Drinking Alcohol Doesn’t Affect Next-Day GRE Test Scores

How many of you would consume a lot of alcohol the night before taking a GRE Exam? Findings of a new research conducted at Boston University and Brown University indicate that taking alcohol the night before an exam does not impact college students’ test performance. However, there is evidence that it can affect their moods, attention…

11 Websites for GRE Reading Comprehension Practice

Reading Comprehension (RC) section in GRE Verbal section is easy to tackle. If you get long boring passage as first 4 to 6 questions, then you are in for some tough Verbal section (score) ahead. You can improve your GRE Reading Comprehension score by practice. If you have regular reading habits (Magazines, Novels, News Papers)…

ETS PPI + GRE Scores = Guaranteed Admission?

How many of you are aware of ETS Personal Potential Index? A web-based evaluation system for graduate applicants, provides evaluator ratings on specific personal attributes that graduate and professional school deans and faculty say are critical for academic success. You can improve your admission chances by forwarding PPI along with GRE Scores to improve your…

How to Score 30/30 with TOEFL iBT Speaking Practice?

After posting the article, 5 Reasons for Low Scores in TOEFL iBT Speaking, many students / blog readers shared their thoughts on why they got low scores in that TOEFL iBT section. A few sent their comments on how they prepared by sharing their TOEFL speaking practice methods. But among these readers, one comment stood out…

5 Reasons for Low Score in TOEFL iBT Speaking Section

The TOEFL iBT Exam includes the following section: Listening Reading Speaking Writing Generally, the hardest part to score high points is usually in the TOEFL speaking section. Most students who score less points tend to perform poorly in the speaking section. TOEFL iBT Speaking Section Students are not aware of how to respond to the…