Just got my TOEFL scores and wanted to share my experience here in case it helps someone 🙌 **Reading:** Way harder than what I practiced. In most mocks, the fill-in-the-blank words were super simple (like when, like, etc.), but in the real test there were a lot of advanced/specific words. I literally left 2 blanks empty. Also, the email questions in mocks were very obvious (like asking for a date directly), but in the real test they were more indirect and kinda tricky. Timing was okay though, I even had time to review, but honestly I moved on with a lot of doubt. (My mock scores were usually around 5.5–6) **Listening:** This one shocked me the most. Conversations were okay, but the lectures were LONG and pretty hard to follow. I never used to take notes, but I suddenly started doing it in the exam, and honestly, I think without notes it would’ve been really difficult. The worst part: both the questions and answer choices were long too, so it was hard to read and analyze them properly.…