If you consider of taking TOEFL, please read the following guidelines.

1. FIRST, you must prepare.

• Self study or taking tuition.
• Both are good. Besides taking tuition, you should practice on your own.
• Here are the lists of classes you can take to prepare TOEFL. ( TOEFL classes)
• Become a member at ICE youth library and American Center where you can borrow many TOEFL books and tapes.
• Don’t forget to practice at Self Access Center at American Center to get a higher score.

Please take my advices.

1. Read widely as possible as you can.

2. If you encounter an unknown word, just search it in a dictionary and learn it.

3. Try to improve your vocabulary.

4. Do every practice tests from every TOEFL prep books and CDs, including both (paper-based and computer-based)

5. Try to both listen every tape and practice your ears to become familiar with American English.

6. If you love watching American movies, turn off subtitle feature. That will provide as a good practice too.

7. Track your improvements by making a file that collects your marks from every practice tests.

8. Take your test in real testing condition.

9. Take your test in a quiet room. No cell phone. No walking around during the test.

10. Try to become familiar with the test format and try to finish in a timely fashion.

11. You have to take the test about three hours.

2. SECOND, you must register.

• When you decide to sit for the exam, you must register.
• As TOEFL is taken by many Myanmar students each year, you should register at least three months to ensure your place for the exam.
• There are three test centers in Myanmar. (American Center, International School, Grand Plaza Park Royal Hotel)
• You can choose your desired one among those three.
• You can check the test dates for Myanmar at American Center’s main library board.
• Collect a TOEFL bulletin from American Center or download from www.ets.org
• Many registration services are now available to register TOEFL in Myanmar. Here’re the list (TOEFL registration services)
• The registration fee will cost USD$140 for ETS; however, you must also pay extra fee (around 10 or 15) for the agents or services that make the registration for you.
• You should/must get the printed out email confirmation from ETS by asking the registration services. 
• After usually one or two months, your ticket for TOEFL exam will be mailed to your home by ETS via regular post. Remind the people of your home to pick up the ticket. It’s very important for your exam day. Without the ticket, you will not be allowed to sit for the exam.
• There are many happenings that students lost their tickets. If this happens to you, don’t panic.
• Email the ETS to get report your missing ticket. If you can’t get the answer, go to American Center.
• You can get the letter to sit for your exam instead of the ticket by American Center if you request the problem to the responsible person.

Advices for Registration

1. Service charge will be varied with the agents.
2. Discuss with the friends and phone many agents.
3. Choose the best.
4. Missing name is one of the problems that students always encounter.
5. In US, people usually have first name, middle name and last name (family name).
6. Think how you will arrange your name.
7. For example, July Moe Zaw.
8. If she choose July as first name, Moe as middle name and Zaw as last name. Her name will be appeared as Zaw July on her ticket. It’s Ok. But she should have to write her middle Moe when she takes the exam.
9. Now, it is the time to think of your name how you will arrange it. Remember the order of the name too. Tell your registration services about your preferred order ahead.
10. Don’t forget to collect the email confirmation you should get after completing the registration.

THIRD, you must fill out the ticket after you got it.

• You can report your TOEFL score for four colleges of your choice for free.
• As a chance, you should use it.
• Make up your mind to choose four favorite colleges.
• Look up the college’s code on the Test center lists and Institution codes released by ETS.
• You can pick up free copy at American Center or download from www.ets.org
• Fill the codes.
• Stick up your photo on the ticket.
• Sign and fill up necessary information ( in ENGLISH ) on the ticket.

FOUR, before the real test day

You must bring the following things to the test center with you.

1. Admission ticket
2. sharp several no.2 pencils
3. an eraser and an sharpener
4. NRC or National Registration Card for identification

You should also do the following things too.

1. Wear appropriate clothes.
2. As temperature in test rooms are always colder than outside, bring a jacket or coat along with you if you can’t stand a cold condition.
3. Bring some snacks or foods so that you can consume in your 5 minute break.
4. Bring a water bottle too.

You should go to the test center earlier if you want to avoid unnecessary delays.

Visit the test center ahead of test day if you have not been to the test center before.

H301 American Center (14, Tawwin Street, Dagon Township, Yangon)

H302 International School Yangon (20, Shwe Taung Gyar Street, Bahan Township, Yangon)

H303 Grand Plaza Park Royal Hotel ( 33, Alanpya Pagoda Road, Dagon Township, Yangon)

FIFTH, After the test

The test score will be arrived to you after two or three months.

If you don’t get the score until your friends get theirs.

Email ETS about your missing score, including your name, registration no, test date and test center name.

If you don’t like your score, prepare to sit for it again.

For me, I took TOEFL only just for one time.

If you score higher than 550, it’s OK.

If you score 600 or above, it is better because many colleges recommend that score.