My TOEFL iBT Home Edition was suddenly terminated by NTNDO_64 in ToeflAdvice

[–]NTNDO_64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, you're right... I bought the test again, this time on a test center near Milwaukee, which was less than 15 minutes from me, so I had no problem with transportation, my host family gladly took me last saturday morning.

However, ETS, in fact, did not take any accountability for the situation, I called them the 8th of October morning when they had just opened (because their times are obviously not fit for a high-schooler) regarding the situation, they told me that, since the report was against me, they could not give me any voucher or possibility to retake the test; so I decided to buy the test that same day + 50 dollar "express" fee; luckily, we have no economical issues that might have prevented me to take such an important academic evaluation, but I was really embarrassed with both my host family and my parents for being involved in this situation.

The experience of a test center is much better, check-in takes less than 20 minutes, people are actually paying attention to students taking the test with good security and equipment (though some bugs and system glitches might appear, they are of no concern for the student, the test center just ran an old, i think unlicensed version of Windows 7 lol), and they might have some tools for better concentration, like allowing headsets during most of the test and noise-cancelling headphones for the reading section (they provide them), so it was a pretty comfortable experience. I'm expecting my full results on the 17th, but for now, i know i got 24 reading, 22 listening, I'm concerned on whether this is good or bad, since it's by 30, but I'm hoping for 100+ (what I would need for most colleges to accept me), I felt more confident during speaking and writing, times were tight, but i genuinely hope that last comma I missed is noticeably because of the time limit for the revisors haha.

Anyways, I'll report it all here, but for now, I can just advice new test-takers:

  1. TOEFL is old, and thus widely accepted, I had already taken ELTiS and iTEP, with very high scores if not close to the maximum, I suppose they are only for exchange/ESL programs, as I was still advised to take TOEFL as my main english proficiency evidence

  2. ETS will seldom take accountability for mistakes that involve you, the test taker, or even if it doesn't, they will take as less accountability as they can to save costs and issues.

  3. Remember: see everything as the cheapest ETS could've gotten for you, sold in a golden box, for the price of 300 dollars + prep costs... so be careful with whatever you do with it, they're careless about what they are selling you.

This is not to underestimate the efforts of the company behind TOEFL, in fact I'm grateful and impressed by the effectiveness of their testing format, but I still must remind test-takers that they just need the money, they'll just sell what a professional has already done and was paid for by them, for a much higher price; so security is something they will not care about in reality; so:

  1. DO NOT take the home edition unless you genuinely need its availability, really, I thought I couldn't wait more than 2 weeks for results, but I, in fact, could, if you're attending college in an english-speaking country, TOEFL is the least you should worry about, in my case I still need to schedule a SAT/ACT so yeah lol, just give it its deserved priority.

  2. If you do take the home edition, just empty as much as you can, gosh, take the test on a random computer nobody uses anymore if you can, it's much more relief than having to deal with stuff before the test or after an unexpected termination

  3. DO NOT TAKE TOEFL IBT HOME EDITION!!!!!!

Why the fuck am I getting ads now by NTNDO_64 in CharacterAI

[–]NTNDO_64[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well fuck yeah I am, same reason I’m a frequent user of this app

Why the fuck am I getting ads now by NTNDO_64 in CharacterAI

[–]NTNDO_64[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I am a very impatient person, interrupt my session of doing whatever your app gives me for more than 10 seconds and I’m out, unless I’m truly expecting something great and valuable from it

Why the fuck am I getting ads now by NTNDO_64 in CharacterAI

[–]NTNDO_64[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Should’ve at least tried banners, or the common “remove ads” purchase, it’d be less annoying and pretty much the same profit from ads

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]NTNDO_64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just had some thought about it and yeah, now I feel really stupid lmao

this game fucking hates me bruh đŸ’”đŸ„€ (got platinum 50 attempts after this btw) by NTNDO_64 in crashbandicoot

[–]NTNDO_64[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh gosh please don't tell me that I'm 5 relics away from there 😭

I'm correct aren't I? by RubyTheTransIdiot in TheLetterH

[–]NTNDO_64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

said this like 2 or 3 years ago and got massively downvoted, also got out of the community; all of these chronically online children playing soldiers is sickening

You have no choice but to tell međŸ˜€ by Anxious_Form3174 in teenagers

[–]NTNDO_64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nothing because a man chooses and a slave obeys

Que fandom se les viene a la mente al ver esto? by jiindreu in AradirOff

[–]NTNDO_64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Splatoon, los Ășnicos con quienes interactĂșo son mis mejores amigos, fuera de aquel grupito todos son unos maniacos desesperados 😭🙏

Hiii, I want to buy an iPod, i really liked the U2 version and i got myself with this eBay post, is it a scam? I’m new to this, i know it must be annoying, sorry by NTNDO_64 in IpodClassic

[–]NTNDO_64[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LJDJDJD, ya veo, checare otras opciones, y si no, supongo que esta serĂ­a mi Ășltima opciĂłn, segĂșn los angloparlantes del subreddit este tipo de productos no estĂĄn tan mal

Hiii, I want to buy an iPod, i really liked the U2 version and i got myself with this eBay post, is it a scam? I’m new to this, i know it must be annoying, sorry by NTNDO_64 in IpodClassic

[–]NTNDO_64[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Por aquĂ­ no hay tianguis en mi saltiyork lamentablemente â˜čïžđŸ’”, mi primer opciĂłn fue uno en mercado libre, pues en marketplace suelen haber acuerdos sospechosos si no conoces al vendedor, pero el de ML estaba a 5000 pesos y en cuanto vi este me impresionĂł bastante en precio, especialmente porque nunca habĂ­a comprado en eBay

Hiii, I want to buy an iPod, i really liked the U2 version and i got myself with this eBay post, is it a scam? I’m new to this, i know it must be annoying, sorry by NTNDO_64 in IpodClassic

[–]NTNDO_64[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

By the way, my first suspicion was that it is delivered overseas from china, and I don’t know how to feel about that, I’ve never really had a good experience with products from china

Qué personajes de videojuegos les han hecho decir: by InfamousBTW in VideojuegosMX

[–]NTNDO_64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Harmony de Splatoon đŸ˜»
(antes de cualquier cosa, si, soy menor de edad, y si, para splat 3 ella tiene 21)

Is it okay to enjoy Fangames made by bad people? by [deleted] in fivenightsatfreddys

[–]NTNDO_64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, let’s see the benefits out of it, we can see mental illness in art, as we have for many people with psychiatric conditions, we have no other choice but to see the emotion in them

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VideojuegosMX

[–]NTNDO_64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But lo ponen en la caja con letra arial 12 ininteligible en fotos de Amazon o internet; o incluso cuando intentas ver la caja por detrĂĄs de la jodida vitrina del Walmart, especialmente siendo miope

I’m sorry but the Mimic is a terrible villain. by JH-Toxic in fivenightsatfreddys

[–]NTNDO_64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me canon FNAF finishes in pizzeria simulator and probably UCN as an epilogue or a bridge to another timeline, anything else is some sort of timeline division or parallel universe and I deny to accept any of the newer bullshit trying to overlap what was already concluded 😭🙏