For every single international student, the TOEFL is an additional test that has to be included in the college application. The TOEFL is used to gauge a person’s ability and fluency in English. It definitely isn’t as challenging as the SAT, nor is it as important, but you need it for your application.
When I took it, the TOEFL was scored on a scale of 300 points, and the closer you get to the higher the better. However, based on the new scoring system and other forums that talk about scores and grades required for admission to the top universities in the U.S., anything from 100 (on a scale of 120) and up should be good, since SAT scores are what the admissions office really looks at. (This is for the Internet-based Test.)
In my case, I scored about 290 out of 300, and I decided to send those in without re-taking the TOEFL.
Different TOEFL Tests
The Internet-based Test (IBT) was introduced late 2005 and has progressively replaced both the computer-based tests (CBT) and paper-based tests (PBT). Some countries still have paper-based testing though. The IBT has been introduced in phases, with the United States, Canada, France, Germany, and Italy in 2005 and the rest of the world in 2006, with test centers added regularly. The CBT was discontinued in September 2006 and these scores are no longer valid.
The test content would be split off like this: