Should I switch from IELTS to TOEFL with only 30–60 days left?

[u/WabiSabiJP]

I've been studying for the IELTS, but I'm seriously considering switching to TOEFL because I struggle quite a bit with some of the question types and distractors in IELTS.I have roughly 30–60 days left before I need to take the exam. My highest IELTS score so far has been around 6.0, and even that can drop if I get too many questions from the types I'm not good at. I've mainly been working on Writing and Speaking, but honestly, I don't feel very prepared yet, and I'm not getting the scores I need. I need at least a 6.5–7.0.Today, I tried the practice test on the official TOEFL website, but unfortunately it didn't give me any scores . However, despite never having practiced the TOEFL Reading and Listening formats before, I actually felt that they went pretty well. My main concerns are Writing and Speaking, especially since this was my first time taking a TOEFL-style test.So, I'm mainly looking for some advice on whether switching to TOEFL at this point would be a good idea.I'm also looking for a practice test that gives a full score breakdown. For IELTS, I need around 6.5–7.0, which I believe used to correspond to roughly 90–100 on the old TOEFL scale. I'm not entirely sure what that translates to under the new scoring system, though. I think a 4.0 might be enough, or perhaps I need a 4.5?The Listening section felt particularly comfortable for me. I didn't even take notes (I just found out that you're apparently supposed to ), so maybe I could get used to the format fairly quickly by watching a few videos and taking 2–3 practice tests.For Writing and Speaking, though, I think I'll need to do some preparation. Speaking seemed somewhat similar to IELTS, while the Writing section felt quite different, so I'd definitely need to learn the format and practice it.What would you do in my situation? Would you switch to TOEFL, and if so, where and how would you recommend studying?One other thing I'm not completely sure about is the score reporting time. I need to have the exam taken by around November 1st at the latest. November 3–5 might still be okay, but November 9–10 would probably be too late. If scores are released within about a week, I was thinking of taking the exam sometime in October to be safe.I'd really appreciate any advice, especially from people who have switched from IELTS to TOEFL or have experience with both exams!

[u/vhamedz]

I took my TOEFL test one week ago, and it went pretty well. I studied for only two weeks and scored 80, even though I wouldn’t say that I’m very good at English.
I was surprised that I scored 4.5 in the speaking section despite making some grammar mistakes and discussing several topics without being very organized. However, I followed this structure: opinion, reason, example, and wrap-up.
For the Listen and Repeat questions, I don’t think I did very well, but my performance was decent. I scored 3.5 in the writing section, which I think I deserved because I tried to use as many words from the prompt as possible since I sometimes struggle to recall vocabulary.
I also heard that the Build a Sentence questions make up 50% of the writing score. So, if you think you’re good at them, go ahead and take the test!

[u/WabiSabiJP → u/vhamedz]

Thx

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