Below is a copy of my PTE Academic score report. For my full report on taking the test, click here.
I really like that the score doesn’t contain any personal information (mailing address, passport number, etc). That makes it easy to share online. My TOEFL report contains my home address and part of my passport number, so I have to manually censor it before sharing it.
My scores arrived about 45 hours after I completed the test. Interestingly, I got the standard “You’ve just completed your PTE Test” about five minutes before the scores arrived.
Note that PTE scores can be sent to an unlimited number of institutions at any time at no cost. That makes the PTE a more attractive option than the TOEFL test, which charges a hefty fee to send scores to institutions after the test has been taken (four score recipients can be selected for free before the test has been taken).
I summarized my experience taking the test a few days ago, but a few more things come to mind:
- I didn’t get any unscored “summarize the conversation” or “respond to a situation” speaking questions. I guess those have been cycled out. The latter is used in the PTE Core test, if I remember correctly.
- I didn’t use any “templated responses” when responding to test questions.
- I didn’t get any videos in the listening section.
Let me know if you have any questions about the test.
I hope to take a different test in the next week or two. More on that later.
