Okay, so you scored a perfect 5.0 on your independent essay. Great. Fantastic! Does that mean you got an A+ ? No. Sorry. There is no connection between a TOEFL score (rating) and the grading system used in American schools, a system based on letters (A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, etc.).
A TOEFL essay that scores a perfect 5.0 means you demonstrated OPDUL=C. A speaking task that scores a perfect 4.0 means you demonstrated OPDUL=C when speaking. The same applies to the reading and listening sections.
Yes, a perfect score does feel like an A+, but it's not. To get an A+, you have to sit in a real classroom and fulfill a real professor's grading criteria specific to that course.
Remember: The TOEFL iBT measures English language proficiency. English language proficiency, according to TOEFL, is based on OPDUL=C. High scores mean you proficiently demonstrated OPDUL=C.
What to learn more about OPDUL=C? Just click on the book.
