Now, the nice thing about the TOEFL score is its reputation: When you are going to study into a University (from Oxford to Liverpool, from Harvard to Queensland), if you are not a native English speaker, the university asks you to take a TOEFL (or equivalent) and get a score higher than X. As long as you provide that score, the university won't ask any questions. They don't doubt your English proficiency skills.
They should. My university had a minimum TOEFL score requirement. The number of grad students who passed that requirement, but then couldn't write a coherent English sentence to save their lives was still incredibly high.
They should. My university had a minimum TOEFL score requirement. The number of grad students who passed that requirement, but then couldn't write a coherent English sentence to save their lives was still incredibly high.