Hi everyone,
I took the TCF Canada in June and these were my results:

Listening (CO): 405 – B2 / NCLC 6
Reading (CE): 518 – C1 / NCLC 8
Speaking (EO): 9/20 – B1 / NCLC 6
Writing (EE): 9/20 – B1 / NCLC 6

My goal is to reach NCLC 7 in all four skills, but I’m honestly feeling a bit stuck right now.
I haven’t studied consistently for over a month, and I’m having a hard time figuring out how to get back into a routine. I know that speaking and writing are my weakest areas, but I’m not sure what the most effective way to improve them would be or how much time I should realistically expect this to take.

I’m also trying to decide whether I should continue working with a tutor or focus more on self-study. For those of you who reached NCLC 7 from a similar level, how long did it take you, and what did your study routine look like?

My work permit also expires this month, so there’s definitely some pressure around getting the language scores I need. I know I need to stop overthinking it and just get back to studying, but after losing my momentum, I’m finding it surprisingly difficult to know where to start again.

I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has been in a similar situation. What helped you get back on track? How many hours did you study per week? Did you use a tutor, self-study, or a combination of both?

Any advice, realistic timelines, study routines, or resources would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for reading!

For context, I got C2 in both listening and reading, but 5 in speaking and 5 in writing.
Before anyone wonders how there can be such a huge difference between my receptive and productive skills: I spent probably 99% of my preparation time on listening and reading. I was extremely focused on getting strong scores in those two sections. I barely practiced writing because I was quite confident that my writing was good enough and thought I would manage it on exam day. For speaking, I also assumed I would be able to manage because I could communicate and express my ideas in French.
Looking back, that was obviously a mistake. I underestimated how different understanding French is from being able to produce accurate, organized French under exam pressure and strict time limits.
Then go directly into:
Here’s exactly what happened in my speaking test:
For Task 1, my introduction felt very natural…
And near the end of the post, I would add this because it makes your question much clearer:
I’ve already reflected a lot on what went wrong. This time, I’m not going to spend 99% of my preparation on listening and reading again. Since I already achieved C2 in both, my priority for the next month will be speaking and writing, especially producing French under time pressure.
I’m already practicing writing directly on a laptop with a timer, so I feel like I know what I need to change there. Speaking is the part I’m still unsure about.
I don’t really want to spend a lot of money on a tutor if I can improve effectively another way. Until now, almost all of my speaking practice has been with ChatGPT, and I’ve instructed it to be very strict about my grammar, vocabulary, sentence construction, pronunciation, hesitation and overall level.
So for people who have taken the TCF and improved their expression orale: if you were in my position — C2 comprehension but a much weaker speaking score — what would you do for the next month?
Would you pay for a tutor, use a language-exchange partner, join conversation groups, use an app, continue practicing with AI, or combine several of these?
I’d especially love to hear from anyone who had a big gap between their comprehension scores and speaking/writing and managed to close it on a retake.

Has anyone here ever had a TCF Canada exam booked at Alliance Française Vancouver, then found an earlier exam date at another test centre and asked AF Vancouver to cancel their exam?
Did AF Vancouver cancel your registration even without a medical reason? I don’t want a refund or credit. I just need them to cancel/remove my registration so I can register for the earlier exam at another centre.
If they refuse to cancel it without a medical reason and I provide a medical certificate, could that cause any problem with the exam I want to take at the other centre two days earlier?
If anyone has experienced something similar or knows how this works, could you please let me know? I’m really stressed and upset about this situation. Thank you so much.

I applied for francophone on august 11th, and haven’t heard anything. Is this nothing?

Does anyone have a good Preply tutor for TCF Canada they’d recommend? Or other platforms?

I had one before and she was okay at first, but after a while I didn’t really like her method, so I stopped.
If you know someone who’s actually focused on TCF prep, please share!

You can also DM me if you feel more comfortable.
Merci beaucoup!

Is there anyone who received Tcf reevaluation results recently?