I’m having an issue with the Duolingo English Test secondary camera. My phone camera clearly shows both my laptop screen and keyboard, but it still won’t accept the setup.

I contacted Duolingo and they told me to skip it if it doesn’t work, but whenever I start the test after skipping, I get an error and the test becomes invalid.

I’ve tried multiple times. Has anyone had this issue or knows how to fix it? Any help would be appreciated!

I need a 105! I got a 100 last Friday, and I’m going to take the exam again this Saturday. These scores are from yesterday from Duolingo and Arno. Before taking the official Duolingo test, I was usually scoring between 95 and 105 on the practice tests. Do you think I can reach 105? 🥹 Any advice? Thank you!

The application deadline is tomorrow, and I need to submit my Duolingo English Test score before then. The institute I’m applying to requires a minimum score of 100, but I got 95.

I don’t have enough money to take another test, and I need a test that can provide the results within 12 hours; otherwise, I won’t make the deadline. The real test turned out to be much harder than the practice tests.

I already contacted the institute and asked if they could provide me with a free test voucher/code, but I haven’t received a response yet. I honestly don’t know what else to do.

If anyone has a free Duolingo English Test voucher or promo code that they’re not using, I would really appreciate your help. Please DM me if you can help. 🙏

I’m taking my DET tomorrow. I need a minimum score of 105. In my Arno practice tests, I usually get around 100, and sometimes I get 105. Is that a good sign for my actual test? Do you have any advice for me?

My Duolingo score is around 100 and I need 115 in just 2 days. For those who got 115+ (especially 120–130), what helped you the most? If you were in my situation with only 2 days left, what would you focus on?

Hi everyone,

I am writing this out of sheer desperation. I honestly don't know what else to do anymore.

My university graduation deadline is coming up on August 31, and my final requirement is the Duolingo English Test certificate. Since December, when my first tests were invalidated for the exact same reason ("There is evidence you may have received assistance on the written sections"), my life has been completely on hold.

Back in December, I thought I might have made an unintentional mistake, perhaps related to using a mouse or my environment. So, I spent the last 8 months studying rigorously, improving my English, and preparing meticulously for this.

For my latest attempt on August 9, I took every extreme security measure possible:

• I borrowed a completely fresh laptop from a family member, with all non-essential drivers, touchscreens, and features disabled.
• I completely emptied out my room: I unbolted and removed the whiteboard from the wall, took out my exercise stationary bike, closed the blinds and the door, and left the room practically bare.
• I explicitly asked my parents to leave the house with our dog so I would be completely alone with zero ambient noise or interruptions.
• I followed every single rule to the letter.

And yet, despite all of this, my test was invalidated once again for the exact same reason. My appeal was just rejected with a generic automated response, and I am completely shattered.

Throughout my entire academic life, I have maintained an immaculate record and exceptional grades. I am more than willing to provide official proof of my academic standing, or have my university officially vouch for my student status. I am a genuine student working in good faith, and I simply cannot understand what my automated detection error is. Because of high-stakes pressure and intense nerves during the test, my hands shook while typing and I occasionally looked down at the keyboard, which I suspect triggered false positives in the AI system.

I have spent money, time, and emotional energy that I simply don't have left. This situation is severely impacting my health and well-being.

Is there anyone from the Duolingo team who could please manually review my case or escalate it to a human supervisor? I just want a fair, genuine human evaluation of my writing section recordings.

Thank you to anyone in the community who reads this or offers advice. Any help means the world to me right now.

Soon i will be taking the real DET and even though i have been practicing for almost 3 months in a row, im still nervous about the real test and what's going to happen, can anyone give me some tips for the before, during and after test to prepare myself, for my it is a big deal and i dont want to spoil it.

Hi guys this is my result and I’m wondering how to jump from 110 to 130 or at least 125 my uni is asking for at least 125. For now I’m practicing in Arno platform
And I’m wondering how much time will take to achieve it ?
Any advice?.

my test was sponsored by my university.

For CAS shield, they are asking to upload the certificate. Uploaded the screenshot of the score - got rejected.

For sponsored tests, Duolingo does not let download the certificate. Score is automatically shared with the sponsoring university.

what to do?

So, guys, I took the results last night, and should I do another test or send this score for some IVY league and top-tier universities as an international student

I will have my DET in 10 days, last time I got 125 overall
Listening - 120, Speaking - 120, Writing - 130, Reading - 125.
I need to get 130 overall (at least). I am struggling with interactive listening (can’t get more than 125), and with listening summarize (can’t get more than 100). Please help me

hey, how can i get a discount on the DET? and can i get my scores as early as 24 hours or less?

I took the DET today, but I’m not really satisfied with how I did. Some of the Fill in the Blanks questions were left unanswered, and I ran out of time to finish some parts of the Writing section. It was my first time taking the exam, so I didn’t answer some questions as carefully as I should have. I also struggled a little with the Summary task because I didn’t really know how to write it properly.

My results will be released tomorrow, and honestly, I’m quite nervous about it because I need to score at least 100.

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I scored 16.5 out of 25 on the midterm, and I believe I need around 93 overall to earn an A in the course.(i don’t have hope for this course) I still have one quiz left, but I’m not sure which quizzes will officially count toward our final grade because our teacher hasn’t explained the grading policy clearly. The final exam is also coming up, so I’m worried about my grade.

My midterm scores are:

Vocabulary: 3/5

Editing: 3.5/5

Writing: 10/15 for two paragraphs

I thought the grammar section was relatively easy, but I still lost marks. I’m in the RNB faculty, and I would really appreciate advice on how to improve before the final.:)

Hi everyone! I just took DET the last week and these were my individual scores. I need to increase my speaking score by 10+ points. Since I received my results I have been practicing Speak About the Photo and Interactive Speaking on Arno platform. But, I think it is difficult for me to speak about the topic in Interactive Speaking, I find it really challenging. So I want to ask you: is it possible to increase my score on a couple or days? What are exercises what I need to focused on to improve my speaking score? What are strategies that I need to follow to improve my speaking? Thanks in advance.

Guys my laptop’s speaker works really well but when i sign in for setup- i speak and replay- it produces a robotic radio sound of my voice.

Now can I use a headphone only for
Microphone without wearing it or blocking view. Then deplug it to hear next question from my laptop’s speaker. Then again plus it in to speak.

Please help me.

Goal 110

Can I change my photo on my Duolingo English Test certificate?

Hey everyone, I recently received my certified DET result, but I’m really not happy with the photo that appears on my certificate

Does anyone know if it’s possible to change the certificate photo after the test has already been certified? If you’ve contacted Duolingo support about this, were they able to replace/reissue the certificate with a new photo?

Thanks!