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Chicagomum:
My husband got

Listening 7.5

Reading 9.0

Writing 9.0

Speaking 9.0

Overall 8.5

He says he wont write again is this enough?

Try remarking if he's the PA. Someone has gotten a listening upgrade here before. He needs just one more right answer to hit 8.
Hailings to your husband, he assaulted IELTS

Please ask for a remark dear

It will surely end in praise

Trusting God with you...

Chicagomum:
I am wailing ooooooo

Listening 9

Reading 9

Writing 6.5

Speaking 7.5

Overall 8.0

Should i ask for a remark? or for another?

Hello All,

I honestly cannot contain my joy.
3rd attempt at IELTS and first time with IDP and my scores are;
LRWS 9||8.5||7.5||8

1st attempt (BC)
LRWS 8||7.5||6.5||7
(result remain unchanged after EOR)

2nd attempt (BC)
LRWS 7.5||8||7||7

Now i'm sitting pretty with a CRS of 441....from 387 ��

Swansy10:
My people we are here again, this time not to rant but to share good news. The IELTS hurdle has been scaled

2nd attempt after a LRWS- 8.0,6.5,7.0,8.0 BC

MOD Dec 1st
L - 8.0
R - 8.0
S - 7.5
W - 8.5

I know I did very well in the exam but my people how do you get an 8.5 in writing
My hands were shaking after I saw the result. CRS chilling at 453.
To all those that didn't make it this time, keep trying. I am waiting to read your testimony.

Congratulations....I like the confidence in this announcement. It's not easy jare. Wishing you a speedy process.

Who is the PA in this case?

Chicagomum:
My husband got

Listening 7.5

Reading 9.0

Writing 9.0

Speaking 9.0

Overall 8.5

He says he wont write again is this enough?

@DrMrsCK, dezzydon, Travelbunny007, Mr Teeo, mapleking, mumtotheBeloved, njbybrthnly,KingAEle, markmp01 and any other December 12 ITA recipient, what do you think about creating a whatsapp group to help eachother with any confusing aspect of the application?

BC vs MOD BITTER TRUTH!!
At this stage, I am convinced it is very safe to advise our people to switch to IDP MOD for their subsequent IELTS test. It has been stylishly advised on this platform b4 now but I think it's time we just hit it on the head. The kinda results released today is so devastating seeing most people do well in other modules but coming short with a 6/6.5 in WRITING. It's simply unimaginable especially when the pointers shows that most of this are from BC.
Listen! If u read from Pt1 till date wella, you can't but agree this assertion is close to the truth and you just need a SWITCH.
Personally, I feel BC is intentional with most of this things and of course I am a living witness. I did BC IELTS 4x and never had 7 in writing. Na so so 6/6.5 until I switched to MOD where I aced writing in both my 2 attempts. Of course it has been canvassed here lately that people should switch to ICES with the varying stress & delay involved with WES. This obvious reason is well enough to make u have that in your IELTS too.
N.B: While I wish our beloved ones heading for remark SUCCESS ahead, I advise you not only select that WRITING for remark but also select SPEAKING alongside. This has worked positively for some folks I know. All the best guys!

MJ888:
Hello All, seeking advice here.
I and my partner about to do our ECA. Both of us finished from different universities, but plan to send our sealed transcript envelopes (addressed to ICES) in the same courier package to avoid paying two courier fees. I don't know if it will fly and be accepted by ICES as coming directly from our respective universities.
Thanks guys for your anticipated response.

From the same university, fine but from different universities, I doubt.

MJ888:

Congratulations. Did you use study materials from page 1 or where exactly?

I used Jay's structure for my writing, alot of complex sentences. Even asked a question in my task 2. I would always advice everyone to do task 2 first

For reading, a combination of Jay's videos, ielts advantage and ieltsonlinetest.com for practice

Listening was again Jay videos, ielts advantage, ieltsonlinetest.com and YouTube for practice

Zinggi:


Congratulations....I like the confidence in this announcement. It's not easy jare. Wishing you a speedy process.

Congrats Ella

hiiphy:
Pls someone advise me, I had listening 8.5reading 7.5speaking 7.5 and writing 6.5. Applying alone I have a MBA, what my best bet,remarking to hope for upgrade of my writing or write complete new one?

Simulate your CRS score with the result and see what you get first.

Chicagomum:
I am wailing ooooooo

Listening 9

Reading 9

Writing 6.5

Speaking 7.5

Overall 8.0

Should i ask for a remark? or for another?

REMARK REMARK!!!!! God! See result!

Hhhhhmmm!

So just checked out my ielts result:

L 8.5
R 9
W 6.5
S 7.5

I can't complain too much as I didn't practice much but I'm considering a remark for writing and speaking.

I salute ur sharpness for that switch from BC to MOD.
Congratulations!!!

Swansy10:
My people we are here again, this time not to rant but to share good news. The IELTS hurdle has been scaled

2nd attempt after a LRWS- 8.0,6.5,7.0,8.0 BC

MOD Dec 1st
L - 8.0
R - 8.0
S - 7.5
W - 8.5

I know I did very well in the exam but my people how do you get an 8.5 in writing
My hands were shaking after I saw the result. CRS chilling at 453.
To all those that didn't make it this time, keep trying. I am waiting to read your testimony.

So so sorry, feeling really sad here. Pls giving up should not be an option. [quote author=Fybe post=73833786][/quote]

Swansy10:
My people we are here again, this time not to rant but to share good news. The IELTS hurdle has been scaled

2nd attempt after a LRWS- 8.0,6.5,7.0,8.0 BC

MOD Dec 1st
L - 8.0
R - 8.0
S - 7.5
W - 8.5


Hey Jesus! 8.5 in writing? I'm not a rapper but I tap into this result. My LRW is tomorrow.

I know I did very well in the exam but my people how do you get an 8.5 in writing
My hands were shaking after I saw the result. CRS chilling at 453.
To all those that didn't make it this time, keep trying. I am waiting to read your testimony.

Congratulations! Pls dive into the pool asap.

Ella99:
Hello All,

I honestly cannot contain my joy.
3rd attempt at IELTS and first time with IDP and my scores are;
LRWS 9||8.5||7.5||8

1st attempt (BC)
LRWS 8||7.5||6.5||7
(result remain unchanged after EOR)

2nd attempt (BC)
LRWS 7.5||8||7||7

Now i'm sitting pretty with a CRS of 441....from 387 ��

Swansy10:
My people we are here again, this time not to rant but to share good news. The IELTS hurdle has been scaled

2nd attempt after a LRWS- 8.0,6.5,7.0,8.0 BC

MOD Dec 1st
L - 8.0
R - 8.0
S - 7.5
W

I know I did very well in the exam but my people how do you get an 8.5 in writing
My hands were shaking after I saw the result. CRS chilling at 453.
To all those that didn't make it this time, keep trying. I am waiting to read your testimony.

Hey Jesus! 8.5 in writing? I'm not a tapper but I tap into this result. My LRW is tomorrow.

wasseynewest:
I salute ur sharpness for that switch from BC to MOD.
Congratulations!!!

After 6.5 in reading that I was so sure of, I actually remarked and it came back unchanged.
I received sense

Chicagomum:
My husband got

Listening 7.5

Reading 9.0

Writing 9.0

Speaking 9.0



He says he wont write again is this enough?

Blood of Zechariah!!!! Pls help me ask him whose writing format he followed. I've never heard of anyone getting 9 in writing. Hey!!

I got 7.5 in speaking and its the maximum band i.e from 7.5 - 9 are in same band.

I want to ask for a remark of the writing.

Dear All,

Please how do I go about the NGN 15,000 payment. On BC's site it says Payable by Bankers draft addressed to British Council.
Do i go to my bank and ask for a bankers draft?

I intend to go to BC office on Monday morning to submit. Someone please help so that i can get the draft today.

Thank you for all your and encouragement.

I am begging my husband to retake cos he is the PA.


Congrats to all who scaled through.

It will end in praise!

wasseynewest:
Pls call for remark. But select both Speaking and Writing. That's the new logic

Did u just say you didn't practice much with this intimidating result(lol). Abeg head straight for that remark as u've rightly said without delay. All the best

mizGene:
Hhhhhmmm!

So just checked out my ielts result:

L 8.5
R 9
W 6.5
S 7.5

I can't complain too much as I didn't practice much but I'm considering a remark for writing and speaking.

flourisher:
My e-family! I ed my Ielts o, I ED!

I couldn't sleep kankan, been refreshing the page but showing result not found, I just enter gentle mode, didn't want to talk too much, I was just liking all the posts on this page without even reading and worse still you people were unusually quiet yesternight so nothing to engage me, the tension no be here o but now, the journey looks real to me.

First attempt BC
Overall Band:8.0
Listening: 8.5
Reading: 9.0
Writing: 7.0
Speaking: 7.5

NaGodwino!

I doubted myself a week to the exam, I have an extremely demanding job (7-4.30), two boys (3.4 n 1.5) with no help (hubby stays in another state and came home the night before my speaking test).

Thanks to God almighty, I used the study materials on page 1, I chose advantage by Chris and the material that came with the registration.
I made dinner immediately I return from work (if you greet me 5sec after close of work, I will politely tell you I have an appointment), fetched water (yes, pumping machine decided to spoil then smh), washed school uniforms, did homework (I had to warn the teacher, omo reduce the homework or you do it by yourself o) cajoled the kids to eat and sleep before 7pm (my toddler is still nursing, so that gets him to sleep faster, though stressful for me, for my 3yr old, I just pretend I am sleeping and after his numerous activity, he gets bored and sleeps off- sometimes, I also end up sleeping off lol).

So, I studied from 7pm-9pm (non-church service days, stopped attending mid-week service the week before exam (church days 8-9)), slept till 12, then studied from 12-5am to go make breakfast, walking like a zombie (most times, I complete my dres @ work, shebi na to come early, wu fashion parade hep?). I did all the practice on the website that Chris and BC recommended except the writing- did about 4 writing practice tests I wasn't 100% confident in what I learnt, so, I felt I needed to read more. I used my husband for the writing practice, whenever he chats me about work or anything, I will respond with either a formal or informal task 1 essay (e.g. I wrote an unsubmitted letter of complaint to the bread seller that sold him spoilt bread stating when and where he purchased, method of payment, emotions and the action needed lol, he had to beg me to stop correcting his statements). Then on weekends, I would send him my task 2 essay and he would mark and correct, whatever he says, I would paraphrase using a different but exact in meaning word and restructure the statement

So, I had 3 hrs sleep @ home, 30 minutes sleep @ work (during lunch time) and occasional dozing offs @ work. Boy I had headache but I lost the extra weight, someone begged me to recommend the drug I was using to shed weight lol.

My speaking was quite short and I lied no be small (well its called fiction). My examiner was speaking Yoruba ponbele while I was at the door and immediately I stepped in, she turn Oyinbo, DiarisGodo. I spoke on the song I like and the only song I could was Asa. I couldn't any other song in the whole wide world! I kukuma talked about the song and I am sure the examiner knows the song cos she was looking at me in a funny way like you know I don't believe you right? Wetin consan me and it took her a lot of effort to be professional lol (I said Asa lifts my spirit, identifies with my personality, ah iro yen po! abi when I didn't know what to jot down within first 5 secs, I turned to fiction o). In the Part 3, I made sure I used a lot of past, present and future tenses. I knew I did well though I didn't give my absolute best and I really trusted God for a miracle.

On the exam day, just as someone here said, I met two people I least expected, I used the restroom about thrice, the last time was to dance before the writing cos I was getting nervous. The listening was quite clearer than I expected, the part where the PhD student was talking about his future plans was what got me confused. Reading was bam, finished in 33 minutes, read over like 10 times. For writing, I spent extra time on task 1 about 24minutes before I borrowed myself brain. For task 2, I ed that giving gifts is better than other methods of showing we care and gave examples and detailed explanations. I didn't vary my vocab as much as I learnt cos the time was fast ticking. I read each sentence, paragraph and the entire tasks twice (Please write in pencil and edit your work). I was optimistic, I prayed, fasted, confessed and believed God.

God is faithful! If I can make it, then I believe you don't have any excuse

CONGRATULATIONS.

Can I just say I'm loving the energy on the thread this morning. To those who didn't get their desired result, please don't lose hope. Congrats to all who past. This test has shown me that it's not by power.

There is a Zenith bank very close to their office. Just walk in there in say u want to raise draft for BC. It takes abt 10mins.

Chicagomum:
I got 7.5 in speaking and its the maximum band i.e from 7.5 - 9 are in same band.

I want to ask for a remark of the writing.

Dear All,

Please how do I go about the NGN 15,000 payment. On BC's site it says Payable by Bankers draft addressed to British Council.
Do i go to my bank and ask for a bankers draft?

I intend to go to BC office on Monday morning to submit. Someone please help so that i can get the draft today.

Thank you for all your and encouragement.

I am begging my husband to retake cos he is the PA.


Congrats to all who scaled through.

It will end in praise!

flourisher:
My e-family! I ed my Ielts o, I ED!

God is faithful! If I can make it, then I believe you don't have any excuse

BIG CONGRATULATIONS to you,God bless you, thank you for this detailed post, despite your tight schedule (being a mother is very tasking ) as a mother ,you still selflessly typed this long,trust me post like this, is an inspiration to whoever is down at one stage or the other.
God will favour, bless your family, God will make every where (not just Canada) you step your foot on favour you for good.
raphrulz, you "gats " a lot of job to do, make sure you give her 10/10 when she submits PPR post


IT WILL END IN PRAISE

Thank you. Do i need to go with my port when I want to submit?

wasseynewest:
There is a Zenith bank very close to their office. Just walk in there in say u want to raise draft for BC. It takes abt 10mins.

[quote author=iaatmguy post=73835219] BIG CONGRATULATIONS to you,God bless you, thank you for this detailed post
Amen, the love, prayers and encouragement on this thread is so great. Thanks fam

Chicagomum:
Thank you. Do i need to go with my port when I want to submit?

If you are not the PA, remark your husband's instead and hope a miracle happens. And spend more energy and wayo loving to get him prepare for another. It is getting the required bands on each component that matters but as it is now he should get in the mood to trash it more severely this time.

You only lost 2 points, so recheck una CRS score.

Yeah, just in case.

Chicagomum:
Thank you. Do i need to go with my port when I want to submit?

Ielts 3rd attempt
L-9
R-8.5
W- 6.5
S-8
I am tired

Olha:
After 8 attempts, God finally said Amen!
BC 5 times
MOD 3 times
3 Remarks with BC, and i got 1 refund

MOD Test on Dec 1st
L-9.0
R-7.5
S-8.0
W-7.0

Special Congratulations !!! I'm so happy for you.
Congratulations to everyone who got their desired scores too!
For those still waiting, please don't give up! We'll rejoice with you very soon.
Cheers!!!

Sultanlek:
Ielts 3rd attempt
L-9
R-8.5
W- 6.5
S-8
I am tired

Receive strength and go apply for a remark!
Keep hope alive!