Remark Success rate

[iaman.hayer]

You are absolutely right. I have got two Masters degree, one from Switzerland and other from NewZealand. Additionally, I got international publications. However I just got 6.5 in writing, other scores were 9,9,8.5. In my previous attempt, when I scored half band less in one of the other tests, than what was required, they gave me 7.5 bands in writing. I think they are following, Bell curve marking criteria, where only a few selected candidates get their desirable score.

In my opinion, IELTS and the immigration authorities are coercing to fail people purposely for their own gain. They create an illusion about western countries and make people who attempt to take the test miss by 0.5 mark even though their effort deserves more than what they evaluate. In this case, the near miss of 0.5 will be a bait for you to either resit the exam or request a remark. Either way, one is a cash cow playing into the hands of the so called bigwigs. They claim to be fair and accurate with their marking scheme and yet there are instances in this forum where individuals have requested remark and obtained 0.5 to 2 band increase. This level of inaccuracy is very poor and makes me loose faith in the way the marking is conducted. Moreover the cost of remarking is so high that one gets discourage at the thought of it. Secondly, All of us are aware that IELTS authority take personal information such as career, nationality and other demographic information from candidate which i believe they make use of in determining who gets the right score. This results in certain professions being more likely to succeed in the test especially if they are in high demand in the west while others are far less likely to succeed as they are not in need.

Please note that I am not taking it personal because i have been on many others shoes where I got a near miss of 0.5. The funny thing is I am a first class student from a UK university and i have spoken English all my life. Studying in the UK is not easy, talk more of scoring a 1st. One is expected to do a lot of readings and write a lot of course work. If my English was not good enough I wont have been able to achieve that grade.

Another frustrating thing is the level of corruption,inequality, nepotism among other menaces in many of our countries that is pushing many youngsters and professionals to seek better opportunities elsewhere. This trend is likely to continue if we don't do something about it.

I cant really advice an individual to retake IELTS or request for EOR. But one thing I can advice and i am sure of is that if we build our countries to the standard we want, there will not be a need for immigration. It won't come easy but we know our future generations will benefit from it. You might even succeed with IELTS and end up migrating to the west but later in life you will want to return to the same place you have been running away from all your life.

For IELTS, this is my last attempt and have had enough.

Please check this video (

) and link(http://www.thefreeschool.education/language-tests-review.html) of related lawsuits against IELTS and Canadian Government. Dont know how the author of the video has succeeded in his effort but this information might be insightful.[/QUOTE

 

[iaman.hayer]

You are absolutely right. I have got two Masters degree, one from Switzerland and other from NewZealand. Additionally, I got international publications. However I just got 6.5 in writing, other scores were 9,9,8.5. In my previous attempt, when I scored half band less in one of the other tests, than what was required, they gave me 7.5 bands in writing. I think they are following, Bell curve marking criteria, where only a few selected candidates get their desirable score.

In my opinion, IELTS and the immigration authorities are coercing to fail people purposely for their own gain. They create an illusion about western countries and make people who attempt to take the test miss by 0.5 mark even though their effort deserves more than what they evaluate. In this case, the near miss of 0.5 will be a bait for you to either resit the exam or request a remark. Either way, one is a cash cow playing into the hands of the so called bigwigs. They claim to be fair and accurate with their marking scheme and yet there are instances in this forum where individuals have requested remark and obtained 0.5 to 2 band increase. This level of inaccuracy is very poor and makes me loose faith in the way the marking is conducted. Moreover the cost of remarking is so high that one gets discourage at the thought of it. Secondly, All of us are aware that IELTS authority take personal information such as career, nationality and other demographic information from candidate which i believe they make use of in determining who gets the right score. This results in certain professions being more likely to succeed in the test especially if they are in high demand in the west while others are far less likely to succeed as they are not in need.

Please note that I am not taking it personal because i have been on many others shoes where I got a near miss of 0.5. The funny thing is I am a first class student from a UK university and i have spoken English all my life. Studying in the UK is not easy, talk more of scoring a 1st. One is expected to do a lot of readings and write a lot of course work. If my English was not good enough I wont have been able to achieve that grade.

Another frustrating thing is the level of corruption,inequality, nepotism among other menaces in many of our countries that is pushing many youngsters and professionals to seek better opportunities elsewhere. This trend is likely to continue if we don't do something about it.

I cant really advice an individual to retake IELTS or request for EOR. But one thing I can advice and i am sure of is that if we build our countries to the standard we want, there will not be a need for immigration. It won't come easy but we know our future generations will benefit from it. You might even succeed with IELTS and end up migrating to the west but later in life you will want to return to the same place you have been running away from all your life.

For IELTS, this is my last attempt and have had enough.

Please check this video (

) and link(http://www.thefreeschool.education/language-tests-review.html) of related lawsuits against IELTS and Canadian Government. Dont know how the author of the video has succeeded in his effort but this information might be insightful.[/QUOTE

 

[ezaga1]

@iaman.hayer, I wish someone could really explain the criteria for the writing task. I reviewed a lot of band 8 and 9 sample essay while preparing and based my answers on thier principles but struggle to go beyond 6.5. Has anyone gotten 8 or 9 in IELTS writing? can u please share your tips? What are the examiners really looking for?

 

[iaman.hayer]

@iaman.hayer, I wish someone could really explain the criteria for the writing task. I reviewed a lot of band 8 and 9 sample essay while preparing and based my answers on thier principles but struggle to go beyond 6.5. Has anyone gotten 8 or 9 in IELTS writing? can u please share your tips? What are the examiners really looking for?

Write the pro's, con's, recommendations and the conclusion. Develop your ideas and use variety of examples. This is a universal formula for Academic writing. Make sure that you don't repeat your words often, use variety in vocabulary . For eg. Critics, Detractors, Denigrators ...you get the idea.....Additionally avoid any grammatical errors and I guess a good handwriting also helps (Mine sucks). This should get you 8 Bands in writing......

 

[Nidhi bhavsar]

04/05 - Did the payment for EOR
09/05 - Received an acknowledgment that my exam was sent to London
18/05 - Received an e-mail saying EOR was concluded n both scores were changed


I am still waiting for the new TRF tho.

Are you from India?
I have the same problem in speaking like miss by 0.5.

 

[Nidhi bhavsar]

I have exactly the same score. I have applied for eor. Also last time I got a 7 in writing.

How much they will take time? 4 weeks ?

Miss by 0.5 in speaking so i will go for revaluation.

 

[Nidhi bhavsar]

India.

How much time they will take? As i am from India.

 

[chavdamitul77]

As i said earlier,

2nd attempt of IELTS GT - Date - 24. 03. 2018 - IDP - Ahmedabad

Result Declared on 7th April 2018

L 8.5 R 8.5 W 6.5 S 7.0

I was damn sure with band descriptors with this attempt, so after receiving TRF applied for EOR on 10th April 2018

EOR Outcome Changed on 25th May 2018

L 8.5 R 8.5

Writing Changed from 6.5 to 7.5
Speaking Changed from 7.0 to 7.5

Happy CLB 10.

 

[Nidhi bhavsar]

As i said earlier,

2nd attempt of IELTS GT - Date - 24. 03. 2018 - IDP - Ahmedabad

Result Declared on 7th April 2018

L 8.5 R 8.5 W 6.5 S 7.0

I was damn sure with band descriptors with this attempt, so after receiving TRF applied for EOR on 10th April 2018

EOR Outcome Changed on 25th May 2018

L 8.5 R 8.5

Writing Changed from 6.5 to 7.5
Speaking Changed from 7.0 to 7.5

Happy CLB 10.

Want to ask few question if you don't mind then can you provide me your mail id or contact details please?

 

[chavdamitul77]

Want to ask few question if you don't mind then can you provide me your mail id or contact details please?

Mitul Chavda : chavdamitul77@yahoo.com

contact me first on it.

 

[amitahlawat06]

whatsapp group

https://chat.whatsapp.com/3PEZLrefgaFJhRUAaF7tJ6

 

[amitahlawat06]

hi guys do share your EOR experience in the group, as it could help someone

 

[fridge03]

As i said earlier,

2nd attempt of IELTS GT - Date - 24. 03. 2018 - IDP - Ahmedabad

Result Declared on 7th April 2018

L 8.5 R 8.5 W 6.5 S 7.0

I was damn sure with band descriptors with this attempt, so after receiving TRF applied for EOR on 10th April 2018

EOR Outcome Changed on 25th May 2018

L 8.5 R 8.5

Writing Changed from 6.5 to 7.5
Speaking Changed from 7.0 to 7.5

Happy CLB 10.

It's a thin line between CLB 8 and CLB 10

 

[yeskayk]

As i said earlier,

2nd attempt of IELTS GT - Date - 24. 03. 2018 - IDP - Ahmedabad

Result Declared on 7th April 2018

L 8.5 R 8.5 W 6.5 S 7.0

I was damn sure with band descriptors with this attempt, so after receiving TRF applied for EOR on 10th April 2018

EOR Outcome Changed on 25th May 2018

L 8.5 R 8.5

Writing Changed from 6.5 to 7.5
Speaking Changed from 7.0 to 7.5

Happy CLB 10.

Wow . Appreciate your patience as it took more than a months time for the EOR results to be out .
Good luck with the immigration journey .

 

[Raaj123]

@iaman.hayer, I wish someone could really explain the criteria for the writing task. I reviewed a lot of band 8 and 9 sample essay while preparing and based my answers on thier principles but struggle to go beyond 6.5. Has anyone gotten 8 or 9 in IELTS writing? can u please share your tips? What are the examiners really looking for?

You can try this website.
https://www.ieltsadvantage.com/ and

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQsc114NwnobESjk5Tbpjfw