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455 points by CRS Calculator - Plan B worth it?

le_eddz

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May 25, 2018
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Hey all,

After receiving my IELTS results recently, I finally got 455 points as per the official CRS calculator. However, I'll be applying through Express Entry in August because that's when I'll finish my studies (1 year - study permit). The thing is, before planning on taking the IELTS, my initial plan was to study for 2 years and get the 3-year PGWP, so I applied at another institute earlier this year and got accepted, but the tuition fee due date is in the 20th of June, and the term starts in September.

Will I definitely get an ITA eventually? Because even if I drop out before the term starts, the college deducts $1,000 from the tuition fee (for international students). So I was wondering is it worth it to pay and reserve my seat? Or is my ITA guaranteed? Thanks!
 

le_eddz

Star Member
May 25, 2018
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ITA is guranteed at 455
Thanks! An 8-month program at a DLI is considered as a 1 year certificate, right? So from January to August I'll be fine? Because there was an Ontario strike last November and my program was postponed for a couple of weeks so technically it was from January 22 till mid-August.