This is my story: I got 423 for my 1st IELTS attempt in Dec.2017, and was too optimistic about the cutoff until March 2018 (my PGWP would expire on Aug.31.2018). I improved my score to be 439 for my 6th IELTS attempt at the beginning of June 2018, and I thought I was definitely going to get ITA last year so I gave myself a month break to see the cutoff...but it just won’t drop and the lowest is always 440...and then I had re-taken over and over again, like 10 more after that the 6th, but no improvement any more...Well I can see you did IELTS 6 times , so we both share your points , I did IELTS 5 times and CELPIP 4 times till I nailed CLB9 and got my points all up high.
I thought that I won’t consult with an agent because I thought the consulting fees could be enough for me to improve my score for sure...And then I was totally wrong: I attempted 17 IELTS with 2 failed EOR and 1 CELPIP in total, and I did sign with an agent to deal with my EE and status in Canada.
And then my “Christmas gift” was from CIC (or it could be my lucky friend flew to visit and “share” some GL): I was so surprised to see the unique weekly draw at the end of 2018, and the lowest cutoff was 439 Feb. something and my profile created time was Jan.25 at 439.
(Forgive me that I just copied and pasted most of this content from the other thread I commented)