Learning French was one of the greatest things I did to boost my CRS Score from 449 to 520.

[vvik33]

Hi all,

Just some Sunday morning motivation to say if you're learning or considering learning French to boost your CRS, please keep at it! It's worth it.

In 2019 I had a measly 449 score as my CRS and was in search of how to quickly boost my score.
For reference (I'm FSW-O, under 30 + 1 year work exp + 2 or more degrees + IELTS CLB 9)

I thought about learning French for over six months but I was so scared that I ended up wasting six months thinking about it instead of doing it. Then I saw someone's post on this forum about how she managed to juggle family (little kids), a full time job and still pass TEF in around 10 months.
I thought, ''That was it!'' This is my sign to start learning and so I did.

Honestly, I was very scared and frustrated in the beginning days of learning French because I felt sooo dumb lol. Like, how am I reading/listening to all this but still not understanding. I felt like my ears or brain was shut off. But I kept at it.
Slowly slowly I started understanding spoken and written words. I remember listening to RFI Journal en Français Facile everyday. (Highly recommend, it's easy to follow for beginners).

Several hours of online tutor sessions, self study, speaking with Francophones on Tandem and Speaky (mobile apps) among other forms of study. Around 6 months later I sat for TEF and scored C1, C1, C1, B2. Best thing was I got my results on my birthday! It was so surreal that I kept looking at my results over and over again to be sure.

If you're reading this post, this is your cue to continue learning French.

Thanks for stopping by

 

[Deleted member 1050918]

Congratulations. Apart from the CRS boost, having B2+ French language abilities opens so many doors in Canada. You become qualified for many more jobs which require strong French skills. It would definitely have advantages in daily social life too. It's always good to learn a new language regardless of what strategic reasons one might have.

 

[vvik33]

Congratulations. Apart from the CRS boost, having B2+ French language abilities opens so many doors in Canada. You become qualified for many more jobs which require strong French skills. It would definitely have advantages in daily social life too. It's always good to learn a new language regardless of what strategic reasons one might have.

thank you for the kind words. You’re absolutely right! Learning french goes way beyond boosting my CRS, I feel more confident thatI now possess a new skillset that could set me apart from other potential candidates. Also french is fun lol

 

[Skydlimit]

Thank you for sharing your success story. I have started learning French. I would highly appreciate your guidance on how to proceed. I have been learning the basics with the help of Duolingo. Please share the resources I can refer to ensure I am heading in the right direction.