Hello Hopers!! Posting something after a long time. Been here since old timers who have already made their way to Canada, while I still await my turn..!! Just that I jumped last week from a 402 to 434 ( with a Credential approved by WES). Now hoping against hopes..!!
Just to throw some light here, few observations:
1. In 2017, considering all draws by end of April, a total of approx. 36000 ITAs were issued. Cut offs in May saw lowest CRS drops (415 & 413) ever in EE, as CIC retained the no.of ITAs issued to meet their annual targets. Now, while CIC has a slightly higher target number than last year, they should be continuing at the same rate of ITAs being issued, if not higher. The pool currently has around 7000 profiles in 431-440 range. Considering only 2 IELTS results in this May, and other factors, I don’t see a large net addition in the 441+ range happening in May. Fair chances of Cut off falling to 435+/- 2 here by end of May 2018.
2. May 2017 had 4 draws, with 3 large size draws and 1 program specific. Again, till now this year up to April 2018, CIC has issued only 24500 ITAs !! No reason why there can’t be 3 large draws in May 2018 as they are already behind their last year’s numbers despite higher targets. I might sound like going overboard here, but if that happens, the Cut offs might as well touch 430-432 types..!!
All veterans / experts / fellow aspirants ... correct me if wrong.
I would lose another 5 in July. But I hope COME WHAT MAY (2018) !!
TIA!!