And yes, I agree that too many people were entering the pool at that time. You might be right here. However, I still don't want to wait for the cut-off to go below 440 in next few months. I can't afford that, as the delay will cost me a lot. We have got our medical done, and also paid a good amount to an agent in order to get the PCCs. Better improve the score and receive ITA sooner than later.
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Here is the pool on March 8, As you can see there were around 4k people above 440 at that time. As the draw was expected on 7th March I would say it was certain that the score would have been above 445 let alone 440. I assumed all of this previously. However, since you were adamant in your theory, I had to dig this data up from achieve.