Ray of Hope - 98th Draw

[Day2203]

Hi, some advice please
Hubby and me are stuck at 436, both maxed out IELTS (lost 5 points when we turned 30 in March ). Hubby is lead applicant as he has a degree, whereas I won't have mine (degree + acca qualification) till at least Dec19 and obviously we don't want to wait that long if possible!
Been looking at the hubby doing a diploma, but obviously we don't want to waste time and money if it's the equivalent of 1 college semester as opposed to a full complete diploma. Is there any way of finding out in advance how a diploma will be assessed by WES before you decide to start it?
Thanks

 

[fahadsheikh]

Do you think this pattern will repeat in the next draw? I mean no draw on 8th followed by a 450+ cut off?

Draw# Date # of ITAs Lowest CRS score
97 August 22, 2018 3,750 440
96 August 8, 2018 3,750 440
95 July 25, 2018 3,750 441
94 July 11, 2018 3,750 442
93 June 25, 2018 3,750 442
92 June 13, 2018 3,750 451
91 May 30, 2018* 700 288
90 May 23, 2018 3,500 440
89 May 9, 2018 3,500 441
88 April 25, 2018 3,500 441
87 April 11, 2018 3,500 444
86 March 26, 2018 3,000 446
85 March 14, 2018 3,000 456
84 February 21, 2018 3,000 442
83 February 7, 2018 3,000 442
82 January 24, 2018 2,750 444
81 January 10, 2018 2,750 446

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The way I see it is as:

Draw# Date # of ITAs Lowest CRS score
98 Sept 05, 2018 XXXX 439
97 August 22, 2018 3,750 440
96 August 8, 2018 3,750 440
95 July 25, 2018 3,750 441
94 July 11, 2018 3,750 442
93 June 25, 2018 3,750 442
92 June 13, 2018 3,750 451
91 May 30, 2018* 700 288
90 May 23, 2018 3,500 440
89 May 9, 2018 3,500 441
88 April 25, 2018 3,500 441
87 April 11, 2018 3,500 444
86 March 26, 2018 3,000 446
85 March 14, 2018 3,000 456
84 February 21, 2018 3,000 442
83 February 7, 2018 3,000 442
82 January 24, 2018 2,750 444
81 January 10, 2018 2,750 446


It's been a shittiest year until now (especially for me by all means). Let's see what future brings our way.

 

[Kurco]

Amen to this bro.

The way I see it is as:

Draw# Date # of ITAs Lowest CRS score
98 Sept 05, 2018 XXXX 439
97 August 22, 2018 3,750 440
96 August 8, 2018 3,750 440
95 July 25, 2018 3,750 441
94 July 11, 2018 3,750 442
93 June 25, 2018 3,750 442
92 June 13, 2018 3,750 451
91 May 30, 2018* 700 288
90 May 23, 2018 3,500 440
89 May 9, 2018 3,500 441
88 April 25, 2018 3,500 441
87 April 11, 2018 3,500 444
86 March 26, 2018 3,000 446
85 March 14, 2018 3,000 456
84 February 21, 2018 3,000 442
83 February 7, 2018 3,000 442
82 January 24, 2018 2,750 444
81 January 10, 2018 2,750 446


It's been a shittiest year until now (especially for me by all means). Let's see what future brings our way.

 

[Marwan91]

Hi, some advice please
Hubby and me are stuck at 436, both maxed out IELTS (lost 5 points when we turned 30 in March ). Hubby is lead applicant as he has a degree, whereas I won't have mine (degree + acca qualification) till at least Dec19 and obviously we don't want to wait that long if possible!
Been looking at the hubby doing a diploma, but obviously we don't want to waste time and money if it's the equivalent of 1 college semester as opposed to a full complete diploma. Is there any way of finding out in advance how a diploma will be assessed by WES before you decide to start it?
Thanks

I have the same question as of next november i will start my MBA its a 2 years program with 7 core subjects at the first year and after the first year i will be granted a diploma incase i dont wanna complete it or just for the sake of continuing abroad so please if you found an answer for this tell me as WES barely answer any questions

 

[puneet.arora]

It’s important to look at the invites given rather than the number of such draws. I saw the one posted above -It only has invites in double digits. So don’t panic.

I was actually referring to these 700+ invites.

https://www.cicnews.com/2018/08/saskatchewan-holds-first-expression-of-interest-draw-for-express-entry-candidates-0811094.html#gs.BHFdKYo

https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/B-C-Provincial-Nominee-Program/Invitations-to-Apply

 

[sunboy129]

What about 1st B2B draw of the year this Wednesday???

 

[pessacanada]

Hi, some advice please
Hubby and me are stuck at 436, both maxed out IELTS (lost 5 points when we turned 30 in March ). Hubby is lead applicant as he has a degree, whereas I won't have mine (degree + acca qualification) till at least Dec19 and obviously we don't want to wait that long if possible!
Been looking at the hubby doing a diploma, but obviously we don't want to waste time and money if it's the equivalent of 1 college semester as opposed to a full complete diploma. Is there any way of finding out in advance how a diploma will be assessed by WES before you decide to start it?
Thanks

no one can tell you a valuable response to this question, only WES agents may know smth about it
All you can to do is to try to evaluate your degree by using online tool of WES
All the best!

 

[Tech_girl123]

guys I have completed my 1 yr PGDM in business analytics. I can get my transcript by next month but I do not have an idea of the degree... maybe it takes more time. For IQAS (Since my university is evaluated by IQAS only), is the copy of degree mandatory too ? any other alternative for this so that i can get my ECA asap

 

[senthilkumarank]

What you guys think about possibility of 1 week draw??

 

[Inabt]

guys I have completed my 1 yr PGDM in business analytics. I can get my transcript by next month but I do not have an idea of the degree... maybe it takes more time. For IQAS (Since my university is evaluated by IQAS only), is the copy of degree mandatory too ? any other alternative for this so that i can get my ECA asap

Iqas accept only official degree.I have the same situation and contacted them and they told me that they need the copy of my official degree certificate in order to do the assestment

 

[Kurco]

Ey guys, one question: I have read about re-marking IELTS stories and most of them end up in small .5 increases that eventually help the person to max out IELTS (if that is what they wanted). My question is: Most of the re-marking processes end up positively?

 

[navinball]

Ey guys, one question: I have read about re-marking IELTS stories and most of them end up in small .5 increases that eventually help the person to max out IELTS (if that is what they wanted). My question is: Most of the re-marking processes end up positively?

Don't count on it.

 

[javeds]

Ey guys, one question: I have read about re-marking IELTS stories and most of them end up in small .5 increases that eventually help the person to max out IELTS (if that is what they wanted). My question is: Most of the re-marking processes end up positively?

It is simple, if you really believe you did well in a certain section and think you deserve more - MAINLY writing/speaking then go for it. Else, it is a waste of money. Go with your gut feeling. One more problem with remarking is that it takes 2-3 months to arrive by which time you could take 4 more fresh attempts AND get the result.

Re-marking worked for us though in writing section.

 

[chiragnayyar10]

My CRS Score is 438. I am in the process of appearing for the IELTS Test again to try increase my score to 441. I would like to know if the above is the correct thing to do in the current situation as it will take 1.5 months for me to get my IELTS Score updated.

 

[go4sacchi]

I was actually referring to these 700+ invites.

https://www.cicnews.com/2018/08/saskatchewan-holds-first-expression-of-interest-draw-for-express-entry-candidates-0811094.html#gs.BHFdKYo

https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/B-C-Provincial-Nominee-Program/Invitations-to-Apply

By the time these materialize (600 points) it will take at least 3 months.