next to impossible? I don't understand why everyone talks like IELTS is the most difficult thing in the world. I studied in non-english (don't know if that a word) medium school. I had no experience of using in day to day life when I first wrote IELTS academic in 2012. All I got was a two week practise at British Council itself. Got an overall 7.5 at that time which was more than enough.
This time I was concerned because I knew my language was highly influenced by the way we use English in India. And I knew my proficiency has gone down at least in speaking. So, I went for a demo IELTS training class decided it was not for me. It looked like a joke to me, so I chose not to proceed. Practised a week on my own and the got CLB 10.
I am still not confident with my English and I know I make a lot of mistakes. But I am not afraid of English or IELTS. I am ready to write the exam at this moment. People should stop pretending like their life is depended on IELTS. If you go to any ROH threads now, every one is discussing about reappearing for IELTS and the idea itself seems to scare them.
Its obvious they are trying to increase population in every province. I think I made a mistake my choosing Ontario. But the 460+ score is norm now. Couple of my friends joined the pool last month, one had 462 and the other had 464. Both of them have no relatives in Canada. If my sister decide to join the pool today, she will have a CRS of 469 (with spouse). Its bad news for those in 440-450 band, but the number of Candidates with 460+ score is growing day by day
