I havent followed Kubeir's fall from credibility. For some reasons unbeknownst to me he isn't popular in this forum. When I have been directed at his videos, he appears to present the situation as it is, and more or less neutral. He isn't giving false hopes, espectially to people who are rather desperate for any sort of consolation (ahem, like myself). In the video posted a few quotes above, he talks about the unlikelyhood of scores going below the 480 range anytime soon if the pool consistently keeps refilling every two weeks in the 490+ ranges. I don't think that makes him pessimistic. He is looking at it from a realistic place where he seems to prefer giving you conviction only once he is absolutely sure of it.He probably feels more superior than the rest of immigrants who are specifically coming from India. Unfortunately when I was in Canada (and even in the other countries), I saw so many Indians who had a chip on their shoulder when dealing with their own countrymen. I get why some Canadians would be like that, but I was astounded to see how Indians in position of power treated other Indians, even abroad. I knew a guy who booked a consultation with Kubeir and was treated very rudely by him. He threatened to post negative reviews so his team refunded his consultation fees.
I don't know if immigrants hating on immigrants is an Indian specific problem but it appears much more common in our community. I can cite many examples of Indians being super belligerent and power tripping on their own countrymen overseas but obviously that's not the purpose of this forum. It's just sad.
So I prefer to hear from someone who can give me a full picture of the possibilities and the challenges. Others might sound more presentable, have a more likeable personality. But when you need to buy a product for yourself, i.e. immigrating, I personally prefer the hard truths over refreshments.
I am stuck at 480, being patient, and not planning to learn French from scratch to be told that I need other qualifications from scratch to even get into a professional field once there.