which one is easier CELPIP - General or IELTS ?
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I needed CLB 9 to get enough points for express entry. Sadly, I followed an immigration lawyer's advice and took CELPIP... 3 times. All 3 times my reading and speaking were rated the highest (11 & 12), Speaking - first time 9, other two - 8, and writing was always 8, no matter how much I practiced, took classes with tutors...
Finally, I took IELTS and from the first attempts got L8 R8.5 W7 S8 (equivalent of CELPIP L10 R11 W9 S10)
My verdict: avoid CELPIP. Go for IELTS, but get prepared.
CELPIP approach is unprofessional, unfair and frustrating. All they want is your money and I am convinced they fail test takers on purpose. The format of the speaking part is ridiculous and has nothing to do with your ability to speak English. How my writing could be rated as low as CELPIP 8 (and even 7 the first time) will stay mystery for me forever.
Finally, I took IELTS and from the first attempts got L8 R8.5 W7 S8 (equivalent of CELPIP L10 R11 W9 S10)
My verdict: avoid CELPIP. Go for IELTS, but get prepared.
CELPIP approach is unprofessional, unfair and frustrating. All they want is your money and I am convinced they fail test takers on purpose. The format of the speaking part is ridiculous and has nothing to do with your ability to speak English. How my writing could be rated as low as CELPIP 8 (and even 7 the first time) will stay mystery for me forever.
CELPIP test is not for people but for robots. If you want to waste your money, go for CELPIP. Really, this is ridiculous as you have to speak fast for one minute, follow their rules! and come up with all ideas. Everybody is different! The speaking component of the test is horrible.
Obviously , there are people who will find Celpip easier and vice versa. But I think most people would say that IELTS is more realistic in comparison to the real world. There are also more available study materials for IELTS online that are free.
Took both exams and actually preferred IELTS so I would recommend it.
Took both exams and actually preferred IELTS so I would recommend it.
I completely agree. To me, CELPIP seems like a waste of money. I appeared twice in CELPIP over the last 6 months. Here are my scores:
April 2018: LRWS - 12, 12, 8, 8
November 2018: LRWS - 12, 12, 8, 7
I knew that I did not do very well in speaking but I was confident in the writing section. I remembered the writing part's questions and my answers after the exam and in my head, I went through my response many times. I just don't see how could I have improved my answer. I compared my writing response to other 9 band answers available in the practice material and I think I should have received a 9. It feels like they are just interested in making money out of you by purposefully forcing you to repeat the test many times.
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Agree with you that CELPIP approach is unprofessional. They are just after your money. I spent almost $1,000 until I didn't take IELTS.
A LOT of people are confused about which exam to take, and by now we know the major differences...but there are some very important things that most people are not aware of.
If it is simply writing with pen and paper that bothers you, take the computer-delivered IELTS. If you'd still want to know more about the exact major and minor differences between these exams, here is a useful blog post I found: https://8777ielts.com/2018/11/25/better-exam-ielts-celpip/
Hope you find it helpful! Overall, CELPIP is far more complex than most people think.
If it is simply writing with pen and paper that bothers you, take the computer-delivered IELTS. If you'd still want to know more about the exact major and minor differences between these exams, here is a useful blog post I found: https://8777ielts.com/2018/11/25/better-exam-ielts-celpip/
Hope you find it helpful! Overall, CELPIP is far more complex than most people think.
Just took CELPIP, If you are short on time then choose CELPIP, with respect to scores IELTS is much better, my speaking score in CELPIP is much lower (8.5 in IELTS and 7 in CELPIP). Two reasons: noise cause by other people speaking makes it hard to focus and the fact you’re speaking to machine, not human.
Two reasons: noise cause by other people speaking makes it hard to focus and the fact you’re speaking to machine, not human.
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In a perfect world, I would prefer Reading, Listening and Writing from CELPIP and Speaking from IELTS. Talking to a computer with timer is demoralizing.
Their cost is almost the same but you will fail on a speaking test. It looks like they are doing it intentionally. I am talking about CELPIP.
When you total all your attempts, you will end up with more than $1000.
hey an mba friend is proly going to apply for canadian experience. do you recommend celip over ielts since he's been here already for a couple of years?