Bladdy IELTS!!!

**jilkfree1978** · 25-05-2012, 10:04 PM

Why dont you ask for writing to be remarked, its your last chance!!

**cs569** · 25-05-2012, 11:15 PM

Sorry to hear that.

Originally Posted by jilkfree1978

Why dont you ask for writing to be remarked, its your last chance!!

Yes, ask for the writing to be remarked - you missed it by just 0.5, so there's a chance it could go up. But book another test anyway just in case. Try to analyse what didn't go so well with the essays, come up with strategies to address them, and practise. I found information on the websites http://dcielts.com and http://ielts-simon.com pretty useful. If you do take the test again, it's probably worth doing a quick refresher on the other sections as well as you'll still need 8s on them.

Good luck!

**wrussell** · 26-05-2012, 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by twistbexter

Hubby has just found out he hasn`t got the scores he needed for the 175 visa!! He got 9`s in reading, listening and speaking and 7.5 in writing!! So we have lost out for the 20 points we needed for him to apply for the 175 absolutly gutted 8-((

No you haven't. May I suggest you consult a RMA?

**indaussie** · 26-05-2012, 02:01 AM

Originally Posted by kimsdu

OH gets his results by post in the morning but we already got him booked for round 2 but all test centres are chockers so earliest IELTS we could get was June 3oth !!!!! Book Now !!

hi kimsdu, if you guys want to lodge your application for 175 before july 2012, i would suggest you do a reevaluation of writing module. sometimes reevalution{remarking) change the final result.

**otsmith1** · 26-05-2012, 05:11 AM

Originally Posted by twistbexter

Hubby has just found out he hasn`t got the scores he needed for the 175 visa!! He got 9`s in reading, listening and speaking and 7.5 in writing!! So we have lost out for the 20 points we needed for him to apply for the 175 absolutly gutted 8-((

Go for a remark. Writing is one of the sections that may well be given a different mark if looked at again. It's worth a punt IMO.

Book another test though just in case

**Mattt** · 26-05-2012, 06:04 AM

Originally Posted by S92LAME

its rediculous having to do IELTS if you are a native speaker!

I love the irony here!

**Wrighty2012** · 26-05-2012, 06:25 AM

Twistbexter - pleeeeease persuade him to do it again!!!
My hubby also failed in one section by 0.5 on his 1st exam. He was completely deflated after getting these results. He sat it again on the 12 May, received results yesterday & passed with even better scores than 1st attempt!! Your hubby will & can do it, I'm sure

!!!!

I still feel this part of the emigration process seems the most pointless, but I guess it a great revenue making machine. Those of us who have to take it just to top up points, just have to grim & bear it. My hubby is in telecoms, he's never had to compose such
amazing essays or speak so well in English, in his life!

We also found out recently that you need a score of 7.5 to get into Cambridge?!? So there's an option I guess if Oz does not happen for us? Ha ha

**Ozmaniac** · 26-05-2012, 06:53 AM

Definitely go for a remark. Writing is one of the subjective modules and a remark will often produce an additional .5 and that's all he needs.

**Waitingawhile** · 26-05-2012, 07:22 AM

Originally Posted by twistbexter

Hubby has just found out he hasn`t got the scores he needed for the 175 visa!! He got 9`s in reading, listening and speaking and 7.5 in writing!! So we have lost out for the 20 points we needed for him to apply for the 175 absolutly gutted 8-((

it is worth asking for a remark - people on here do this especially when the difference is half a mark it could be worth it especially when he scored highly in the other sections.!