Shailaja88

Supercow, Can I just say how big a life savior you and your posts are. My story is pretty similar to yours as I have had the same love-hate relationship with IELTS-G since more than a year now. I have even lost the exact count of how many times I've taken this test (almost 10 times I think); with every attempt falling short of 0.5 marks in the Writing section. I need 8 in IELTS/79 in PTE to get those 20 points. I had already received my +ve skills assessment from ACS in Feb 2014 but bcoz I didnt get the 5 points for my work exp, as ACS by default deducts 2 yrs from work exp which is only a total of 3 years in my case, I've been sitting for IELTS with 55 points for EOI. Most frustrating feeling ever to watch your money fill the pockets of IELTS ppl just coz you are not good enough to get that extra 0.5 mark in Writing. Anyway, I dont remember all my IELTS test results but here are my last two attempts' results: L:8, R:8.5, W:7.5, S:8 L:8.5, R:8.5, W:7.5, S:9 I've taken this test in three different countries (India, Australia, USA); not for fun or trial but because I traveled to USA for my exchange semester and India is my home country whereas Australia is where I am pursuing my post-grad from. Moving on, after reading forums with success stories such as yours (which I have to say is the best story for morale and confidence boost so far, Thanks a lot for that ) I booked PTE for the 15th of July and I am already prepping for it as we speak. I absolutely loved your analysis on both the tests. The way you've compared each of them gives people like me a good understanding of where we can use our IELTS proficiency into PTE. I read each and every word of your post (didnt skip the ramblings ) and to say the least I am now very much confident on my strategy to attack this test and ace it; fingers crossed. Thanks again for your post. I will definitely post my experience and results here to keep the tradition going Signing off for now. Getting back to my prep