samlk Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Hi, I have done IELTS for Four times and i got following results. 1st attempt, L 7.5 , R 6 , W 6.5 , S 5.5 2nd attempt, L 7 , R 7, W 6.5 , S 6 3rd attempt, L 8 , R 6.5 , W 7 , S 6 4th attempt, L 8.5 , R 7 , W 6 , S 7 My target is to get 7 for each components but always fell short. I really disappointed to see my last IELTS results where i got only 6 for writing. I never had any difficulty with my writing and was very confident about last writing test. It is huge surprise for me that i got only 6. Can someone advise me on remarking my last test results? Is there any success stories with 6 band upgraded to 7 after remarking? Thanks Sam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Ks Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Hi,I have done IELTS for Four times and i got following results. 1st attempt, L 7.5 , R 6 , W 6.5 , S 5.5 2nd attempt, L 7 , R 7, W 6.5 , S 6 3rd attempt, L 8 , R 6.5 , W 7 , S 6 4th attempt, L 8.5 , R 7 , W 6 , S 7 My target is to get 7 for each components but always fell short. I really disappointed to see my last IELTS results where i got only 6 for writing. I never had any difficulty with my writing and was very confident about last writing test. It is huge surprise for me that i got only 6. Can someone advise me on remarking my last test results? Is there any success stories with 6 band upgraded to 7 after remarking? Thanks Sam. there is a very high possibility to get your grade for writing and speaking to get upgraded if you ask for remarking because they don't have a particular answer for the question like the listening and reading. You can take the risk. The only drawback is it takes more time than retaking the exam again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floorman Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I asked for a remark on my feb IELTS ( which i got band 9's apart from writing 7.5!) and im still awaiting the results.I need all 8's for a 190 visa..i have just re-sat another and had my March results yesterday...can u believe exactly the same marks!! im clearly making the same mistake in the writing.I think it would be beneficial though as part of the exam that they would point out where you are going wrong.ie..punctuation,spelling etc so all i can deduct from the fact they dont is that its one big scam!! Good luck anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3gh2 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Hi samlk, I do not want to disappoint you but I don't think they will change your mark! I have done it once but they didn't change it. Of course, you can take the risk. But if you want to re-sit for the exam, search Ryan English in youtube and he might be able to help you! Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinktank Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Hi,I have done IELTS for Four times and i got following results. 1st attempt, L 7.5 , R 6 , W 6.5 , S 5.5 2nd attempt, L 7 , R 7, W 6.5 , S 6 3rd attempt, L 8 , R 6.5 , W 7 , S 6 4th attempt, L 8.5 , R 7 , W 6 , S 7 My target is to get 7 for each components but always fell short. I really disappointed to see my last IELTS results where i got only 6 for writing. I never had any difficulty with my writing and was very confident about last writing test. It is huge surprise for me that i got only 6. Can someone advise me on remarking my last test results? Is there any success stories with 6 band upgraded to 7 after remarking? Thanks Sam. Judging from your post, your writing skills seem to be not that good to score 7. Grammar and spellings need to be spot on to score 7 and above. I applied for a re-check on my writing and score was improved from 6.5 to 7.5, so if you are confident then do apply for a re-mark. They do improve sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samlk Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Thank you. I will take the risk and apply for it. Will let you know the results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishardy Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I asked for a remark on my feb IELTS ( which i got band 9's apart from writing 7.5!) and im still awaiting the results.I need all 8's for a 190 visa..i have just re-sat another and had my March results yesterday...can u believe exactly the same marks!! im clearly making the same mistake in the writing.I think it would be beneficial though as part of the exam that they would point out where you are going wrong.ie..punctuation,spelling etc so all i can deduct from the fact they dont is that its one big scam!! Good luck anyway! I got exactly the same as you, all 9's and 7.5 on writing, I'm also going for the 190 state sponsored visa, do you definitely need at least 8's on all of them?? Cheers Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezasol Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Back in 2011, my IELTS score was 9-9-6.5-8.5 (L-R-W-S). I went for remarking as well however there was no change (as I needed 7 in each band). I retook the test and got 8.5-8.5-7.5-8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samlk Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Adding more to above info, I made my first three attempts at British Council Saudi Arabia. Last attempt was from Sri Lanka. Assessing is different from country to country? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floorman Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Hi Chris I need band 8's for the extra mark!! im on the verge of giving up as its so deflating..wouldnt be as bad if i knew where i was going wrong!! We can go on a 489 visa but read too many stories on here and find that its too restrictive with my job(having to live and work in a specific area for 2 yrs) Think perhaps the dream may be over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Ks Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Adding more to above info, I made my first three attempts at British Council Saudi Arabia. Last attempt was from Sri Lanka. Assessing is different from country to country? I think you are right, it is different even though they will deny it, specially the speaking part. I believe it is much easier when you take it in the South asian countries than other parts of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revtheory Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Best way to check your writing is to compare one of your practice essays with the Official IELTS Writing band descriptors, you will soon realize if you are missing any of the elements reuired for band 7 or band 8. Just Google 'IELTS writing band descriptors' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indikaya Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Guys, Just have a look at the below site, which really helped me quite a lot for me. I have suggested that to many of my friends & it really works. dcielts.com For me, this is the best IELTS guide web site. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samlk Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 Guys,Just have a look at the below site, which really helped me quite a lot for me. I have suggested that to many of my friends & it really works. dcielts.com For me, this is the best IELTS guide web site. Cheers I went through this site Thanks Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter19 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I am 100 % positive that Ielts is a money spinner. Industry of taking money...You never know which marks you will get on W and S, because there is no strict key for counting points. I took the test in February, and got 8s , overall score 8, but W was 7.5. I applied for a re-mark, because I am not sure that they will give mi higher mark if I sit the test again. Australia has lifted the passing marks for getting additional points, and now you MUST have all 7s or 8s to get more points. I remember the times when you got points even for mark 6. Good luck, apply for a re-mark, you have nothing to be afraid of . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samlk Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 I am 100 % positive that Ielts is a money spinner. Industry of taking money...You never know which marks you will get on W and S, because there is no strict key for counting points. I took the test in February, and got 8s , overall score 8, but W was 7.5. I applied for a re-mark, because I am not sure that they will give mi higher mark if I sit the test again. Australia has lifted the passing marks for getting additional points, and now you MUST have all 7s or 8s to get more points. I remember the times when you got points even for mark 6. Good luck, apply for a re-mark, you have nothing to be afraid of . Thanks. I applied for remark today. If they are really making money out of this, Good for them. So far, I have spent around 1000US$ only for IELTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakitha Wijesundara Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Thanks. I applied for remark today. If they are really making money out of this, Good for them. So far, I have spent around 1000US$ only for IELTS Hi guys, i just got my 5th ielts results. 8/8/s 7.5/ w 6.5 i hv applied remark for previous attempt but result will take another month to come. Meanwhile i want to remark this attempt too. I dont know whether its a good move :@ m if this did not come through i want to do ielts in sri lanka. Many friends told me i should do it in SL. But will it make a difference ? (I did all 5 times in Melbourne, just need 7 all) All 5 times i got 7 once. But screwed up reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Hand Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Hi Chris I need band 8's for the extra mark!! im on the verge of giving up as its so deflating..wouldnt be as bad if i knew where i was going wrong!! We can go on a 489 visa but read too many stories on here and find that its too restrictive with my job(having to live and work in a specific area for 2 yrs) Think perhaps the dream may be over... Keep trying you will get there!! concentrate on your writing, paragraph layout, google on essay layout and read all on line samples. I just got results today and managed 9 overall, this was purely due to lots of practice papers the week before. Here is a good website to check out - http://www.ielts-blog.com/ Try again and good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samlk Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Hi guys,i just got my 5th ielts results. 8/8/s 7.5/ w 6.5 i hv applied remark for previous attempt but result will take another month to come. Meanwhile i want to remark this attempt too. I dont know whether its a good move :@ m if this did not come through i want to do ielts in sri lanka. Many friends told me i should do it in SL. But will it make a difference ? (I did all 5 times in Melbourne, just need 7 all) All 5 times i got 7 once. But screwed up reading I am still waiting for my remark results. If you are confident about writing go for rmark. If not i suggest you to do it in SL, it makes a different. I did at ACBT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samlk Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 I got my results today exactly after 4 weeks. It is UNCHANGED. The Center have sent a photocopy of enquiry of results letter sent by IDP Australia. Now i doubt whether my local center actually sent my EOR to IDP.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nike Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Anybody out there who got a success in reading-remark? 1st attempt , my scores were : L-8.5, R-9, W-7.5, S-7.5 2nd attempt, my scores were : L-9, R-9, W-7.5, S-8 3rd attempt, now :L-8.5, R-7.5,W-8,S-8 Just cannot understand, how i can screw up the reading from 9 to 7.5 Has anybody out there got any increase in their reading scores after a remark? It seems faster to write again....This is very frustrating..... I need 8 in all modules... Just don't know what to do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozmaniac Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Anybody out there who got a success in reading-remark? 1st attempt , my scores were : L-8.5, R-9, W-7.5, S-7.5 2nd attempt, my scores were : L-9, R-9, W-7.5, S-8 3rd attempt, now :L-8.5, R-7.5,W-8,S-8 Just cannot understand, how i can screw up the reading from 9 to 7.5 Has anybody out there got any increase in their reading scores after a remark? It seems faster to write again....This is very frustrating..... I need 8 in all modules... Just don't know what to do... You're wasting your time trying for a remark on Reading (or Listening) - answers for R and L are either right or wrong with no room for error on the part of the original marker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlornax Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Just for info...I was told by ielts examiner not to apply for remark if there is a gap of 2 marks or more between scores as they automatically get re marked again before results sent to you. .so if you got s8.5 w6.5 r9.0 l8.5...your scores would get flagged immediately for an extra review. .I got all 9s except on speaking I got a 7 on my first try..on my second try I got all 9s except 7 on reading..third try got all 8s n 9s...seems bit random..i didnt do any extra study between tests but got there in the end...jst need to keep going wth it..or ask for remark if there is less than a 2 mark difference n only remark writing n speaking sections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhammad Farooqi Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Anglo are wise people that’s why they occupy the world by these tricks. IELTS is ******* business. Someone can ask them if anyone getting score i.e. in listening 8 next time he or she can able to manage 6 listening. So, means his/her ability decrease is listening or any part?. It’s just business and they want to humiliate us from their language with their earnings through these cheap ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeltInCaulfield Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) Weird comment to post on a forum frequented heavily by Brits. (...on a post that's over four years old?) If you're not keen on IELTS, try PTE - I certainly found that and TOEFL to be more rounded examinations. Edited April 20, 2018 by CeltInCaulfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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