The IELTS Results Are In!

Praise be to God!

I'm so happy that I was able to get the required band score needed for the scholarship (which was 6.5 for student visa), and even more! I am more than pleased with the results, considering I only had a month or less preparation. I guess the cramming hard work and prayers really did pay off.

Here's a screenshot of my scores I got from the British Council website:

For a first time taker, I guess I did a swell of a job. Now I can concentrate on collating my papers for submission.

I pray that everything will fall into its rightful places, in God's time and by His Will.


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My 3/4 IELTS Experience

Last Saturday (March 15,) I had my written exam for the IELTS. It is one of the requirements for the scholarship I will be applying for. The deadline for the said scholarship is on April 30, meaning I have to make sure my papers are complete 2-3 weeks prior before I pouch them. Aside from getting the required overall bandscore width (6.0 for student visa for Australia), I need to secure government clearances such as NBI Clearance for International Travel, renew my PRC ID and Driver's License. This means putting another hole in my, er, Mom's wallet. :) As of the moment, she already cashed  out about P15,000 for review and exam fees. At least the exam fee is reimbursable once successful.

My 1/4 IELTS Experience

Clammy hands. Sweating profusely. Stammering. Stuttering...

It was the first time in a long time when I felt that way. The last was during my Architecture Board Exam, which was three years ago. I felt a mixture of excitement and nervousness, but this time it was different. Maybe because I only prepared for a month or even less? Having attended only the major subjects in my review class (I enrolled for the unlimited review course at 9.0 Niner Ielts Review Center Taft Branch.) I don't want to be so negative about it, but for the first time in my life - having taken thousands of exams, this was the most nervous I got. Not even the Civil Service Professional Exam or the board exam made my nerves go haywire. Perhaps, I was not rested enough, just came from a 2-day trip from our Amazing Race, Visayas Edition (will blog about it soon)? I really just don't know.