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Lol. Okay. I have a foreign degree so I just assumed it would be pretty straightforward with WES But I'll take your advice. ICES then. Thank you for your prompt response.


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Good afternoon everyone. Please, I'm trying to pay for ECA using WES & I got the attached as total cost. I don't know if I did the right thing. Kindly help me check.

I don't think so o! I think you can only add spouse if you got married after AOR. I might be wrong tho.

Hephgirl:
No it doesn't affect ur points.
U will need to update ur pof
Medical and pcc will be done too
That's all I can .

Hephgirl:
it's convenient considering you'll travel to Lagos for medicals

Alright. Will definitely do that. Thank you.

Hephgirl:
I calling a number for pcc. I asked how much, he said 15k... I didn't know when I hung up

meanwhile, must it be done in Lagos? Was thinking we might do ours here in Uyo. Any idea if that would work?

Good day everyone. Please, I'd like to find out if ICES accepts statement of result for accompanying spouse. Looks like hubby's certificate will take forever to get. Please help with suggestions. I'm the PA. Doing my ECA won't be an ish. Also, can I start the process & then add his ECA & IELTS later? I'd appreciate your suggestions please. Thank you.

Good day everyone. Please, I'd like to find out if ICES accepts statement of result for accompanying spouse. Looks like hubby's certificate will take forever to get. Please help with suggestions. I'm the PA. Doing my ECA won't be an ish. Also, can I start the process & then add his ECA & IELTS later? I'd appreciate your suggestions please. Thank you.

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DrMrsCK:
Make I follow comment for page 1 even though I am gradually crawling towards the pool

Congratulations. Kindly send the materials to me via email. [email protected]. thank you in advance.




Quote author=Lansky post=72012411]God is good!

L - 9.0
R - 9.0
W - 7.5
S - 8.0

Sharing my story cuz of how I've learnt from others in this thread. Mine will take a peculiar route and I'll update the house.
However, for now I'll share how I studied for IELTS with the hope that it might help someone too.

Listening: Practice a lot. Get a hold of the Cambridge Books 1-12 and even 13 and do many practice tests. Practice concentrating cause my mind wandered sometimes, usually in between sections or at the beginning.

After a lot of practice, find out which of the listening question formats gives you a hard time then focus on that one to get better. Mine was the section with a question and multiple choice long answers. I jonsed a lot answering these type of questions during practice.

In the hall, don't touch the headset during the test or bend too low. Doing so will either interfere with or block the Infra-Red signal and you'll hear a scrambled sound instead of the test. I wrote all my answers in ALL CAPS; I couldn't risk small caps as my handwriting is terrible.


Reading: Get a hold of the Cambridge Books 1-12 and even 13 and do many practice tests. Although it's the GENERAL we are writing, I practiced a LOT with the ACADEMIC as it's harder/complex. When I did practice GENERAL, it was a breeze. Also, time yourself as you proceed.

After a lot of practice, figure out which type of questions you suck at and focus. Mine was T/F/NG or Y/N/NG - I failed them hard - especially when synonyms were used in the questions.

Finally, I read the entire ages during practice for both Academic and General. However, before my test I tried the skimming and scanning technique, and it worked too

In the hall I answered in my question paper first then transferred to answer sheet later cuz of my bad handwriting. I finished Reading in 30mins then I revised my answers or the ones I skipped and transferred my answers in the last 30mins. I answered in ALL CAPS too.

Writing: Honestly, this was definitely the hardest for me - I am not a fan of long story.

Firstly, I finished an official free (for 1 month) IELTS LRWS online course *** even though I can't how I learnt about it. I also did the RoadtoIELTS that comes after you pay. Thirdly, I did a short video course *** able via torrent - it taught me how to plan the different types of essays. Popular free IELTS websites also helped me too. Like L & R, it goes without saying that you should practice a lot.

Now when it comes to practicing, I think the best approach is to first UNDERSTAND the Writing marking criteria for both Task 1 and 2. The criteria for both is similar but only differs in Task Achievement vs Task Response respectively. When you understand the criteria you can give them what they want abi are looking for. (Same goes for Speaking).

Second step is to practice (TIMED) a lot with the criteria in mind. For writing (and speaking) it's hard to know your standing since you can't get immediate answers like L & R. What I did was to pay someone online ***, who claimed to be an official IELTS tutor, to mark some of my practice tests (Did same for speaking). Doesn't cost much. So say you have 3 weeks to your IELTS exam, you can write 4-5 letters and essays a week and get the last one in every week assessed. Practice with pencils or biros - basically whatever you prefer to write with during exam.
If you can't write an essay everyday, at least practice planning an essay everyday (i.e, Intro, Paragraph 1, Paragraph2, etc , Conclusion).

In the hall, every minute counts in Writing. If you are going to ease yourself during the test, it's best you do it during Reading cuz it's probably the test you'll finish on time. They won't let you out of the hall during the chill period between L & R, or R & W. I lost about 2 mins in Writing while running to and fro the bathroom . As globally advised, spend 20 mins on Task 1, and 40 mins on Task 2 (you know Task 2 carries twice the weight). For each Task, quickly plan before you start writing.

The moment I started writing, I wrote down the different ways to show 'Grammatical Range and Accuracy' so that I ed to include them (i.e. Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences, Modals, Tenses, Adverbials, etc).
In Task 1, one mistake I recall was mixing up indentation with skipping a line between paragraphs. I corrected the mistake in Task 2.
I didn't do well in Task 2 as I wrote well below 250 words: 220 ish words if I recall correctly. Also, my handwriting is pretty bad (like Doctor type) so I had to slow down to be legible which also added to the pressure. I also recall my conclusion paragraph was poor as I was tense, rushing and looking at the clock.



Speaking: I semi-covered speaking in the Writing section. To reiterate, UNDERSTAND the Speaking marking criteria and give them what they want. Cambridge Books 1-12/13 has Speaking tests too.

You already know about giving extended but on-point/topic (don't digress) answers in Part 1, speaking beyond the stipulated 2 minutes in Part 2, using Part 3 to further give them what they want and finally that lying is okay .

The free (for 1 month) online course *** helped. YouTube videos, free IELTS websites, RoadtoIELTS. I also paid someone, who claimed to be a former IELTS examiner, to interview/assess me; He gave me pointers/ and the session eased my tension - don't even understand why I was tensed about a Language I've spoken all my life .

To conclude, practice for L & R, understand criteria and practice for W & S, know your weak areas and improve them.

While I understand that we all want to get this PR sorted, please consider your schedule and book a date that will give you time to study/practice wella. Like if you work full-time, part-time, run a biz, married, single, run a family etc schedule your test accordingly. In hindsight, I nearly made the mistake of ing in another City for the test cuz my own City had no space for a closer date - I would have performed poorly.

*** I'm not sure about the rules as per what is considered advertising so I'm not mentioning any links. However let me know and I'll email them to you. For the Cambridge Books I think they are available via torrent even though I copied via USB from someone in my City.

...and I said I'm not a fan of long story.
Cheers

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Good day everyone. I just decided to start the EE process. I intend to be the PA. please, does my husband have to evaluate his certificate as well? We will take IELTS in December but I'm ready to begin ECA, using ICES. Your advice would be deeply appreciated.
Thank you.

Good day everyone. I've been a silent reader and only made up my mind a few days ago to begin the process.
Please, I have few question. I plan to be the PA. I have a foreign masters degree & a little over 2 years work experience. Does my husband have to evaluate his certificate as well? We will definitely take IELTS together. I'd appreciate your response please.
Thank you.

Youtook:
Can someone please help me?
I have a Bachelors degree in Mass Communication and an MSc in International Human Resources from the UK. I'm considering another degree in Canada. I don't know if an MBA or a PhD would be more acceptable. I would appreciate suggestions mbok. Thanks in advance.

Can the gurus in the house please help me?

Can someone please help me?
I have a Bachelors degree in Mass Communication and an MSc in International Human Resources from the UK. I'm considering another degree in Canada. I don't know if an MBA or a PhD would be more acceptable. I would appreciate suggestions mbok. Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone. Please I need help. I have a Bachelors degree in Mass Communication and an MSc in International Human Resources from the UK. I'm considering another degree in Canada. I don't know if an MBA or a PhD would be more acceptable. I would appreciate suggestions mbok. Thanks in advance.