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Alright, thanks for timely response

IAmPhiL:
lol
It's only credentials

Good day all,
So, I resolved to certify my Docs at the Notary public tomorrow and submit my Application latest by Weds as Admission deadline in my proposed sch is Nov 15th. Just wanna inquire if there's anybody here that did same & applied to South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences (Soest Campus) I also want to inquire if I am to certify my reference letter & motivation letter too or its only credentials? Sorry if my question seam vague but just wants to be clear. Thank You

KamsyIvy:
Please it’s better to certify at the embassy. No stories. Some schools do not accept any other way. Before you certify at the high court or Notary public just ask here if anyone already did it with the school.

Thanks, I appreciate

ajeleseujn:
www.uni-assist.de

It is well my sister, we'll testify together in Nov by His Grace

Richness1104:
I didn't do well too but my hubby aced it at first attempt. Unfortunately, he isnt the PA. Will be faking time off work too as against November

Thanks for this, i'll consider that. Lansky came through. Thanks again.

Oakville19:
If you get a response from @lansky will also suggest you ask for help with reviewing your written essays. I would have loved to help but IELTs humbled me, thankfully hubby passed and was PA.

Rooting for you and will be looking out for your testimony.

Received! Thanks, I appreciate.

Lansky:
Done. Cheers

I will, thanks again

Sthill5:
Yes please, practice HARD!!

Hello, please i'll need an email of the IELTS materials you have... gloriachinonsoonyeabor@gmail.com. I'll anticipate feedback from you. Thanks

Lansky:
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 passages 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 remember how I learnt about it. I also did the RoadtoIELTS that comes after you pay. Thirdly, I did a short video course *** downloadable 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 remembered 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/feedback 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 registering 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

Everything is bad! Infact, terrible......... Please, indulge me. Let me not post! I'll check out your recommendation (lansky). Thanks a million, I really appreciate. I really don't have courage, would post it when I give my testimony cause I am confident by His grace that I will next year. Thanks again.

CanadianNaija:
You are welcome. Please check out lansky suggestion for preparing for the test.

I don't know why your story moved me into commenting, but i will tell you this.

If you have the courage to post your test result, maybe you may get pointers on how to improve on the parts you're weakest.

English language comes a bit more easy to some people, that you didn't get your desired score doesn't mean you are not smart, you just have to practice better for the next one that's all.

Take care.

Thanks, I appreciate your honest feedback, I am open to suggestions or even critics for a positive result in my next sitting...... Perhaps, grammars like the ones you pointed out 'nailed me'. Thanks again honesty!

CanadianNaija:
Hi, sorry about your result, just try again when you are better prepared.

I feel like i should point out some things to you, and i hope you do not see what i am about to do as an affront.

You need to watch your grammar and try as much as you can not to write in shorthand, from the few posts you made that i have seen, there are some errors. Eg. Please see comments above.

I mean no harm, just helping.

Congrats but you didn't share the name of the school you applied to naaa

Ahmed4002:
Finally the Journey. It's been God All the way.

Admission was closed in all my Target institutions.

But one way or the other I was given admission under EU window. Uniassit Fee waived Also

Applied for the admission September 10th.
Admission letter lands September 15th.
Applied for Visa same date and Got Appointment September 19th.

Got lodge to Sapper Lodge on the 18th September.
Left the sapper Lodge after my morning praying 5.55Am,

I was at the embassy Gate 6.15AM and the Oga was there.

And all my documents sorted and I was in 7.00am

And I met that amazing V.O, oh Wow scholarship she said. Congratulations

All Interview Question waived and even Visa Fee.
Spend less than 20min.

AM. Show 5th October, I did submit my Travel Health documents 8th october 2018,

Visa delivered by DHL. 11th October.


Thank You All

Thanks, lucky you

Debsify:
it's gonna be ok don't give up..BC humbled me in writing..LRSW : 8/9/7.5/6.5, but my results won't carry much weight, because my wife is gonna be the PA, and she did very well in her IELTS.

Thanks

freshdad:
Don't be. You get it right at the next try. All the best

Thanks, I won't

pyruvateluv:
It is well dear
Don't give up

Thanks, I believe I would soon

orenishii:
Just keep being strong. You shall testify!!

Thanks, won't give up, I still can't remember an Exam I failed in my whole life. My Hubby is more shocked than myself, I am going back for the next paper with full force. Thanks for sharing......

Sthill5:
My people!!!
God decided to give me a hit back to back.

Officially started this EE journey in March 2018.

1st- LRWS- 7.5, 6.5, 7, 7.5 (BC)
2nd- LRWS- 7.5, 8.0, 6.5, 8.0(MOD)
3rd- LRWS- 8.5,7,6.5,8.5 MOD (remark came back unchanged)

September 29 was my 4th attempt (BC)
L-8.5
R-9.0
W-7
S-7.5
I've never written an exam this many times in my life

As soon as I saw it I told my husband "pack your bags, we are going to Canada" and i just cried


Please please if you are battling with IELTS. You CANNOT give up.
It may seem like an exaggeration but IELTS taught me a lot and I've made amazing friends on this platform. You know yourselves

My WES and IELTS within 48 hours!!!

We now stand at 458!!!

Jehovah is not sleeping at all..he gives us what we need when we least expect.

Thanks for this encouragement! Would take a Leave from work b4 the next one next month so I can study better. Thanks again

Favoured2505:
Don't be sad Pegzzyg. I know how you feel. IELTS humbled me once too. I felt so ashamed too but after a while I put it behind me, rose up to the challenge and conquered it the next time. I will you all the best in the next one.

Thanks, if you can provide me wit a Link on where to read up abt application via uni-assist, i'll appreciate. I am doin dat alrdy doe bt dont want o be caught unawares doin d wrong tin

ajeleseujn:
Look for a notary public around and notarize your required documents. More so, you will apply to uni as sit yourself and submit all required documents to them.

I will suggest you give yourself a day or two to read to details on how to go about applying to schools via uni assist and the terms and conditions that apply.

Good morning

Really terrible so I resolve to write again for the last time by His Grace. Thanks, your words are soothing

orenishii:
Don't give up please. Don't worry that it doesn't look great now. If you can apply for remark please do.

Amen.... Thanks, I appreciate

chizyay102:
I know what it feels like. You will come back to testify. God will answer your prayers.

Thanks, I appreciate.... Won't give up, would try with MOD this time around

pyruvateluv:
It is well dear
Don't give up

I am very humbled right now, I know what it means for IELTS to humble someone infact I am so ashamed to share my result! Registering for another right away....
#Sad

Congrats.... I enjoy tapping into this kinda testimony....

pmag22:
Long post alert Very Silent reader
Had been planning to write here but very busy.
So just a few pointers as someone might need them.
PRE ITA TO COPR STAGE
Wrote IELTS and evaluated my M.Sc certificate + IELTS only from spouse
PCC Nigeria + Uk
Scanned each document and saved in individual folder for me,spouse and child
Funds in Savings account UK,just stamped statement of account + Oanda exchange + table for the conversion etc as funds were in GBP.
Reference letter was from Nigeria and not very detailed so attached other proof as experience was over 3 years ago.
Submitted nearly 1 week to deadline as was so busy with work etc( infact took annual leave)
Medicals wasn’t too straightforward, more test done and more cost plus logistics .
Got to Ip2 before medicals were passed, ordered GCMS note saw a few concerns particularly work experience- worthy to note is that my education and work experience were so parallel.
Immediately got more proof backing work experience and more LOE sent via CSE called CIC letter confirmed twas received.
Summary at the end interview recommended and attended- explained job duties in simple and practical terms to the VO etc was a wonderful time, good chat and advice on living as a PR as eligibility became passed.
Fees paid/PPR, had an issue with photo passports submitted , photos requested again, all sent. COPR received
Advice- pls write detailed LOE when something is not straight.
Follow up with CIC and panel physicians when necessary.
Pray to God and do lots of research especially if you have a unique situation.
APPLIED FROM UK, VISA OFFICE- LONDON, NATIONALITY- NIGERIAN.
For anyone waiting, may God bring your PPR,COPR,IELTS to you soonest in Jesus Name.
I really hope this answers someone’s question. Thanks to all those contributing and helping others.

Thanks for Prompt feedback. Full Exam Exam No? Thats Candidate No right? I am writing that exactly but keep getting No result found o abi dey upload in batches in? Mak thes pple no let tension kil pson o chai!

orenishii:
On the result checker page enter your International Passport number and your full exam no.

Congrats to all who aced ISLTS. Please, help an Otondo like myself, can't sleep.... How do I check my result? I don log on to the BC platform tire. Abi I am not getting something right? Identification Document Number is what Please? I hav tried ID No & Ref No, its not showing o.... Please, Help!!!

Thanks for the feedback. I'll apply for a student copy of my transcript immediately

chimax1:
apppintment is booked online, student visa section. search my posts or some posts back. someone copied the link. they certify only uni docs nd language results. remember to attach each uni application form to each application set. good luck.

Thanks for a swift response. Sch said German Embassy or Notary Public bt also 2 Apply via Uni-assist. Can I submit all the Docs myself 2 Uni-assist or I have 2 request 4 my sch 2 send my transcript 2 Uni-assist? I need your feedback on this Please, thanks

ajeleseujn:
Not necessarily at the embassy. Besides it takes longer days to get your documents certified at the embassy. All you need to do is to follow what the school ask for.
Of asked to certify, do that at a federal high court around you, and if you are being asked to notarized your documents, do that at a notary public.
You have to read carefully on the documents the school will ask you to certify but the common documents are
1. Your degree certificate
2. O levels
3. Transcript.
4. Letter of English proficiency (if asked)
5. Professional qualifications (if any)
Just check what the school needs.

All the best.

chimax1:
I went to certify my docs at the consulate ystrday. I had the first encounter with oga paulinous. Got to the embassy by 7.30 for my 8.00 am appointment, the weather was terrible that morning so i counted myself lucky. Meet around 10 people on the queue all seatd abt 4 visa interview 2 reunion.he walked out a guy that came without his passport (like common dude your coming to an embassy)he called me after some time and asked fr appointment letter and and passpprt. i passed to him not knowing my uni admission application form was in it(pls if u dont have this one dont bother coming. he will walk you out like he did the pretty girl on black). When he now requested for it, i gently told him he was holding it already cos i knew his temprament..bros that one no stop am, e change am for me! did i ask for this one the first time? I just lock up! He scrutinished me then passed me in. he wants strict compliance to his rules.Even the married woman fr reunion was not spared

Sorry about your experience, it is well... Just saw your post now after asking a question, kindly assist me with details of how 2 book an appointment for certification of Docs & which Docs 2 go wit? Masters is d intended programme. Thank you....

Hello all, Please I read page 1 of this Part 5 that I could Certify my Docs @ the High Court or German Embassy but a Family member insists that since I am based in Lagos then automatically it has to be certified @ the German Embassy! Please, I want to verify how true this information is? If its true, how much does this exercise cost? & is it all my Docs including motivation letter that I need to certify? & how do I go about booking for an Interview date for result certification/attestation @ the German Embassy before Application for a school? Master's is the intended programme while deadline for submission is 15th of next month for summer 2019 of the choice school. Prompt feedback would be very appreciated! Thanks...