Missing 0.5marks for one unit in IELTS

Ruby1219

阿仔剛得到results, overall 有8 但 writing 只得6.5, 但係佢想考嘅英國Uni 要求overall and every unit 都有7 or above, 想問佢係咪一定要考過？

阿仔響該Uni 的website 又見到以下一段，唔知道係咪可以exempt? (因為佢自少讀香港嘅國際學校，中四開始響英國讀boarding school)

Exemptions from this requirement will be considered for applicants who have been educated full-time in the medium of the English language throughout the two most recent years before the 15 October application deadline, and who remain in full-time education conducted in the English language until the end of the school year in their home country.

Ruby1219

1998Ruby1998 發表於 17-8-11 21:44
請問是否牛記大學？！好叻喔！
如果係咁樣，可以先 send qualifications 去大學，證明自己讀 Boarding Scho ...

唔係呀， 佢諗住報Oxford 咋，十劃未有半撇㗎。

佢學校個oxbridge advisor 好fast回覆咗叫佢打去oxford 問。阿仔話唔想嘥錢考過，如果真係無得exemption, 就不如等真係有offer 先考喎。因為其他大學包括imperial 6.5 分都ok 啦。

Ruby1219

WeiSB 發表於 17-8-11 22:00
My daughter got exactly yr son's mark last year the first time she took the exam. She got it done i ...

I remember your daughter got offer from Cambridge? Is Cambridge also requiring 7 for every unit? Do they have the same exemption clause though?

Ruby1219

1998Ruby1998 發表於 17-8-11 22:25
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喔，原來如此咁樣一定要打電話去問，講明話自己讀國際學校同 Boarding School，有證 ...

係呀，真係唔平，又煩！

佢好唔抵呀，其他units 考得好好，listening 有9, reading 有8.5 speaking 7.5
佢話考writing 時佢急尿喎

Ruby1219

HSMOM 發表於 17-8-11 22:46
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2615768&page=3

Some similar discussion threads.. ...

thanks.
but the thread is about Cambridge not Oxford, while Oxford has the exemption clause which Cambridge doesn't.
My son will email/call Oxford to get a confirmed answer for the exemption first, if not, he may consider retake if he gets conditional offer.

Ruby1219

papaof2 發表於 17-8-12 13:27
有考英國英文GCSE還要考IELTS嗎？通常幾歳考？

要呀，考大學要，GCSE ENG 唔計。
通常lower or upper six 時考

Ruby1219

nintendo 發表於 17-8-12 14:17
我強力建議考多次，好多可以拿 exemption 的人都會 send 埋 IELTS 成績。
我個人意見， 對於去咗 boarding ...

多謝你詳細回覆。可能因為今次蠢咗，thru IDP book IELTS, 成個由報名到改期到考試到攞results 嘅過程好煩，呀仔又好唔鍾意考英文（佢take science 考試就無乜怨言）。考ielts 純粹為咗meet 大學要求，目標為本，如果oxford 回覆可以exempt 就最好，如果唔得先考慮retake.

Ruby1219

ricetaster 發表於 17-8-12 17:22
本帖最後由 ricetaster 於 17-8-12 17:25 編輯

比較建議申請 exemption 及考多次 IELTS, 首先 exemptio ...

thanks and agree 如果exempt 唔到最好retake, 阿仔已經send email to Oxford general admission 同 想報嘅department 度問，如果唔得，咁就等一月中真係咁好彩有oxford conditional offee sin 再響英國考，應該仲有時間。as mentioned, 佢嘅成績meet 到哂其他大學要求，包括另一dream choice Imperial College London, 要考過嘅唯一原因係Oxford ,而Oxford 的offer 真係超級難。。。到時可大機會無offer,真係未必需要retake.
而家問定exemption 都係諗住問題無壞咋。

Ruby1219

poonseelai 發表於 17-8-12 18:21
Oxbridge 十月中截止，時間有D緊，可能要 查詢 exemption and retake 兩手準備

Ielts 成績唔洗十月中時報㗎，只要下年final A level results 時同其他成績一齊meet 到CO/english requirements. 佢講明如果報名時無ielts 成績，佢會加埋落CO 度。
我覺得因為阿仔係報science 科，應該writing 6.5 唔會影響佢好大？佢同學想報law 應該難啲攞exemption.

Ruby1219

1998Ruby1998 發表於 17-8-12 19:54
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我覺得 Science 同 Law 一樣難攞 exemption，因為我見好多大學可以降低 Law IELTS  ...

oh really? anyways, 阿仔send 咗email, wait and see.

Ruby1219

1998Ruby1998 發表於 17-8-12 19:54
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我覺得 Science 同 Law 一樣難攞 exemption，因為我見好多大學可以降低 Law IELTS  ...

阿仔打咗去oxford 問啦，佢話只要響application date 前兩年響英國讀書就可以exempt 啦，阿仔好開心呀。

Ruby1219

Chole 發表於 17-8-25 11:46
Same case for my daughter.  Overall 8 but 6.5 in writing.

I shared your words with her to encoura ...

Good! Congrats!
My son 目標為本 and decided not to retake!

Ruby1219

Chole 發表於 17-8-25 13:22
Thank you!

If he's got the exemption, of course no need to retake.

你個女都係今年報大學？

Ruby1219

Chole 發表於 17-8-25 13:55
Yes.  Year of entry 2018.

same for my son! good luxk!