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IDP versus British Council

filipinacpafilipinacpa PerthPosts: 1,085Member, De-activated
edited January 2013 in Working and skilled visas
Ano po difference ng IDP sa BC? I have read from other forum and with this article http://www.ielts-blog.com/1/the-difference-between-ielts-british-council-and-idp/ na mas mataas yata mag grade ang IDP examiners. What do you think? I'm having a dilemma now on where to apply for my IELTS exam. =)

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  • TasBurrfootTasBurrfoot Osaka
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    Ano po difference ng IDP sa BC? I have read from other forum and with this article http://www.ielts-blog.com/1/the-difference-between-ielts-british-council-and-idp/ na mas mataas yata mag grade ang IDP examiners. What do you think? I'm having a dilemma now on where to apply for my IELTS exam. =)
    Whatever schedule each has that matches your preferred schedule, that is where you should apply in my opinion.

    Rather than stress yourself on BC vs IDP, think it would be better to concentrate on reviewing for the exam itself.

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  • icebreaker1928icebreaker1928 Sydney
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    Ano po difference ng IDP sa BC? I have read from other forum and with this article http://www.ielts-blog.com/1/the-difference-between-ielts-british-council-and-idp/ na mas mataas yata mag grade ang IDP examiners. What do you think? I'm having a dilemma now on where to apply for my IELTS exam. =)
    no difference... all exams worldwide are the same on the same day...
    as for the examiner.. all of them can be hired either by idp or bc...
    kaya pag nagretake ka, pinalalagay kelan last exam mo, para hindi ka umulit sa same examiner sa writing at speaking...

    as far as I know there are 50 examiners here in PH... and idp or bc can hire anyone of them...
    being an examiner is only a part time job for some of them...

    as psychoboy stated... just concentrate on your review not on the organization that will conduct the test.
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