PTE ACADEMIC

gingpoy

@batman yeah, you are right. once na processed na daw yung result, final na daw yun. sabi sa aking nung kausap ko: "I apologize as we are unable to make any changes to your scores once generated."

ang gusto ko lang sana malaman if kung naka affect yung technical problem dun sa points since konti na lang and if may tumingin ba dun sa incident that was raised by their site admin dito sa SG before na release yung result since they acknowledged yung issue - kaso hindi daw nila alam. hehehe!

salamat sa info re challenge, hindi ako aware dito and hindi rin ako na inform. pero like what you've suggested, try na lang ulit if same price lang halos nung actual exam.

@SAP_Melaka ang taas na pala ng score mo. puwede na yan. or wait till Jan 2017 nga 🙂 unless nagmamadali ka talaga. hehe! ambunan mo naman ako ng galing mo sa PTE. need ko lang naman ng 65. hahaha!

@xiaolico baka nga nag manual check sila ano? hindi lang alam nung kausap ko pa ano i check. LOL. with regards dun sa technical problem, yung last part lng ng speaking mga 2-3 questions siguro and first part ng listening, 1 question. sa reading and writing oks lang naman since hindi gumamit ng headset and natapos ko naman yung exam.

sa listening part lang, nagmamadali ako sobra and nawala na yung concentration and focus ko. yeah, take na lang ulit. mwehehehe.

SAP_Melaka

@gingpoy Makukuha mo na din yan next, look at my first take po mababa din. Need ko talaga ng 20 points para maka-EOI ako - though di naman ako nagmamadali, masaya pa naman ako sa job ko (might be unusual no? hehe).

Concern ko lang po kasi, up until now. 65 pointers pa lang naiinvite - prorata po kasi occupation ko. Baka po kasi pag-January, maubusan na ng allotment 🙁

gingpoy

<blockquote class="Quote" rel="SAP_Melaka">@gingpoy Makukuha mo na din yan next, look at my first take po mababa din. Need ko talaga ng 20 points para maka-EOI ako - though di naman ako nagmamadali, masaya pa naman ako sa job ko (might be unusual no? hehe).

Concern ko lang po kasi, up until now. 65 pointers pa lang naiinvite - prorata po kasi occupation ko. Baka po kasi pag-January, maubusan na ng allotment 🙁</blockquote>

@SAP_Melaka , I see. Sige, resched lang tayo ng resched until makuha yung desired na score na need natin. Hehehe. Good luck mate 🙂

SAP_Melaka

@gingpoy Goodluck din! Kaya mo yan, focus lang tayo sa goal natin 🙂

xiaolico

@gingpoy Sayang talaga. Di bale, parang investment talaga mga gastos natin. Mababawi din natin yan. Let us all stay positive. If I were you, resched Ka Na agad. Ang lapit Na ng scores mo. Breaks of the game Lang talaga

shaynetot

Hi guys! I made it. 🙂 Thank you for all those who have given tips in this forum. God bless to all future takers. 🙂 Will also post some practical tips in a while.

gingpoy

@xiaolico yeah, kaka check ko lang now ng sched sa SG. wala ng available ng Sep. 3rd and 4th week of Oct na available slot. try ko sched tonight. Hehehe! Thanks!

michel_75

@shaynetot congrats! anong scores mo?

xiaolico

@shaynetot congrats. EOI na. tas sama ka na sa september thread. sa mga waiting nga ITA like me hehe. or sa mga waiting ng grant. sa trident ka nag take? bigay ka ng tips ha

shaynetot

@michel_75 and @xiaolico Thank you! L86/R82/S65/W90. Sabit ako sa speaking kasi sinisipon ako and inuubo when i took the exam yesterday. Tapos may result na yesterday din around 9pm, same day. Need ko pang mag pa-assess sa CPA Australia, then after nun, pag positive assessment, lodge na ng EOI 🙂 As far as CPAA is concern, pasok naman scores ko, although I'm really aiming for the "superior" english, pero I think that's enough. Magpapaka-practical nalang ako kasi another 10k if I'll retake the exam.

It was my first time to take the exam kaya siguro medyo kabado, pero overall, it was God's grace who pulled me through. To Him be the glory 🙂

Ok, for practical tips:

Time: Go early sa testing center. Asa Trident ako ng 7am hahah kahit 7:45 pa magbubukas. I think ako pinakamaaga. It pays din na maaga kasi most likely una then sa line. Similar to what others suggested here, I grabbed number 1 sa PTE exam kahit hindi pa ako tapos mag-read ng house rules hahha. I really suggest mag number 1 kayo kasi maganda ung area sa mismong exam (this is if you are taking the exam at Trident Makati). Naka-separate cubicle kayo (number 1 computer), both sides are walls so kahit asa isang room lang kayo, parang na-fifilter ng wall ung noise galing sa ibang speakers. I also started early, mga 8:30, so asa reading na ako, ung iba speaking pa rin. While others would be bothered by the noise, so far sa akin hindi naman. Keri naman 🙂
Clothes - wear comfortable clothes. Ako comfortable ako pag naka-corporate attire ako, or smart casual. It boosts my confidence heheh. Pero for others who are comfy in rubber shoes etc., then so be it. Basta whatever is comfy para sa inyo minus slippers and shorts hahha bawal sya sa trident.
Mindset - this is one of the important things. Mindset. Isipin niyo lang "english" exam lang to. Actually mas mahirap pa nga ung mga practice sets provided here in the thread kesa sa actual exam. Mas mahirap ung Macmillan. Mas mahirap ung mock exams. The exam is relatively simple yet TRICKY. Parang nililito nya isip mo, particularly sa mga synonyms. Dito magiging relevant ung mga collocations. Level of difficulty is at par with that of the official PTE book by Kenny something. Pero other than that, isipin niyo "english exam" lang talaga ung PTE, mas mahirap pa board exams na kinuha natin. With that mindset, mas magiging confident tayo at mababawasan ang kaba. Kaya pagdating ng exam proper, chill lang tayo.
I won't give na mga practical tips for each component. I think lahat ng sinabi nila dito sa thread, especially those 90ers like allej and lliyah are more than enough para makuha nya ang desired scores niyo. Finollow ko lang talaga sya. Sadly sa speaking medyo sablay kasi nga ngongo ako kahapon. Actually hanggang ngayon hahah. Un pa pala important, health. Kailangan healthy kayo when you'll take the exam, kasi nga it might affect your scores, like me sa speaking lol

Above anything else, let's have faith in God, not only in his unlimited abilities but also in His goodness, kindness and faithfulness. Mabait sya and mahal nya tayo. So it's more than enough para lumakas loob natin for this exam.

If there's any help I can give, or any questions, just let me know. I might help you. God bless to all future PTE-A takers!!! 🙂

jwolf

@shaynetot wow! congrats! sayang at ngongo ka.. kung wala kang sakit for sure makaka more that 79 ka 🙂

alexzs27

Hello po. Mas madali ba ang PTE compare sa IELTS? Share some info naman po. Thanks.

shaynetot

@jwolf Thank you! Kaya nga e hahaha natatawa nga ako sa speaking portion kahapon, parang iba talaga dating ng voice ko kaya sure affected talaga speaking scores ko which is true kasi ung pronunciation ko ung mababa tlaga 🙂)

xiaolico

@shaynetot nice. Sakto pa yung sa speaking. Galeng. To be honest, medyo worried Ako sa station 1. Strategically, yan talaga pinaka ok. Pero medyo madaming mababa scores sa speaking sa station Na yan. Like you, Malabo yan 65 mo. Taas ng scores mo eh. Well Baka nga naka affect yung colds mo. Nevertheless, good job. Am so happy for you

michel_75

@shaynetot ang taas ng scores mo, congrats!

Diana__Jane

@shaynetot congrats kapatid!!! Kakainspire scores mo ang galing naman!

shaynetot

@xiaolico Thank you so much. alam mo naisip ko rin sya baka kasi nag eecho voice ko dahil sa walls. Pero for writing, reading and listening, very strategic ang station 1, as in. lol

shaynetot

@michel_75 and @Diana__Jane Thank you mga kapatid!!! Kaya niyo rin yan, basta keep the faith and be persevering. Mabuhay tayong lahat!!! 🙂

biangchang25

@xiaolico hi. ang tagal naman po ata? yung sakin nung gabi din nung ngexam ako meron na kagad result sa email ko.

biangchang25

@shaynetot congrats mam!

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