Hi everyone!
I just want to share my PTE-A success story. I need superior score para sa target kong PR visa. So I took the IELTS exam in 2018:
Sept 2018 (written exam) scores:
L - 8.5
R - 9
W - 7
S - 7.5
di ako pumasa, dahil minimum Band 8 in each. so nag retake ako, computer-based IELTS naman after a month:
Oct 2018 scores:
L - 9
R - 8.5
W - 7
S - 7.5
waaaaah super na-depress ako after this, hindi mura ang IELTS tas naka-2 pa akong take. So after this nag-stop and relax muna ako, then started considering to take PTE-Academic by late Nov 2018. So inaral ko ang PTE-A format, techniques (na marami dito sa forum, btw!), and watched youtube vids (favorite ko si Jay ng E2Language). To cover all bases, nag-enroll pa ako sa JRooz Makati for 5 weekends starting Dec 15.
After grumaduate sa review center, di pa ako totally confident (and may trauma pa din from previous 2 "failed" exams), so I delayed 3 more weeks before booking my final exam in Feb 2019.
So nung exam day, syempre kabado and all, tapos mayghad, maingay sa PTE-A exam room! (unlike sa IELTS na tahimik lang) and sobrang nakakakaba, time-pressured and dinig mo ingay ng katabi and nasa likod, lalo keyboard takataktak nila. I also remember not being able to organize 2 of my Describe Image and 1 retell lecture (di ko nagawan ng conclusion, or nag-trail off ako sa last few words ng closing sentence ko) so medyo depressed ulit paglabas ko ng exam room.
then later nung gabi, same date ng exam, i received the official report thru email, with my scores:
L - 90
R - 90
W - 90
S - 90
So yes, very grateful to God and very very happy na makaka-push through na with the planned application! Ang moral of the story: Never Give Up! When you fall twice, rise up 5 more times!
Kaya nyo rin po yan, study lang and pray harder. 🙂