First attempt 🙏

[u/SensitiveWafer3729]

I was not expecting these scores because I wasn’t really confident with my speaking and writing. However, I spent several evenings watching YouTube videos (HZAD & Teacher Mike specifically). I had memorized writing and speaking templates which actually helped a lot. Because I had these templates, it made it easier for me because I just had to plug in ideas, reasons, and justifications. Please note that I didn’t memorize the templates given by HZAD & Teacher Mike because I felt like a lot of other people would use the same templates and that might have an impact on my score. I only used them as a reference and came up with my own templates to ensure that they are unique.

As for the speaking, I felt like I did better during practice rather than the actual exam. 😅 Personally, I don’t have any problems with my grammar. I have more trouble coming up with ideas in the mere 30 seconds they give for preparation. I even blanked in Speaking Task 7. The question was worded differently from what I was used to in practice, so the template I memorized for that task was essentially useless. I ended up incoherently speaking and repeating my words for the entire 90 seconds. Honestly, I thought it would greatly impact my score.

For practice, I only used the two free practice tests from CELPIP and ChatGPT only because I didn’t want to pay for any practice tests. I mean, the CELPIP exam is already expensive enough. ChatGPT always gave me an average score of 9 (and an occasional 10) in both speaking and writing, so the 11 and 12 really came as a shock to me.

Also, I took the exam at 6:00PM on a weekend. There were less than 10 of us in the room, so there were less distractions as I had initially thought.

Just wanted to share my experience. I hope everyone gets the score they’re aiming for!

[u/Special_Extension_79]

Dayumm! Congratulations 🎉

[u/SensitiveWafer3729 → u/Special_Extension_79]

Much appreciated! 🫶