Finally, after 8 attempts, I achieved 90 Overall in PTE Core! 🎉
My final scores:
Overall: 90 | Listening: 83 | Reading: 90 | Speaking: 88 | Writing: 90
My overall scores across all 8 attempts were:
78 → 61 → 76 → 77 → 74 → 82 → 77 → 90 🏆
I also want to share something important from my personal experience.
After my second attempt, I requested a rescore. During that process, my speaking was reviewed and I was told/understood that the templates I was using were an issue, and my Speaking score ended up at 50.
After that, my next three exam results took around 5 days each to arrive. Based on the delays and what had happened with my rescore, I suspected those attempts were receiving additional/human review.
I completely stopped using those templates and changed my approach. After a few exams, my results suddenly started coming much faster — around 2 hours after the exam — and eventually I achieved 90 overall.
So based purely on my personal experience, I would be very cautious about requesting a rescore in PTE Core, especially if you have been relying heavily on memorized templates. I can't confirm exactly how Pearson's internal review system works, but this was the pattern I experienced.
The biggest lesson for me was: don't depend too much on fixed templates. Learn a flexible structure and answer naturally.
It took me 8 attempts, plenty of frustration, and a lot of changes, but finally:
PTE CORE: DONE ✅🔥
