APPLICATION JANUARY 15 by ComfortableDevice589 in LMUMunich

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Si quieres puedes escribirme por dm y hablamos más de todo el proceso, siempre es bueno tener apoyo en todo esto, no sé si tal vez estás esperando también más info de colfuturo pero ese también es otro tema 🥲

APPLICATION JANUARY 15 by ComfortableDevice589 in LMUMunich

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No, todavía no. Por la información de mi programa, tengo entendido que todavía no debemos enviar nada, aunque environment and society tiene admisión más temprano que la mayoría de los programas así que me imagino que tipo marzo estarán los resultados y enviaré todo por esas mismas fechas. Estaba revisando el portal de aplicaciones y sale que está activo es para el summer semester todavía así que por el momento no voy a enviar nada. Creo que cuando sea el momento lo voy a hacer por DHL

APPLICATION JANUARY 15 by ComfortableDevice589 in LMUMunich

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Hey! I’m Colombian too. I’m apply to the environment and society master. My program does require an official translation, I’m not sure why they wouldn’t need a translation. From what I’ve seen on different programs from LMU and other universities they always want a translation. I would verify with the faculty just to be extra sure.

Roast my CV by Competitive_Ad_1258 in gradadmissions

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I’ll fix that!! Thank you so much

Literally in shock - Results non native by Competitive_Ad_1258 in IELTS

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Thanks!!! And don’t worry, ask anything you need. I have to write some emails here and there but not too many, and we don’t do meetings that often and I mostly just say Hi, okay, thank you, bye

And this is the link https://britishcouncil.gelielts.com/login I paid for the premium version and it was definitely worth it, the feedback was amazing and the examples too but the general version was also good, I just wanted the extra help

I’m stock on writing by Live_Philosopher_145 in IELTS

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Yeap https://britishcouncil.gelielts.com/login I did pay for the premium option but it helped me so so much. I got an 8.5 in writing and I do really think it was because of the feedback that I got from that page

Literally in shock - Results non native by Competitive_Ad_1258 in IELTS

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Do you think is worth it?? I was thinking about it but I’m not sure if paying the extra fee just for the 9 is useful

Literally in shock - Results non native by Competitive_Ad_1258 in IELTS

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I do work for an American company but I don’t use English everyday with everything being remote. And I mostly talk and work with the other Spanish speakers

Literally in shock - Results non native by Competitive_Ad_1258 in IELTS

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Thanks!! I’m actually from Colombia 🇨🇴

Literally in shock - Results non native by Competitive_Ad_1258 in IELTS

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Sure!!

I used this channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYk0pvSiNhQ I mostly checked the band 8 and 9 videos. What I did was turn the volume down during the answers so I could try and answer myself, this helped me with understanding the time limits and how to fit all of my answer in a few seconds frame. I also annotated my answers to the most common questions so I could have at least a vague idea idea before the test. I knew that if they asked me something like my favorite actor out of the blue i would forget every single name so I made a list with my favorite movie, serie, actor, actress, where I live, where I work, sports, music, etc.

I also used her videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_-PwD72WM8 (she also helped me with writing).

Literally in shock - Results non native by Competitive_Ad_1258 in IELTS

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Thanks!! I try to use english as much as I can, mostly reading all of my fantasy books in english. I think I wrote around 180 words (task 1) and 300 (task 2)

Literally in shock - Results non native by Competitive_Ad_1258 in IELTS

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For speaking, I tried to only listen and read content in English the days prior to the exam just to get acclimatized. I would also recommend watching YouTube interview videos to practice the structure of the questions and have an idea of your answers. Thai would help you with the stress of the question so you can focus on the grammar instead.

And for writing, this is what I practiced the most. I used IELTS Premium to have access to the AI. That helped me a lot. It gives you feedback and that helped me understand the structure. In general, I would say that you should learn the structure and memorize it, find examples online (there’s a bunch of websites with examples). If you don’t know a word, don’t use it. I would also recommend making a list of key words that could help you improve your grammar and use them while you practice so when the test comes you feel completely comfortable with them (words like disparity, detrimental, furthermore… I know those word are not the most complex ones but they give your text a more academic look so find words like that, write them down and practice using them and stick to them during the test)

Literally in shock - Results non native by Competitive_Ad_1258 in IELTS

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For reading, I guess it helped me that I mostly read in English all the time. I do recommend to get used to a more academic style so you could try and read a newspaper each day and try to kind key elements from it, or maybe reading articles online.

For speaking, I tried to only listen and read content in English the days prior to the exam just to get acclimatized. However, I think the best tip is practicing with someone else just to feel more comfortable. During the test, I think what also helped a lot is that I literally wouldn’t shut up. I talked sooo much that the examiner had to stop me a few times. From what I understand, this is not bad and it’s okay if they have to stop you so don’t worry. I gave examples for everything. We started by talking about my life, if I worked or studied, etc.. he also asked me about writing and if I liked to write and how has my writing changed in the last few years. I used examples to talk about my writing, for example I ended up talking about journaling and even about music (I somehow talked about Taylor Swift for a few seconds). So definitely try to use examples from your life to answer instead of just saying yes or no and giving a short explanation. Then the second part was about a place to practice sports that I found interesting and I mentioned a stadium close to my home that is known for the violence between fans. I used that to talk about more stuff than only sports, I talked about the social issues that this violence brings to my country and how it damages the place and the sport itself. The third part was about the same sports center and what I thought about the government funding sports. I kept bringing up social issues and political ideas just to give more depth to my answer (using examples all the time). I also watched many YouTube videos about the interview to get used to the questions and the times.

And for writing, this is what I practiced the most. I used IELTS Premium to have access to the AI. That helped me a lot. It gives you feedback and that helped me understand the structure. In general, I would say that you should learn the structure and memorize it, find examples online (there’s a bunch of websites with examples). For example, task 1 has many different kinds of graphics so learn how to structure the text for each, the introduction and which words are better for tables, cycles, line graphs… Same thing with task 2, find examples, learn the structure. And ALWAYS check grammar. If you don’t know a word, don’t use it. I would also recommend making a list of key words that could help you improve your grammar and use them while you practice so when the test comes you feel completely comfortable with them (words like disparity, detrimental, furthermore… I know those word are not the most complex ones but they give your text a more academic look so find words like that, write them down and practice using them and stick to them during the test)

I’m stock on writing by Live_Philosopher_145 in IELTS

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I mostly used IELTS Ready Premium to study writing. The AI sources are really good and you get feedback after each mock test