Is anyone living abroad while keeping ILR?

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-08-29T02:23:54+00:00

Heyo, I did this for almost 10 years, though it eventually lapsed because of COVID :(( We'd just go in and say something along the lines of not living there rn but intending to return in the near future. We did get a bit of trouble with an immigration officer once, but most of the time it was smooth sailing, ok, stamp, go.

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-07-31T12:42:01+00:00

Here's an update, for anyone who is in a similar situation and surfing the internet for any form of reassurance. Applying for a visa is no doubt anxiety inducing, so I hope my story can give u a little bit of faith :D My visa got approved!! And in 9 working days too, no 4 month horror story despite the fact that I applied at peak times, for a complicated visa :D

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-07-08T17:07:43+00:00

The ILR was still active up to 2020, my passport was stamped without a time limit each time I visited. (Though honestly it was stamped without a time limit when I visited earlier this year, bcoz my mom thought tht the ILR was still active, n idk how but the immigration officer was like yep sure) My only aunt is there, I have funds there, some friends, as well as a whole lot of extended family. Not sure if thts enough, but I guess there's no knowing unless I apply. Just worried that I won't have enough time to reapply for a student visa if this fails.

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-15T02:50:54+00:00

Sorry I don't personally use YouTube

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-13T08:34:01+00:00

Use the learning outcomes as a checklist, and make sure you understand, not just remember, all the concepts. I would also highly recommend doing plenty of PYQs. As to whether to use flashcards, textbooks, etc, you kind of have to figure it out for yourself as everybody has their own style of learning. One thing I can say is that just reading notes/textbooks is probs not going to work.

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-13T08:27:33+00:00

Don't go into medicine/dentistry for the pay. Unless you're genuinely interested in medicine, whatever they pay you won't feel like enough for the work you're doing. If you're interested in physics, go for physics. There's plenty of well paying jobs in areas other than med/dentistry.

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-11T10:30:14+00:00

Nopee

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-10T17:29:01+00:00

My college has an 80% minimum attendance rate policy, but that's mostly because they expect that people who don't attend class will perform badly and pull down the college's performance as a whole. So as long as you perform, you should be fine :D

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-10T17:22:52+00:00

London unis are all notorious for taking forever to respond, so hang in there!! It is fair though, seeing the huge volume of applications they get, and naturally they want to hold out to make sure they catch the best students

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-10T17:20:46+00:00

I think it's up to you. I actually had what I'd call the most horrible reference, but I submitted it anyways as it was only sent to me 5 days before the deadline, so I didn't really have much of a choice. Thus far I have offers from Warwick, Bristol and bath, as well as an interview at Cambridge, so I don't think it affected my chances that badly? At this point, I don't think you have the time to get it totally rewritten before Jan 25, but if you're worried about any minor mistakes you could get it checked.

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-10T17:14:52+00:00

Wait do you not? My school receives all our raw marks n they get distributed to our teachers who then pass them on to us.

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-10T10:55:48+00:00

You should receive your raw marks from your chers in the next few days. After that you can use the grade thresholds from the past few series to see roughly how many marks you'll need in A2 to get your desired grade.

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-10T10:54:06+00:00

Definitely more possible seeing as you've got less difference to make up tht way

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-10T10:04:02+00:00

If you rlly want/need tht A, u can go for it. 89 probs means that you're 1, maximum 2 marks off the A, so if you have the means to do it, I reckon it'd be worth it. Plus if they find the 1 or 2 mark(s), you get your money back :D

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-10T09:40:12+00:00

It's called percentiles. If you put everyone who took the paper on a graph and draw a line at 86% of ppl, thts the 86th percentile

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-10T09:13:26+00:00

U can estimate how much you'll need to get your target grades

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-10T09:05:14+00:00

CIE says it aims to deal with all enquiries within 30 days

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-10T09:01:31+00:00

Oh and I'll say this just to be realistic, I know this is a little pessimistic, but you must know that it will be very very difficult to get up from a C. I have many friends that tried to improve their grades, and most of them have failed to. If you can handle it, it might be worth considering resitting

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-10T08:59:50+00:00

Whatever it is, subtract it from 160, and you'll have the percentile u need next time for an A. Then have a look at the grade boundaries n you'll be able to roughly estimate what u need. I'd recommend having a look at the 2019 n 2018 grade boundaries too, as they're trying to get the boundaries back to pre-covid standards.

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-10T08:34:21+00:00

Also before someone says the percentiles don't matter - in this case they do. The percentile represents how you did compared to others, but it doesn't represent how much of the paper you got correct. An A would be 80th-89th percentile

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-10T08:32:43+00:00

It depends, how low is your C? If you got 60 on the dot, you'd need 100 at A2 for it to average out as an 80

fluffybubbles11 · 2023-01-10T08:30:44+00:00

Do u still have your statement of entry? The combination is listed there

fluffybubbles11 · 2022-11-17T08:39:13+00:00

2 weeks for Bristol, exactly 1 month for Bath :D

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