Hi friends,
My IELTS journey ends here!
Attempt # : 5
Type : General
Test date : 8th sept 218
Test Centre : Chennai BC
Result date : 21st sept 2018
EoR Application date : 28th sept 2018
EoR Confirmation date : 4th October 2018
EoR Result date : 2nd November 2018
Applied for Writing and Speaking Module
Old LRWS : 8.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 7.5
New LRWS : 8.5 / 7 /
7 / 8
CRS jumped from 418 to 472 ! 
I was really hopeful on my writing part. But i also felt that my speaking wasn't as bad as i was scored, since i had been scoring an 8+ in all the past attempts. Gave it a shot with speaking too and result was positive.
This was my 5th attempt and my worst nightmare was to get a 7 on the writing module, which i had been missing on every attempt by 0.5.
I was very skeptical about the EoR outcome but thanks to this thread, it gave me a lot of positive vibes about the process & i applied.
REST IS HISTORY!
Guys! If you have followed a good writing structure ''proper paragraphing , parapharasing in the intro, each task qualifies to be a separate para and finally concluding with a strong hold on your opinion / answer whatever the objective is", and still if you end up getting a 6.5 or 6, then give it for EoR. Don't think!
Just go for it. ( Not sure for people scoring a 6 & expecting a 1 band increase, becuz i don't think , the markers are that bad in scoring.) Difference of 0.5 is pure subjective error that you can score it back through EoR, IF YOU WERE GOOD with the task.
Good luck with your IELTS journey guys! Be Optimistic!