CELPIP vs IELTS: scores and reassesment - personal opinion

[msmahmood]

I did IELTS a year or so ago, without much preparation and my score was as follows:
Speaking: 9, Reading: 7.5, Listening: 7, Writing: 6.

Personally, i found Listening to be very tough as I was struggling with the loud speaker, and writing as I write really slow and have issues with spelling.

I booked another language test as I wanted to improve my CRS score, this time I went for CELPIP. I didn't prepare much for this either, just went through a sample test and went for the real test.

I found everything except speaking to be much easier in CELPIP. Everything was computerized and you would be given a head phone.

My thoughts on CELPIP after the test:

Reading is more efficient as you don't have to flip through the pages.
Listening is easier as you won't be distracted by other people and or miss something because it wasn't clear.
Writing is significantly easier than IELTS, it has a spell checker and most people type faster than they write.
The only thing i struggled with was speaking as there is no human interaction.

My initial CELPIP score came upto:
Listening: 10, Reading: 11, Writing: 11, Speaking: 8.

I knew i messed up in speaking, but i was reading online that a gap of 2 bands is not usual and it is likely that i will get my points increased if i ask for a reassessment, so I did. To my surprise, they didn't just increase my speaking score, they increased it by two bands. So there is some merit to reassessment.

Now my CRS score has jumped to 469 but the cutoff score was 534 last month

If anybody has questions regarding CELPIP vs IELTS, i can help to the best of my ability.

Thanks.

 

[nmeka]

Thank you for sharing your experience here, Good to know. and good luck for you for the next draw.

 

[Anishcool]

Nice experience. Just a query on CELPIP. when you said speaking part was a bit tedious, does it involve only you against a PC and it triggers a topic to give a speech as per the time frame? or How does that work technically?

 

[newtoexpressentry]

Nice experience. Just a query on CELPIP. when you said speaking part was a bit tedious, does it involve only you against a PC and it triggers a topic to give a speech as per the time frame? or How does that work technically?

my listening score is 8 do you think i should re evaluate? I understand writing and speaking can increase on re evaluation but will listening increase is that a chance? need one more point

 

[msmahmood]

Nice experience. Just a query on CELPIP. when you said speaking part was a bit tedious, does it involve only you against a PC and it triggers a topic to give a speech as per the time frame? or How does that work technically?

A picture would appear on your screen and you would be asked to explain the picture. What is going? what do you see in the picture?
So, it's not only about your speaking skills, you have to be able to notice stuff in the picture and talk about it. There is a time frame, however, i think it's easier for people to run out of things to say rather than feel restricted by the counter.

You would be speaking into a mic attached to your headset.

 

[msmahmood]

my listening score is 8 do you think i should re evaluate? I understand writing and speaking can increase on re evaluation but will listening increase is that a chance? need one more point

It doesn't hurt to ask for a re-evaluation (except 55 bucks). As far as i have noticed, you have more chances of getting the score increased if there is a gap of 2 bands between one module and all the other modules, it was the case for me and for a lot of other people i have read about.

In case of listening, its slightly difficult to predict. As far as i can see it, the only way i think your band can increase is if the examiner made a mistake in counting the correct answer.

 

[Sonata95]

Hi All,

CELPIP can also apply for Study permit or just for immigration?

Tks, Thang

 

[msmahmood]

Hi All,

CELPIP can also apply for Study permit or just for immigration?

Tks, Thang

Hello, as far as i know, language requirement is by the institute you are applying to (college/University).
And I don't think they accept CELPIP. Also, CELPIP is only general category and doesn't have an academic test.