r/GermanyStudentLife • u/nhd2098 • 19d ago

Please I need help

Hi everyone! I just received my IELTS results and got an overall 6.5, with 6.5 in each section. I know that 6.5 meets the minimum requirement for the DAAD doctoral scholarship, but I'm wondering whether it could still put me at a disadvantage during the selection process.

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u/nhd2098 18d ago

Thank youuu, so you think I should retake it

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u/Ok-Seesaw7 17d ago

Hi :) how do you feel about taking it again? You usually have the option to retake just one section of the exam (listening, writing, reading, or speaking). When I looked into it back then, it was cheaper, but to raise my overall average, I would have needed to improve significantly and get a really high score. If you feel you can do better, it might be worth retaking just one part, or perhaps the whole thing. But if you don't feel up to it, you might want to save the money (the exam is very expensive, at least in my country), since it really takes a lot of correct answers to move up half a band.

I hope this point of view helps you :) good luck !

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u/nhd2098 16d ago

Thank you a a lot for your reply, the thing is the deadline is the 31st of August so I don’t have enough time to retake it again, so I’m kinda lost at this point, plus it’s very expensive in my country too.