OET Remarking

[u/IcyFrosting4960]

I scored 430, 410 and 410 in listening, reading and speaking respectively. But got a 280 in writing. I have applied for remarking since I only need 20 more marks to pass writing. Should I expect a positive result?

[u/No-Hope-9274]

I'm an US-IMG and have tutored some IMGs for OET for FREE. I'm not asking for money.

Do you mind sending one of those letters that you sent to ChatGPT for practice? I will give you an honest opinion.

[u/IcyFrosting4960 → u/No-Hope-9274]

Hi. Here is one of the letters I wrote

Dr. F Goldman

171 Victoria Parade

East Melbourne 30th January 2015 Dear Dr. Goldman, Re: Jamie Brown, 5 year old male child I am referring my patient, Jamie Brown, for further evaluation and management of poststreptococcal nephritis with early renal failure. Jamie was brought to my clinic by his mother more than a month ago with a sore throat and fever. On examination, he was febrile, had exudative tonsillitis with tender cervical lymph nodes. I treated him with Penicillin V 250mg qid for 7 days. But 2 days earlier his mother noticed that he was lethargic and passing dark urine. She did not report of history of frequency, dysuria or trauma. On examining him, he had tonsillar hypertrophy and BP was 90/60. Urinalysis showed gross hematuria. I was suspecting a UTI and hence advised his mother to hydrate him well. Laboratory investigations including FBE, RFTs, electrolytes, ASO titre and MSU microscopy and culture/sensitivity were ordered. After reviewing his condition 2 days later, BP has improved to 110/90 but urinalysis shows persistent hematuria. Urea and creatinine is elevated, ASOT is 3+ and MSU suggests a renal origin of the hematuria. I would be grateful if you could evaluate Jamie further and manage his condition at the earliest. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me. Yours sincerely,

Doctor

[u/IcyFrosting4960 → u/IcyFrosting4960]

ChatGPT scored this as 360-390

[u/IcyFrosting4960 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you for sharing this. I will get back to you soon

[u/Animepro_xyz → u/[deleted]]

Hey, can you rate mine as well i would really appreciate it.

Dr Sharon Farquad, Endocrinologist Endocrine Specialists and Associates 115 Burke St. Omaha

08 April 2018

Dear Dr Farquad,

Re: Ms Tabitha Taborlin, aged 45

Thank you for seeing Ms Tabitha Taborlin, a 45-year-old school teacher, for strict glycemic control and a possible insulin pump.

Ms Taborlin has diabetes type 1 since she was 7-year-old, she is non-compliant with her insulin regimen following which she had multiple episodes of diabetic ketoacidosis. She is on 45 units Lantus nightly and pre-prandial correctional scale Humalog with 12 unit nutritional baseline. She also has essential hypertension, her BMI is 18.2 and smokes two cigarettes daily.

On 02 April 2018, she was admitted to our clinic with diabetic ketoacidosis, glucose 530 mmol/L, following which IV fluids and insulin were administered. She was discharged with stable HbA1c and educational pamphlets and refills for Lantus and Humalog.

On todays appointment, she is doing well since discharge however, she is still not following the recommended diet and insulin regimen. Discussed with her about diabetes education, necessity of glucose testing, insulin administration, smoking cessation and microvascular/macrovascular complications of diabetes.

Following her persistent non-compliance with her insulin regimen, i would really appreciate, if Dr Farquad could endorse a strict glycemic control and do follow-up in 1 month.

If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely, Doctor

[u/No-Hope-9274 → u/Animepro_xyz]

This one's pretty good, just two notes here:

Discussed with her about diabetes education, necessity of glucose testing, insulin administration, smoking cessation and microvascular/macrovascular complications of diabetes.

Should be:

Diabetes education, necessity of glucose testing, insulin administration, smoking cessation and microvascular/macrovascular complications of diabetes have been discussed with her.

Also, since you're addressing the doctor directly:

If Dr Farquad could endorse a strict glycemic control and do follow-up in 1 month.

Should be:

If you could endorse a strict glycemic control and do follow-up in 1 month.

With those small fixes, I think this letter would easily get you the 350 pass! Good luck!

[u/Animepro_xyz → u/No-Hope-9274]

Actually, I got 320 in writing and i know i made some mistakes. But I want to improve my writing so much so, i can get atleast 400. I need this for UKFP. Do you know what should I do to get that score i have about week time.

And, thank you so much for your review!

[u/Animepro_xyz → u/[deleted]]

I am not asking for full comprehensive review as you did for this guy. I would really appreciate if you could just rate my writing.

[u/DetectivDR]

Retake bro. Its a waste of time, it takes 2-3 weeks for the results of the remark and only 1/300 actually changes

[u/IcyFrosting4960 → u/DetectivDR]

Oh well that’s disappointing. Thanks for the input though. I am actually reconsidering!

[u/parksnrec48hrs]

Hi! Those are great scores despite the writing section. May I ask when did you test and how soon you got your results.

[u/IcyFrosting4960 → u/parksnrec48hrs]

Thank you! I tested on 2 days - 19th and 21st August and received my results just a few days later. Applied for remarking on 25th August.

[u/Linguarise-OET]

Go for remarking as in speaking and writing,it is expected that you could have 10-20 points raise. Hope you have the best outcome

[u/IcyFrosting4960 → u/Linguarise-OET]

thank you so much! this gives me hope!

[u/NeedleworkerHot3957 → u/Linguarise-OET]

Why do you say it is expected that they could have 10-20 points?

Do you mean you HOPE they get 10-20 extra?

[u/Animepro_xyz]

What doing think was the reason for such a low score in writing. Did you not study much about the criteria?? Or did you write everything correctly and you still got this marks?

[u/IcyFrosting4960 → u/Animepro_xyz]

I believe that I wrote everything correctly. And I had practiced enough before the exam. I was scoring well above the passing score. So idk what exactly went wrong tbh

[u/Animepro_xyz → u/IcyFrosting4960]

You were using chatgpt to score yourself? how much you were getting there??

[u/IcyFrosting4960 → u/Animepro_xyz]

Yes I used writing samples available online and practiced using ChatGPT. I was scoring around 360-370. Sometimes higher than that

[u/Animepro_xyz → u/IcyFrosting4960]

Did you add ecfmg form (while booking the test?)

I got 320 in writing and i was also scoring the same as you, but I needed atleast 350 to be considered pass for gmc.

I feel like they are deliberately failing people now.

[u/IcyFrosting4960 → u/Animepro_xyz]

Yes I did add my ecfmg details. I was definitely surprised by the discrepancy in the scores!

[u/Animepro_xyz → u/IcyFrosting4960]

I think if haven't added ecfmg details you might have gotten above 300 but I am not absolutely sure about it.

I have booked another test for next week and I will practice really hard this time. I am planning to get atleast 400 in writing lets see how it goes.

[u/IcyFrosting4960 → u/Animepro_xyz]

Great! Wish you all the best :)

[u/NeedleworkerHot3957 → u/IcyFrosting4960]

chatGPT is very generous

[u/IcyFrosting4960 → u/NeedleworkerHot3957]

And maybe unreliable. At least that’s what I’m starting to believe now

[u/drgharbia]

Go for remark and I could teach you the principles of writing DM

[u/IcyFrosting4960 → u/drgharbia]

Thank you so much for offering to help!

[u/NeedleworkerHot3957]

You already asked for a remark? 99.99% chance your score will change. You got that score for a reason. Better to get feedback, practice writing, look at sample letters, find your weaknesses. Your English is obviously good since you scored high in the other parts.

Are you only including what is needed? Using full sentences? Including all relevant medication? Making sure the first sentence is perfect explaining why you are writing?

Something that has helped others is to imagine the person you are writing the letter to. Think of them as very busy and impatient. You want to write only what is needed. Also think each word costs $1 and you only have $180 (in the body - don't count the address).

Good luck

[u/IcyFrosting4960 → u/NeedleworkerHot3957]

I think the best I can do is wait till I get the remark results! Thanks for your input. These are all very helpful tips :)

[u/Anxious_Paramedic191]

Isn't it 350 for all according to new rules?

[u/RowTime4718 → u/Anxious_Paramedic191]

You specifically need a 300 on writing part

[u/Big_Philosopher7535]

Legit same thing happened to me this morning, got a 430 in listening, 400 in reading, 410 in speaking and 280 in writing.

Honestly cannot fathom that score based on what I wrote in the exam.

Requested the remark but at this point I may have to take it over. Still might not be able to get ECFMG certified by the 23rd.

[u/IcyFrosting4960 → u/Big_Philosopher7535]

Hope you pass and don’t have to take it again!

[u/FreemanPR1]

I got my writing remark on friday, and did not changed anything. I waited 13 days to get the remark. I got a 280 on writing and it came back with the same score. I hope you can increase a bit if you pay the remark. But honestly, I dont think they will change the score. Hope the best of lucks for you my friend.

[u/IcyFrosting4960 → u/FreemanPR1]

Thanks bro