Is 7.5 a good IELTS academic score?
Ans. Yes. A 7.5 IELTS score is an extremely good score to get selected for the university of your choice.
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Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)
| IELTS band score | Cambridge English scale score |
|---|---|
| 7.5 | 191 |
| 7 | 185 |
| 6.5 | 176 |
| 6 | 169 |
Contrary to popular belief, 7.5 is not difficult to achieve. Try to score 8 or 8.5 in Listening and Reading. In writing if you can get 7, you can target 7 or 7.5 in Speaking. Just practice reading and writing well.
According to the British Council, if you score a 9 on the exam, you're an “expert” in English; if you score an 8, you're “very good” at English; and so on. IELTS scores almost always range from 1 to 9 (“non-user” to “expert”), and there is a 0 score as well (“did not attempt”). You can also get a score ending in .
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IELTS Reading Test.
| Band Score | Score / 40 |
|---|---|
| 8 | 35-36 |
| 7.5 | 33-34 |
| 7 | 30-32 |
| 6.5 | 29-29 |
You should go by a rule of thumb where the IELTS 7.5 band score equates to the C1 level in the CEFR. Similarly, 4.5 as the IELTS band score will equate to the B1 level in the CEFR.
For instance, if the test taker scores a 7.25, then the grade will be changed to 7.5. If the test taker's score is 7.75, then the score will be rounded off to 8.
However, to work in Canada, IELTS score requirements overall and for each band score may differ. For example, to be a lawyer, a minimum score of 7.0 in each section of the IELTS is required. To be a nurse, you need a minimum overall score of 6.5 and 7.0 for Speaking.
If your mock test result is band 6.0-6.5, you can expect to get 6.5-7.5 in 1-3 months.
Is 7.25 considered as 7.5 in IELTS?
Important points regarding Overall IELTS Score:
If your average overall score is 7.25, then your score will be increased to 7.5. If your average overall score is 7.65, then your score will be increased to 8. If your overall score is 7.1, then your score will go down to 7.
Generally the US universities should keep a minimum IELTS score of around 6.5. But there are few colleges that go below the 6.5 cutoff. Those will give admissions for students with low IELTS band scores of 6.0 and 5.5.
So, a "good" overall score is 7.0 or higher. In fact, a band 7.0 is described as a "good user", a band 8.0 a "very good user" and a 9.0 an "expert" user. But even a 6.0 is a "competent" user.
Ans. To get admission to an IELTS accepted university in the USA, you need to have an overall score of 7.0 with 6.5 band score in each section. This could be around 6.5 band score in each section ie. Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.
Yes. Its a Good score. Some universities prefer individual scores also to be above 6.5 . So please ensure that your individual scores are all above 6.5.
Candidates who have secured a C1 Advanced grade C, having scored between 180 and 192 on the Cambridge English Scale, are at Level C1 of the CEFR and can be expected to be comparable in ability with candidates who have secured 6.5 or 7.0 in IELTS.
It is not impossible but it takes work. More realistic students tend to be around Band 6.5 and want a Band 7, In this case, their weak areas are easily fixed and they tend to have good vocabulary and grammar overall. What can be done? Set yourself a study schedule and stay on focus.
Ans. Most of the US universities accept IELTS test scores of 6 to 6.5. However, for securing an admission to the top listed university in the USA, the student must have to score at least 7.0.
In case, your overall band score is 7.75 then your final score will be 8. In case, your overall band score is 7.85 then your final score will be 8. In case, your overall band score is 7.1 then your score will be 7 as this is the nearest whole band score.
However, to work in Canada, IELTS score requirements overall and for each band score may differ. For example, to be a lawyer, a minimum score of 7.0 in each section of the IELTS is required. To be a nurse, you need a minimum overall score of 6.5 and 7.0 for Speaking.
What is C1 in IELTS academic?
Level C1 corresponds to proficient users of the language, i.e. those able to perform complex tasks related to work and study.
