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IELTS Results competition winners in September & October 2023

IELTS Results competition winners in October 2023

There’s a famous saying, “Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation”, and it holds true about a very special group of people you will meet in a second. They put in a great deal of effort getting ready for IELTS and none of it was glamorous… but look where it got them!

We are excited to announce the 12 amazing test takers who will forever remember October 2023 as the month when they conquered IELTS! With band scores ranging from 7 to 8.5, they’re over the moon about their achievements!

Let’s give a huge round of applause to:

IELTS results competition winners of September & October 2023

Academic Module

  • 1st place – Sattorbek Yuldashev from Uzbekistan, Band 8.5
  • 1st place – Syeda Sabiqa Zehra from Pakistan, Band 8.5
  • 2nd place – Dorottya Kovarcsik from Hungary, Band 8
  • 2nd place – Laura Fernandez from Spain, Band 8
  • 2nd place – Navleen Kaur Mand from India, Band 8
  • 3rd place – Richard Ando from Ghana, Band 7.5
  • 3rd place – Govind Mohan from India, Band 7.5

General Training Module

  • 1st place – Kashish Chaudhary from India, Band 8
  • 1st place – Ahsan Anwar Kizhakkiniyakath from India, Band 8
  • 1st place – Zareen Fatima from India, Band 8
  • 2nd place – Victor Manrique from Peru, Band 7
  • 2nd place – Tanjot Singh from India, Band 7

Congratulations on these fantastic scores!

We’re sending their certificates of achievement straight to their emails, making this day a little extra special for them. And guess what? Their fantastic IELTS results will be showcased in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame! So, winners, feel free to flaunt your achievements among your family, friends and anyone who’d love to celebrate with you.

How did they score so well?

Now, you might be wondering, ‘How did they manage such great scores?’ Well, some of them are our students, and we are incredibly proud of their achievements:

Dorottya Kovarcsik (Overall Band 8.0) used our book ‘Target Band 7’ and VIP Club resources to maximise her IELTS score and, as a result, overshot her target! Read her success story here

Laura Fernandez (Overall Band 8.0) relied on the practice tests from the ‘High Scorer’s Choice’ series, published by Simone Braverman and Robert Nicholson. She felt lucky to have found them online because their helped her get the score she needed.

Ahsan Kizhakkiniyakath (Overall Band 8.0) prepared for IELTS with our book ‘Ace the IELTS’ and solved many practice tests from the ‘High Scorer’s Choice’ series.

Victor Manrique (Overall Band 7.0) is an IELTS-Blog VIP Club member; in addition to studying model answers daily Victor improved his writing and speaking with the help of our teachers.

We would love to hear from more winners, because when you share your stories and tell us how you studied, you are helping thousands of test takers, preparing for their exams right now. Any useful tips will be posted on IELTS-Blog.com, so everyone can use the same technique and get a better score in their own exam this month.

Did you know? IELTS results competition runs every month, and everyone is welcome to participate. Learn how to enroll here.

Dorottya prepared by herself and passed IELTS with a Band 8 – COPY her method

IELTS High Scorer's Advice Band 8 Tips September 2023

Meet Dorottya, an ambitious learner from Budapest whose native language is Hungarian. She set her sights on a remarkable goal: achieving a Band 8 score in the IELTS exam. You might be wondering, how did she do it? Well, her journey is a testament to grit, resourcefulness, and a dash of inspiration for anyone looking to conquer the IELTS challenge. Let’s dive into her story!

Background

We met Dorottya when she joined the VIP Club in July, to get some help with her IELTS preparation. She was preparing on her own – but she had an ambitious goal, so she needed support and preparation materials to get her over the finish line.

Preparation Strategies

About 10 days into her preparation, Dorottya bought the self-study book ‘Target Band 7 – How to Maximize your score’ and really put it to test. She was definitely not one of those people who think that by simply buying IELTS materials they will somehow magically pass the test – she was actually using every single resource she got. Learning strategies from the book, applying them in practice, solving practice tests, analysing her answers, and improving day by day – this is what her self-study days looked like.

Dorottya was also using her VIP Club content daily. Instead of taking a passive approach and simply reading the model answers for Speaking and Writing that we sent her daily, she did something different. She took an active approach, and it paid off big time! She kept a notebook handy and copied all the new words she came across in our model answers. She wrote the words’ meanings next to them and then used these new words when she practiced in writing and speaking. The result? Band 7.5 in Writing and Band 8 in Speaking.

Active learning approach helped Dorottya expand her active vocabulary by adding new, higher-level words to it. Writing the words and their meanings in a notebook helped her remember them, and using them in her writing and speaking practice ensured they remained in her active vocabulary.

Active vocabulary consists of the words that you use frequently and confidently, whereas passive vocabulary consists of words whose meanings you know, but don’t really use in your speaking and writing. This makes active vocabulary very important in IELTS.

Dorottya didn’t relax until IELTS was behind her, she kept using her VIP subscription up until the very last day before the test. When it was time to take her exam, she went in a hopeful candidate and came out a champion!

Results

Her total investment in IELTS prep was just $51, including the VIP Club membership and all self-prep materials. That’s it!

She passed the test on her first attempt and got a Band 8 overall, with Listening 8.5, Reading 7.5, Writing 7.5 and Speaking 8.0.

Dorottya’s Testimonial

Reflecting on her preparation experience with us, Dorottya said:

I got a lot of help from IELTS-Blog.com. I read a couple of band 8/9 example essays every day and also checked writing task 1 examples. I used a copy book to write the new words and their meaning in it. Even 5-10 words a day or every second day adds up. Then I did a lot of reading practice and used ‘Target Band 7’ book and it strategies. I am very thankful for all your help, I got a band 8!

Congratulations on your amazing Band 8, Dorottya!

Best IELTS test result September 2023