Sharing my CELPIP re-evaluation experience in case it helps someone.

Before re-evaluation:

Listening: 10
Reading: 11
Writing: 8
Speaking: 8

After re-evaluation:

Listening: 10
Reading: 11
Writing: 9 ⬆️
Speaking: 12 ⬆️

Writing increased by 1 band and Speaking increased by 4 bands! 🎉

⏱️Re-evaluation turnaround time: 8 days

Very happy with the result. Sharing this for anyone considering a re-evaluation it worked out really well for me! 🙌

I am really debating between these two choices. My main concern is impromptu speaking and writing. Considering PTE has "easier" writing tasks but higher threshold(minimum 88), whereas CELPIP has harder writing tasks but not as high target(9/12). What should i opt for?

Hi, a nyone got their results yet for Friday August 14?

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Scores

Current: L 12, R 11, W 10, S 11

Previous (two years ago): L 10, R 10, W 11, S 10

On the 12th I realized my old CELPIP was expiring on the 22nd, so I booked the earliest slot I could get: Saturday the 15th. That gave me exactly two days.

Preparation

I had completely forgotten the test format. I bought an official CELPIP practice set and worked through it. The approach that actually helped was using AI to find my weaknesses first, then drilling only those areas. Do not just do practice tests and feel vaguely better. Find the specific thing you are doing wrong and fix that one thing.

For me, it turned out my problems were not English at all, but rather format habits. Things like answering a "talk about a time when" task in the present tense instead of the past. Describing a picture with no spatial order, meaning no phrases like "on the left" or "in the background". Never attaching a reason to anything. Not reading the prompt all the way to the end. None of that is vocabulary. All of it was fixable in a couple of days.

I also did two full writing and speaking sets with AI feedback and read through this sub for recent trends.

Test Day Experience (ILAC Toronto)

The overall experience at the centre was quite good. The only annoying part was the loud keyboard typing and the chatter when people reached their speaking section. I guess that is the same situation with every other centre though. They provided earplugs, which I really appreciated. About the test itself:

Listening was moderately difficult. Nothing brutal.

Reading was exhausting. The passages honestly read like they were written by AI. I used the full time on every part and re-read carefully rather than rushing.

For writing, I was really hoping to get an 11 or 12. I ended up with a 10, and I probably would have applied for a re-eval if it was lower, but I only needed a CLB 10 across all bands so I do not really care.

Speaking is where it fell apart. I got nervous out of nowhere. Words just would not come. On Task 7 I could feel myself repeating the same points to fill 90 seconds, and the picture for Task 8 was so unrealistic I struggled to describe it. I walked out convinced I had tanked it.

But I did not stop TALKING. No long pauses, no trailing off; I filled the time on every single task. That is the one thing I would tell anyone. Even when you are circling the same idea, keep going. Silence scores as nothing, but a repetitive answer still scores.

It came back an 11. My self-assessment was completely wrong, and I have since seen enough posts here to know that is normal. You remember your stumbles and forget the 80% that was fine.

What I actually recommend

Practice with AI and tell it to be blunt: Ask it to evaluate against the four CELPIP dimensions and be harsh. You want to find errors now, not on test day.

Diagnose before you drill: Two days of fixing the right thing beats a week of general practice.

Fill the time: Every task, every time. This is the single cheapest thing you control.

Read the prompt to the last word: If it says "and by when", name a date. If it says "ask her if she would like notes", actually ask

Invent your own scenario: If the prompt is vague, make the world as you feel best then describe. For example, I was given a task to suggest what gifts to buy for a friend's colleague. There was no other information. I just invented the colleague's name, age and gender then reasoned my choices.

Honestly, having to redo this every two years until PR at around $340 a pop is exhausting. But it is doable in two days if you are targeted about it.

Its been 9 days haven’t received my re evaluation results

Hi everyone, Is there anyone doing revaluation recently? i just want to ask how long will it take? And Does it increase or not? Really appreciated your insights.

Hi everyone, I just got my scores L 12, R 10, W 11, and S 10 🥳🥳🥳

I feel bad, disappointed, suspicious of my skill. But I choose not to give up. And today, everything was finally paid off. I don’t know how many time I cried and tired but after two years practicing, I finally got my score I want. I just want to let you guys know this journey is not easy but your hard working will achieve the perfect result.

if you have any questions or tips, feel free to talk

Hope you guys have a great night!

Attempt	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
First	10	8	7	8
Second	9	8	10	7
Third	7	8	8	6
Fourth	9	9	6	5
Fifth	10	9	8	8
Sixth	9	7	8	8
Seventh	10	9	8	7
Eighth	9	9	8	8
Ninth	10	8	10	8
Tenth	10	10	11	9

I can't believe after so many attempts I was so confident that i would score atleast 9 each this time but can't process in my brain what could go wrong as i never scored that low even in practice time like right before exam day i scored 9 in reading featured prepamigo and even 7 or 8 in timed practice featured idk why they would gave me that low dude holly fuck

L 9 S 9 W 8 R 5

I applied for Reevalution for whole exam let see what happens idk what to do I feel so low

I feel bad, disappointed, suspicious of my skill. But I choose not to give up. And today, everything was finally paid off. I don’t know how many time I cried and tired but after two years practicing, I finally got my score I want. I just want to let you guys know this journey is not easy but your hard working will achieve the perfect result.

Dm me if you have any questions or tips.

Hope you guys have a great night!

Attempt	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
First	10	8	7	8
Second	9	8	10	7
Third	7	8	8	6
Fourth	9	9	6	5
Fifth	10	9	8	8
Sixth	9	7	8	8
Seventh	10	9	8	7
Eighth	9	9	8	8
Ninth	10	8	10	8
Tenth	10	10	11	9

Hi there, I have attempted celpip examination twice here are my scores

1. L:11, R:10, W:8,S:8
2. L:7, R:10, W;7, S:8

Generally, I feel that my listening and reading modules are strong I barely got 8 while practicing at home. I need tips and tricks to fix my writing and speaking modules. Here are my strategies which followed during exams.

1. First attempt -

Writing - I prepared a template for T2, of around 70-80 words which has two complex sentences, one idiom, designed evidence framework and 2-3 advance vocabs itself.
- I felt I would get around 9-10 in my first attempt as topic was easy, but reality was different I only received 8, though applied for reevaluation and didn’t change anything. I was quite pissed.

Speaking - I created templates for each tasks(except t8) on how to start intro, body and conclusions. I was able to deliver few complex sentences, idioms in few responses. However, for task 4 and 5 I wasn’t able to finish conclusion smoothly.

2. Second attempt - I learned from my previous mistakes and followed my friend’s advice who had fabulous score in WS section with similar english fluency. This time I eliminated reliance on template and attempted both modules naturally (minimal framework design)

However, this time exam was tough for me. Writing tasks look weird to me, so as speaking modules - looks like AI prepared exam questions.

I performed decent in writing and speaking modules. Nonetheless, scores are plunged drastically. After overlooking templates, I’ve realized my grammar mistakes are increased and started using unnatural collocations. However, I tried to fix during proofreading.

Note : I studied english as a second language and I have little stammering problem. When I speak with my colleagues it wont noticed but during nervousness it quite visible or my voice start hesitate when I am out of vocabulary/content.

Any significant advice how may I achieve 9+ in WS? My concern is should I rely on template? I’m genuinely stuck in dilemma and couldn’t figure out my weakness and remedies.