Dear guys,
I am addressing you with a concern which drives me successively crazy. I am neither begging for hopeful messages, which are not goal-oriented, nor denying that the final decision can be only made by the department from which a respond is impatiently awaited. Just being afraid of being rejected, because of not meeting the language requirements. I wrote the following mail to my department.
By the way, I have a conditional offer for the MPhil in Modern languages (Comparative literature: German and Russian) and my supervisor already confirmed that I fulfill the academic conditions. I took IELTS twice with the same horrible outcome.
"I took the IELTS exam this month and got my results today placing myself in a situation of discomfort. The language requirements make it clear that I am required to have a 7.5 overall and no less than 7 in every section.My results differ from that to that extent as I have a total of 7.5 and everything else at least or more than 7, except for the writing part where I scored a 6.5. I am absolutely aware that this is an important criteria, but I would like to ask if you explicitly recommending me to repeat the test, although you already have my writing example and my statement of purpose revealing my language level and the ability to study properly at the Oxford University without any issues. I do not believe in the significance of standardized tests, especially, as the difference between 6.5 and 7 doesn’t have any reliable impact on my academic success. But it is not a question of believe or opinion, for sure.I hope that this query isn’t inappropriate and at the same time, I am looking forward to hearing from you with your capability to diminish my incertitude.Best Wishes"
Do you have any experiences concerning the flexibility in handling marginal deviations for meeting the language requirement?
Thanks in advance for possibly dispersing my worries :-)