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IELTS exam for international people

I was wondering if MMU or any other uni will accept me if I get a band of 5 or 5.5 in the IELTS exam as I have my other grades and they have accepted them. They come to 6 A levels. I was thinking that maybe they would. Forgot to mention that they want a band of 6 overall and no less than 5.5 in every each element. I hope someone can answer my post by their experience. Thank you

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Original post by LouisWilburn96

Unfortunately the UK Border Agency are particularly strict about IELTS scores and equivalents for UK universities.

Have you looked into universities offering pre-sessional language courses? These can be anything from 4 weeks for 3 months over the summer and end with you getting signed off with an IELTS or IELTS equivalent level required for the university. With such good academic qualifications I would imagine many universities would be very keen for you to study their degrees with the right language skills. (given that you mention MMU http://www.ulc.manchester.ac.uk/english/full-time/pre-sessional/ is an example of a presessional at Manchester uni - and http://www2.hlss.mmu.ac.uk/languages/english/pre-sessional-english-language-courses/ an example at MMU )