Hello,
I am an international student whose first language is not English.
I am going to firm Cambridge and they did not ask for IELTS but I think I will make Durham or Edinburgh my insurance, offers from which include IELTS. I really don't want to take it because it's not cheap and it is an extra work on top of my 4 A levels and EPQ.
If I miss my A level grades for Cambridge and meet the condition of my insurance apart from IELTS, would they reject me on that basis given that I have an A in CIE IGCSE English first language? I find it a little weird three universities did not ask for IELTS whilst the other two did. I do not want to risk having nowhere to go in August for being parsimonious and lazy but I also find it very silly to pay like 200 euros for a test and add even more work and pressure only for my insurance.
There is an option of insuring Bristol which does not say anything about English requirement in the offer, but I would prefer to go to Durham or Edinburgh. This is such a dilemma - any advice appreciated.
Thank you.