{"id":233792,"date":"2017-07-17T09:20:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T09:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/gsi_study_guides\/importance-ielts-when-applying-uk-university\/"},"modified":"2017-07-17T09:20:06","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T09:20:06","slug":"importance-ielts-when-applying-uk-university","status":"publish","type":"gsi_study_guides","link":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/study-in-uk\/study-guides\/importance-ielts-when-applying-uk-university\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of IELTS when applying to a UK university"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/language-prep\/\">IELTS<\/a>\u00a0assesses the English language proficiency of students applying to UK universities, testing reading, writing, speaking and listening ability across a range of different examinations.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates can choose to study either an <a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/language-prep\/ielts\/\">academic<\/a>\u00a0(education purposes) or <a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/language-prep\/ielts\/\">general<\/a>\u00a0test (visa purposes) and they will be scored on a <a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/language-prep\/ielts\/\">9-band scale<\/a>. The listening and speaking exams are the same for both types of test, but the reading and writing components are different.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>IELTS Fact:<\/strong> Over 2 million tests were taken last year and it is the only major English language test giving you a two-way face to face language speaking assessment!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Three reasons why IELTS is so important<\/h2>\n<h3>1. The better your IELTS score, the more options you have<\/h3>\n<p>Students who take the IELTS exam are scored on a 9-band scale. A score of 5.5 is good enough to get on to many courses in the UK, but for certain subjects at undergraduate and masters level, a score above 6.5 means you will have more options available in terms of courses and institutes.<\/p>\n<h3>2. All UK universities accept IELTS<\/h3>\n<p>All UK universities and higher education institutions accept IELTS as proof of proficiency in the English Language.<\/p>\n<h3>3. 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