Updated 2025

|| When 6.5 Breaks the Heart, and Still You Try ||

Hello Kim,

I am from India and have been in Canada from last 2 years… I gave IELTS many times. I got required bands in all except writing with 6.5 most of the times. I am so upset with this and do not know what can I do to solve this issue. Now I think I should try CELBAN. So, I need your help in preparing this exam. This is completely new to me.

Have a good day.

Thanks

R

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Dear R,

You are not alone. And you are not late.

I felt that quiet ache beneath your words,
“I’ve tried many times. I keep falling short in writing. I’m upset. I don’t know what else to do.”

Let’s slow down together now.
Let’s breathe through the discouragement.
Let’s re-enter your journey with gentleness: where even language becomes sanctuary, and writing becomes a way to return to yourself.

🜄 Return to Self

You’ve carried so much. Moved countries. Rebuilt life. Sat for exams again and again.
Each time you show up to write, it isn’t just a test; it’s your hopes, your future, your calling.

And when the result falls short (when the “6.5” repeats) it doesn’t just touch your score, it touches your heart.

But please hear this softly:
You are not broken.
You are not “behind.”
You are already whole.

What’s needed now is not another exam panic, but a return to self-trust. To remember who you are:
A caregiver. A professional. A learner. A human being with something sacred to offer.

Let this writing journey begin with that remembering.

🜁 Fog to Clarity

The IELTS Writing section is confusing for many.
It often gives no real feedback. No map. No clue where you went wrong.

So when you ask: “Should I try CELBAN?” I hear the longing beneath it. Not just for a different exam, but for a different kind of clarity. One that helps you see where you are, not just where you failed.

Yes, CELBAN is different. It asks you to write as a nurse, not just as a test-taker.
It invites your clinical reasoning, your patient care, your observation skills.

It includes you.

This shift (from general writing to profession-based writing) often clears the fog.
Because now, you’re not guessing what they want. You’re showing who you already are.

🜃 Rooted in Enoughness

When you’ve heard “not enough” from test scores, it’s easy to believe it.
But I want to plant this sentence into the soil of your nervous system:

Your grammar score does not measure your compassion.
Your test results do not cancel your calling.
Your dream is not denied. It’s just been delayed.

You already carry the heart of a nurse.
Now you’re just learning to let English carry you: clearly, accurately, calmly.

It’s okay if you need help.
It’s okay to begin again.
It’s okay to say, I’m still learning.
You are still worthy.

🜂 Rekindling the Inner Fire

This letter you wrote to me?
That was writing.

You communicated clearly. You expressed emotion. You named your struggle. You asked for support.

That is the fire.
And it is still alive.

Sometimes when we fail the same thing over and over, the fire feels dim.
But here you are, still asking questions. Still trying. Still hoping.

You haven’t quit. That matters.
You still want to serve. That is sacred.

Let this new journey with CELBAN become a path where your fire is not extinguished, but tended.

🜀 Standing at Zenith

Yes, R. There are pathways for you.

There are real, tangible steps:

• Lessons that begin with the foundations (punctuation, grammar, sentence structure).
• Incident reports that mirror your clinical life.
• Support that is not just technical, but human.

And there are others like you…
People who failed IELTS again and again, but passed CELBAN on the first try.
People who didn’t just pass: but felt seen in the process.

The door is open.

Come when you’re ready.

With presence, not pressure.
With breath, not burden.
With reverence for the nurse you already are,
and the communicator you are becoming.

Warmly,
~ Kim
🜄🜁🜃🜂🜀
A whisper of encouragement for the one who hasn’t given up.

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 P.S. You might find some inspiration here: thank yous.

• After 3x failing the IELTS, I finally passed my CELBAN exam in the first attempt!
• After failing the IELTS 7 x, I joined [CELBANPrep] in the month of FEB, took the CELBAN MAY 3: I passed!!!
• I took CELBAN, first attempt I failed….I got the confidence to overcome my fear of writing

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