Issues related to immigrating to Canada

1. If the embassy staff says that the processing time is 12-18 months, and you submit the materials in November, then the processing time will be between November 2009 and May 2010. When they have completed all the application materials and feel that you have no problems, they will send you the materials for the physical examination and provide you with the location for the physical examination. After you have completed the physical examination, you will usually have to wait another 2-3 months to receive notification of the materials. Your immigration was successful (so-called "approved"). Once you receive the notification of successful immigration, you can log in.

Since you haven’t submitted the materials yet, it means you haven’t started applying yet. I advise you to wait patiently.

2. As long as you go to university abroad, whether you are an immigrant or an international student, as long as your high school is not in a designated English-speaking country, you have to take a language test. Whether it's French or IELTS, it depends on what school you want to apply for. Except for Quebec, universities in other provinces require English test scores, such as IELTS, TOEFL or others.

Take IELTS as an example. Whether you take the test or not and what score you get have nothing to do with whether you can go abroad. Especially if you have already applied for immigration.

But you cannot be admitted to the university if your IELTS score is less than a certain score. The university may recommend that you take preparatory courses first, or you may choose to take exams at home until your grades are high enough. Even if you study preparatory courses, you still have to pass a certain level before you can be admitted. So as long as you want to go to university, you need to have English (or French, if you are applying to a French university) score. It’s not necessarily a requirement of 6.5. Because different universities have different regulations. Generally speaking, a score of 6.5 meets the requirements of most universities. I think this is why your father wants you to get a 6.5

Many people think that they can learn English faster by going to preparatory courses. In fact, it's the opposite. Not to mention the huge amount of money paid, to be honest, exam-oriented education is still the best in China. Of course, compared with studying a preparatory course abroad and studying at New Oriental in China, a foreign preparatory course can improve your English level better (if you study hard), but the test scores are not necessarily the same. There are countless examples around me. Many people have been studying in preparatory courses year after year, but they just can't meet the university entrance standards. Some are even still taking the most elementary classes after 2-3 years. There is no point except wasting money and time.

I hope you can still pass the English test well in China, and then you will have more choices.