I Did an IELTS Exam Again and It Is Still Dumb

I can barely make sense of the IELTS exam. Sure, I could turn this post into an average LinkedIn flex about a random achievement essay, but I want to highlight how stupid the IELTS exam is and how it works in the big 2026. Last weekend I had to take an IELTS test for certain reasons, something that I did not know I had to do because I have been studying in an English-taught program for the last 2 years, and I did the same thing around 4 years ago too, but I guess we need to make rich brats richer by taking an exam with a 2-year expiration date, right? So, I had to wake up at 5:30 in the morning and go to the other side of the city to take an exam that already cost me enough mentally and economically. However, let me use this opportunity to mention the bigger and more racist problem I have with IELTS before getting to the main issue. In case you did not know, both IELTS and TOEFL stopped holding exams within Iran, and for those living in the country who need these certificates, they…

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