Band 7: Describe an occasion when you had to wait a long time for something. You should say: - What you were waiting for - Why the wait was so long - What you did while you were waiting And explain how you felt during the waiting period. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Well, a very significant situation for me was when I was waiting for the results of the university I had applied to in order to pursue a master's degree. After graduation, I applied for several master's programs at various universities in Europe, and I had to wait for about two to three months to get an answer. This was because thousands of students are applying for different programs in Europe, and the process of evaluating the applications takes a lot of time. So that's why I had to wait that long period of time. What helped me during the waiting, or the things that I did while waiting for the university's response, was first, I prayed. I was praying to God for a positive answer so I could realize my dreams and the plans I had been working on for a while. The second thing that helped me a lot was applying to another program that was still open to maximize my chances, rather than just sitting and waiting for a response that could be either negative or positive. So this is what I did while waiting. Afterward, I felt like it was totally worth it because I received positive responses from different programs I had applied for, which made me feel like I hadn't been waiting for nothing. I also learned how to be patient and to trust God's plans and the process.

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Well, a very significant situation for me when I was waiting for results of the university I’ve applied for to pursue a master’s degree. Well after graduation I I got to apply for several programs, master programs in several universities in Europe and I had to wait like for two to three months to get an answer and that because and this this is because several students thousand students are applying for different programs in Europe and the process of evaluating the the applications of student takes a lot of time. So that’s why I had to wait that long period of time. And what helps me during waiting or the things that I did meanwhile waiting for university response was first thing was a praying. I was praying to God to get a positive answer so I can realize my dreams and the plans I’ve been working for for a while. And the second thing that helps me too much is to apply to another program that’s still open to maximize my chances and not like sitting and waiting for a response that could be either negative or positive. So this is what I did while waiting and how it felt after within I feel like this is totally worth it because I get to positive response from different programs that I’ve applied for and that makes me feel like I’ve been not waiting for nothing and I learned also how to be passionate and to trust God planes and trusted process

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