Bad score in IELTS, should I send it anyway? A graduate program I'm applying for in mathematics requires fluency in English but didn't set the lower bound for the IELTS score. I'm very good at English but I went to the test unprepared and got severe headache during the test, couldn't complete some tasks so I got 6.
5.5: reading, listening and writing.
7: speaking
But in reality I can do better. My BSc. thesis is well-written so my question is, if I sent my IELTS score would it be a sign of weakness in my application?
It would be very difficult to take another test before the deadline of the application process but not impossible though.
If IELTS scores are required, I recommend you to send them anyway. But from your question I understood that it isn't obligatory, so I suggest you rather not to send them or to take an exam one more time because it can be a sign of weakness in your application.