𝗠𝘆 𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗦 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗗𝗭𝗜𝗜 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 — 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮.

𝗠𝘆 𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗦 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗗𝗭𝗜𝗜 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 — 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮.

My name is 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮, an 18-year-old student from Guinea, West Africa. Education has always been at the heart of my life, even though my background meant the journey was never easy. I dreamed of studying abroad, and when the opportunity came to join Albukhary International University in Malaysia, I knew English and especially the IELTS exam would be the key that opened the door.

I arrived in 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 6𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 2025, carrying a mixture of excitement and fear. Just over a month later, on the 16th of February, I began my classes at the university. Yet, in the back of my mind, I always knew IELTS was waiting for me. It felt like a mountain I had to climb before I could fully settle into my academic life. Finally, on the 9th of September, I sat for the test, but the journey to get there was one of the hardest challenges I had ever faced.

Back home in Guinea, English had never been my strongest subject. But I treated it like muscle training: something that required daily effort. I watched English movies and videos, sometimes without subtitles, just to train my ears. I read articles, short stories, and even social media posts in English to build my vocabulary. Every day I wrote small paragraphs, no matter how simple, and I often spoke to myself in English, recording my voice and correcting mistakes. It was slow, often frustrating work, but little by little, I grew stronger.

When I began preparing for IELTS itself, I quickly realized it was different from casual practice. The listening test was fast, the accents were challenging, and missing a single second could mean missing an answer. Reading passages felt endless, full of academic words that made me panic as the clock ticked down. Speaking required me to think quickly and sound confident, even when my voice shook inside. Writing seemed like an endless struggle of time, structure, and vocabulary. Many times, I felt I might fail.

That is when UDZ International Institute became a turning point in my journey. Their guidance and training gave me the structure I needed. With their support, I learned strategies for each part of the test. They helped me improve my listening focus, taught me how to approach reading passages with confidence, and guided me through speaking practice that reduced my fear. For writing, their feedback showed me how to organize my ideas and manage time effectively. UDZII International not only trained me but also motivated me to stay consistent when I felt tired or discouraged.

On the morning of the exam, I felt like an athlete stepping into a race. Nervous but ready, I reminded myself of all the hours of practice that had brought me here. When the results came back, I could hardly believe them: 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 6.0, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 6.5, 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 6.5, 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 6.5, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 6.5. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 5.5 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬. 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

This achievement was more than a number on a paper. It was proof that discipline can overcome fear, and that consistency can transform weakness into strength. My IELTS journey taught me that learning is like building muscles: painful at first, but with daily training, growth is inevitable.

Today, as I continue my studies, I carry with me not just the IELTS certificate, but also the life lesson that no matter where you come from, with determination and patience, you can achieve more than you imagine. And whenever I feel doubt again, I remember my father’s words that guided me through: “Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.”