OET in two weeks: a realistic plan for the final fortnight

Complete one timed attempt of each subtest. Get your Writing and Speaking marked against the published criteria rather than by feel, and note your weakest criterion in each. For Reading and Listening, note which part cost you most: Reading Part A's fifteen minute clock and Listening Part A's note completion are common culprits.

Write the result down as three or four specific targets, for example: Purpose is unclear in my opening; I run out of time in Reading Part A; I do not check understanding in role plays. That list is your plan for the next twelve days.

Writing: one letter a day at most, marked, then rewrite only the paragraph that carries your weakest criterion. If Conciseness is the gap, hold the body to roughly 180 to 200 words. If Purpose is the gap, state the request in your first sentence. In this window, a few marked and targeted letters are a better use of time than many unmarked ones, because only marked letters show whether the criterion has moved.

Speaking: one role play a day, recorded, reviewed against the same three habits: orient the patient at the start, check understanding after each chunk of information, and close with a summary. Reading and Listening: one timed part a day, rotating, so each part type is warm by exam day.

Sit a complete mock in exam order, Listening, Reading, Writing, then Speaking, with real timing and as few breaks as your test format allows. The aim is to expose what breaks under sequencing and fatigue, such as a Writing plan that collapses after two hours of Listening and Reading.

Review it the next day, not the same evening, and pick no more than three things to fix.

Work only on what the mock exposed. No new course, no new method, no new materials. Repeating a fixed skill under timing is what makes it survive exam pressure; switching methods this late usually costs more than it gains.

Cut volume. Keep a short daily session on familiar task types you now do well, and confirm the practical details: venue or computer setup, identification, timings, and what you will do between subtests. Stop early the night before.

If you need the result for registration, check now that your test format and sitting meet your regulator's current rules. Regulators such as AHPRA, the NMC and NMBI publish which OET formats and score combinations they accept, and those rules change; our regulator pages summarise the commonly published requirements, but the regulator's own site is the authority.

MedEngly marks Writing letters and Speaking role plays instantly against the published OET criteria, which suits a short window where waiting days for feedback is not an option. The free plan includes one marked letter and one marked role play, and the mock exam is a four stage practice run, one task per subtest in the real exam order, with a consolidated report. Paid packs are one-off payments starting at £7.99 for 3 marked letters and 3 marked role plays. Every grade is practice feedback based on published OET criteria, not an official evaluation, and no preparation service can guarantee a result.