Most countries demands an English test examination before they admit you, this can be a stumbling block for a lot of people, the reason why most countries demands IELTS is to ease the integration burden on students, if you know how to speak the language it'll help you get a job faster, understand your lectures effectively etc.
If you don't want to write IELTS, you can opt for countries where English isn't the official language like Russia, Germany etc, it costs around $120 to write the test.
If you don't want to write IELTS, you can opt for countries where English isn't the official language like Russia, Germany etc, it costs around $120 to write the test.