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I know this doesn't work for a lot of people, but if you don't actually need the diplomas (to work or get into a university course) then you would get your money's worth out of aiming out of your comfort zone and going for the harder one.

I chose to do the C2 because it forced me to study for that level and aim for it – both in German and Spanish. I passed it in Spanish and I just missed a pass in German. In the latter case I have no regrets – doing an easier exam and passing it would have ultimately left me with a lower level because I would have had to work less hard. It also means if you do it a second time you'll be super prepared for it.

On the other hand I sat the French B2, and after passing it without breaking a sweat I felt quite disappointed that I didn't do the harder one.

But for me it's all or nothing, and I know other people would be plenty happy with a B2

If I remember correctly, in comparison to my German C2 oral, the Spanish one was a less complex.

They showed me an image and asked me to speak about it for a few minutes, and then I think they gave me some debate and asked me to defend a particular view and then we discussed some other topic. The questions depend on where the conversation is going. I tried to make it as natural as possible and not to overthink things. But I'm sure they were phrasing questions in such a way as to test my various grammatical and vocabulary limits. Maybe not because these are already tested in other parts of the written exams. They weren't writing anything down so if you can keep a conversation flowing without awkward hesitations, you should be fine.

If you get lots of spoken practice you'll do fine in that part. Those in the hall who definitely did worse than me in the oral from what I saw in talking to them briefly clearly had their heads in books for the last few months while I was out dancing with Spaniards in clubs all night

Then you misunderstand it. C2 is not that you would be mistaken for a native. Please read this for a full description. (Click through to Levels and then click to see the table).