Well, I wrote the GMAT today. I got an unofficial score of 720, which makes me happy in my pants as well as various other parts of my body.
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To make this blog a little more interesting I'm including the tale of some unfortunate soul whose plight I overheard as I was beginning the test:
He was a non-Canadian citizen, and he had come here to Halifax to take his GMAT. He traveled from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (which is part of Canada, for the geographically disinclined). The journey takes about... 8 hours by car? Hold on, I'll ask Google.
Okay, it's only 3 - 5 hours depending on where you're from in Cape Breton.
Point is, it's 9:30am and he doesn't have his Canadian passport. This is the ONLY ID that GMAT admins can accept if you're not a Canadian citizen. So he couldn't take the test. And he does not get a refund. So basically, he's out $350 CAD + the costs of travel. The test admin called the GMAC people to show she was making an effort at resolving his issue, but both her and me (me, eavesdropping from the test room) knew he was fucked.
He claimed "no one told him," which certainly is possible. If you sign up online, there's a big section where they talk about proper ID... if you use the phone, then the person you talk to is supposed to tell you, which they may have neglected to do in his case. Nonetheless, you do sign or verbally confirm that you have or shall read all the legal mumbo-jumbo, which includes the ID instructions.
:( @ that guy.
Phalanx
GMAT is harsher than the old SATs now in days. :/ I plan to do well on my GMAT test.
Zerok
Good luck to you sir. Though it's not super helpful, I liked reading the articles on GMAThacks.com, the guy has some decent tips and makes the whole thing seem less daunting, if you're the type to get freaked out by tests.
Also, the GMATPrep software is excellent.