ETS = Extra Testing Stupidity

Unfortunately for me, retaking the GMAT was a huge disaster. My perseverance in studying and preparation came to a tragic halt. I was scheduled to retake the test last Friday. Due to тАЬtechnical difficultiesтАЭ I was unable to do so. I was sent home with card to call a toll free number to reschedule. ETS apparently had problems sending tests to everyone. After hours of trying to get a human being on the phone I rescheduled for Wednesday February 26. Dallas had a freeze the night before. After many efforts to call, go online, and call Prometric (the local testing center), I showed up not knowing if they were going to be open. I had to find out from the security guard that they were not going to be open. I am a person who has never excelled on standard tests, but has performed in the real world quite well.

After going in today (reschedule #3), I had to wait almost 3 hours for them to get a test into the system for me. I was so frustrated that I went ahead and waited. I had already wasted 2 full days of work attempting to retake this test (not offered on weekends close to here). Needless to say, I did poorly on my retake. I am not passing the blame for my performance, but feel this is very unfair.

My experience has been anything but тАЬstandardтАЭ for a тАЬstandardizedтАЭ test. I feel that ETS has compromised their ability to give everyone a fair chance.