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17 Jan 2021, 03:47
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Hi everyone!
After having performed quite poorly on my first attempt of the GMAT online exam, I was wondering whether it is possible to register for my second GMAT online exam in the morning of the day I want to take it. My plan is to take the exam at around 2:30 pm and when I once checked the registration page in the morning there were some free slots available for that time on the same day. However, I am not sure whether it is really possible to register for an appointment on such short notice or whether I need to register a couple of days in advance because of a minimum processing time. I would really appreciate if anyone could tell me if this is possible.
FYI: I know that it is generally sensible to work towards a certain deadline and to know the exam date some days or weeks in advance, but I feel like the main reason why I performed quite poorly on my first attempt was my lack of sleep, since I almost could not sleep at all both nights before the exam (I was quite stressed about the GMAT itself, but I was even more stressed about getting enough sleep... so I did not manage to sleep, of course
) and therefore, my ability to concentrate suffered a lot. In my last three practice exams, which I took under almost identical conditions to the real exam (same time, same place, no breaks between quant and verbal), I scored 760, 700 and 780, respectively. The second score was probably a lot worse than the others, because I was trying to take that practice exam with earplugs, but I could not really concentrate while hearing my heartbeat, so I have decided not to use them during the actual exam.
Anyway, in my first real attempt of the GMAT online I scored 680, because I started guessing a lot due to my tiredness and lack in concentration. I feel like it might be a very good idea for me to prepare myself for taking the exam again in February and to register for an appointment on short notice whenever I feel like I have slept long enough and I am well rested, because my target score is at least 720.
After having performed quite poorly on my first attempt of the GMAT online exam, I was wondering whether it is possible to register for my second GMAT online exam in the morning of the day I want to take it. My plan is to take the exam at around 2:30 pm and when I once checked the registration page in the morning there were some free slots available for that time on the same day. However, I am not sure whether it is really possible to register for an appointment on such short notice or whether I need to register a couple of days in advance because of a minimum processing time. I would really appreciate if anyone could tell me if this is possible.
FYI: I know that it is generally sensible to work towards a certain deadline and to know the exam date some days or weeks in advance, but I feel like the main reason why I performed quite poorly on my first attempt was my lack of sleep, since I almost could not sleep at all both nights before the exam (I was quite stressed about the GMAT itself, but I was even more stressed about getting enough sleep... so I did not manage to sleep, of course
) and therefore, my ability to concentrate suffered a lot. In my last three practice exams, which I took under almost identical conditions to the real exam (same time, same place, no breaks between quant and verbal), I scored 760, 700 and 780, respectively. The second score was probably a lot worse than the others, because I was trying to take that practice exam with earplugs, but I could not really concentrate while hearing my heartbeat, so I have decided not to use them during the actual exam.Anyway, in my first real attempt of the GMAT online I scored 680, because I started guessing a lot due to my tiredness and lack in concentration. I feel like it might be a very good idea for me to prepare myself for taking the exam again in February and to register for an appointment on short notice whenever I feel like I have slept long enough and I am well rested, because my target score is at least 720.
17 Jan 2021, 15:12
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I think it might be possible to book a slot on the very day you register if the system allows it.
17 Jan 2021, 19:54
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Hi Dextrose98,
Based on the information available at mba.com: (here) you could potentially schedule your At-home appointment in a near timeframe before taking it.
Of course, that is contingent on how quickly the transaction can be cleared by your Credit Card Company and that a Moderator would be available to oversee your Exam. If either of those two aspects of the transaction are not relatively immediate, then your plan won't work.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Based on the information available at mba.com: (here) you could potentially schedule your At-home appointment in a near timeframe before taking it.
Of course, that is contingent on how quickly the transaction can be cleared by your Credit Card Company and that a Moderator would be available to oversee your Exam. If either of those two aspects of the transaction are not relatively immediate, then your plan won't work.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
