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Re: GMAT Online vs In Person
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02 Dec 2022, 17:08
There is a video that shows you the inside of a test center as well as a check in procedure. I suggest you find it and watch it.
PS. My suggestion for the format would be to take it at home unless you expect technical difficulties or don’t have comfortable space to take it at home. If you’ve run into difficulties at home, and you get disconnected, then you get a retake. You have to be smart about judging the test, but if you’re having a lot of challenges and difficulties, you may as well abort and retake. If you continue with the test, despite technical difficulties at home or at the test Center, you will not get a free retake.
You get the benefit of being more relaxed taking the test at home, and not having distractions or the hassle of going to the test center. You can also take it at any point in time you want if you want to take it at 3 AM or 3 PM you can pick any time.
On the flipside, you have to deal with the dry erase board, and a potential for some lagging.
I would start with the test at home, if it doesn’t go your way, and you have a lot of technical difficulties, just shut it down and request a retake voucher and take it at the test center in a few days
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