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Hi rajak01,

When you take the Official GMAT at a Test Facility, you are given a 'pad' of laminated sheets (meaning that you can write on both sides of the sheet) and a marker to write with. The exact type of pad and marker can vary a bit from Facility to Facility, but if you are interested in practicing with those materials, then you can purchase a pad/marker (and it would look something like the attached image).

If you plan to take the At-home GMAT though, you are NOT allowed to use any external note-taking tools; you must use an online notepad (along with your mouse and keyboard) to take notes. You can learn more about that here:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-whitebo ... 21999.html

1) Are you planning to take the GMAT sometime soon?
2) How have you been scoring on your practice CATs/mocks and what is your Score Goal?

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Thanks mate. Have visited your site, it is interesting. Will decide later on this.
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Hi,

I will be taking my test in person. Can I prepare my notepad (breaking down quant into quadrants with time indicators in corner/putting A B C D E and time indicators for verbal) before the first section starts? I have read you can do that during breaks but have not heard about before the first section begins.

Thanks!
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