GMAT Online - How clean should your room be?

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hi guys sitting for the gmat online in a few days but i gotta tell you im probs the messiest person I know so my room is perpetually a chaos area, clothes in random areas, make up sitting on a vanity table... can someone give tips on how clean it should be so I don't incurr any violations? Thanks!

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BhaveshGMAT · Answer

I took my online exam on 6th this month. GMAC requires you to have no electronic devices and stationary items to be within reach and out of sight. About cleanliness though, nothing specific is mentioned by GMAC.I suggest you just tidy up your room a bit so as not to arouse any suspicion from the proctor. Most importantly, your desk should have no clutter.. that is, nothing apart from what is required for the exam.

You may go through the link for extensive details on how ideally to set up your room https://e-gmat.com/blogs/tips-and-check ... line-exam/

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silvernimbus87 · Answer

Thanks for the insight! Hope everything went well in your test. Hope you can indulge me in a couple of other questions as I read the article and it's not covered there:

- How are the breaks like? Do you just sit there or can you use the toilet / stretch / lie down on your bed / leave the room?
- Are we allowed to use non-black dry erase markers (like blue or red?)

BhaveshGMAT · Answer

Yes, my experience was pretty awesome. you may read my debrief/experience here.. https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-710-in-fir ... l#p2585706 To your first question, there is technically no break between Quant and Verbal. However, you get 30 seconds time to read instructions for the verbal section. I suggest you just calm your mind and take long breaths for that duration. Further, if you manage to finish your Quant section early, this will also add on to your unofficial break (I, for one, could not do so). After Verbal section you get a break of 5 min much needed break. You just have to show both sides of whiteboard and leave without asking from the proctor. You have to manually end the break.. or else you fear losing time on IR section. Plan your break well.. you may eat, do meditation, lie down or whatever you wish... but no use of electronic devices or stationery items (at least not in the visual sight of proctor). Coming to your second question, yes you may use any color dry erase marker you wish to. I had used one blue and one black markers.

abannore · Answer

Are we allowed to use bed laptop table instead of a desk-chair? Any restrictions in these regards?

BhaveshGMAT · Answer

I do not think there should be any issue. All the proctor wants is no unwanted stuff on desk and no stationery items/ electronic devices in sight or preferably in the room.

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi silvernimbus87,
 
I think you should organize your room just for the sake of your own concentration during your online GMAT. Are you able to move most of the clutter into a closet or even another room?

Anant87 · Answer

Can I use a table lamp in my workstation ?

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

I don't see why that would be an issue.

YASH750 · Answer

Get rid of all books , electronic items , and other unnecessary things from your room.
if you can move things , just cover those things with a cloth so that it is completely blocked and you cant access it. 
Also make sure you have nothing available at your arms distance and that the only thing near you in your laptop/pc.
Do not scribble anything on your whiteboard before the exam starts.
Hope this helps.

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