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New York Test Centers 09 Sep 2007, 15:51
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Anyone take the GMAT at a center that has LCD rather than CRT monitors? This is a VERY important element to me.
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Anyone take the GMAT at a center that has LCD rather than CRT monitors? This is a VERY important element to me.
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I went to the downtown center and it has CRT monitors and below-grade kayboards. I had to re-type when I was doing my essays.
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Anyone take the GMAT at a center that has LCD rather than CRT monitors? This is a VERY important element to me.

I went to the downtown center and it has CRT monitors and below-grade kayboards. I had to re-type when I was doing my essays.
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argh. what was the name/address of the center so that i can avoid it.
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New York Test Centers 11 Sep 2007, 10:55
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I'm going to assume that CRT monitors are everywhere unless they are going through a process of upgrading monitors.

LCD would provide more desk space to lay flat the notepad. I had a tough time holding the notepad and writing on it. The CRT monitor takes up a good 75% of desk space.
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I'm going to assume that CRT monitors are everywhere unless they are going through a process of upgrading monitors.

LCD would provide more desk space to lay flat the notepad. I had a tough time holding the notepad and writing on it. The CRT monitor takes up a good 75% of desk space.
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and i assume the keyboard takes up the other 25%, leaving us with no flat surface to write on?
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I'm going to assume that CRT monitors are everywhere unless they are going through a process of upgrading monitors.

LCD would provide more desk space to lay flat the notepad. I had a tough time holding the notepad and writing on it. The CRT monitor takes up a good 75% of desk space.

and i assume the keyboard takes up the other 25%, leaving us with no flat surface to write on?
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wow, that sucks. the test center in somerset nj had plenty of writing space; it was like having your own cubicle in a call center or something. i don't remember if the monitor was CRT or flatscreen since I was kind of doped up.

you can always just call them and ask. PVue folks are very helpful.
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Anyone take the GMAT at a center that has LCD rather than CRT monitors? This is a VERY important element to me.

I went to the downtown center and it has CRT monitors and below-grade kayboards. I had to re-type when I was doing my essays.

argh. what was the name/address of the center so that i can avoid it.
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Its "100 Williams St" near WTC. Atleast thats the kind of keyboard I got.
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Are there any testing centers that allow you to use a pencil and paper for scratch as opposed to the marker and board? This would be huge? Thanks.

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I've taken the test at two Pearson centers (the 44th St one & the 5th Ave one). Both used markers and dry erase and both had LCDs (17", I believe).

The 44th street center had kind of a gross keyboard with tons of dirt.
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Did they let you get additional dry-erase boards at the 44th st. center?
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I'm going to assume that CRT monitors are everywhere unless they are going through a process of upgrading monitors.

LCD would provide more desk space to lay flat the notepad. I had a tough time holding the notepad and writing on it. The CRT monitor takes up a good 75% of desk space.

and i assume the keyboard takes up the other 25%, leaving us with no flat surface to write on?
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YES and NO.

You can put the keyboard off the to side.
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Did they let you get additional dry-erase boards at the 44th st. center?
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Yeah, you can either do it in between sections or raise your hand mid-section and they'll bring it to you.

Obviously, if you fill up 75% of your board during the quant., I'd get a brand new board during the break. You don't want to burn any time waiting for the admin to bring you in a new board.

The dry erase board is like 5-6 pages, so unless you have big handwriting - 1 board should be enough for the entire test.

One suggestion, make sure the pen works before you walk into the testing room. I got a bum pen and had to raise my hand at the beginning of the AWA portion.
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