I wrote the extended online Gmat test on 11th July. This was my second online test. I took the first one on 2nd May and it went pretty smoothly with no difficulties.
However, my experience with the extended online test was very bad. I experienced the worst thing a test taker could experience. I started with AWA and I noticed that the system was lagging and my text was appearing after a big lag. This made it very difficult to write the AWA and to constantly keep a check on what I was typing. If I mistyped any word then I had to wait till the word appeared on the screen and then I had to move back to correct that. The system was getting stuck and I could not focus on the essay and got very nervous. I had to keep the essay short and finish it a minute earlier so that the system does not get stuck and I do end up with an unfinished sentence at the end.
I continued to the IR section and I continued facing the challenges. I had to click on next several times before the test actually moved to the next question. This was very frustrating and all of this made me very nervous. I informed the proctor after the IR section that I am facing such a challenge.
I continued to the quant and verbal section and the system kept getting stuck and I kept losing on time. I was surprised that this is happening in one of the most valued tests. I had prepared for several months only to face a technical glitch. I have written to Gmac about this. Let's see what do they have to say on this. But one thing is clear that if you are going for an extended online Gmat test then be prepared for the worst.