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Center * Pearson VUE GMAT Test Center
Location Bloomington, MN USA
I just paid for a practice exam from Pearson Vue. The exam timed out and would not let me complete the exam. This is a practice exam! In the fine print it tells you if you close your browser it is good for 30 days. It is a scam. now I need to pay for what I already paid for again! Talked with customer service and they said it was my fault for not clicking a separate link and reading the FAQ's about a practice exam. What! obviously the directions are not clear. Would I guess I need to read all of the FAQ's for a "practice test".
Center * Pearson VUE GMAT Test Center
Location Pune, India
Center Name : Pearson Vue - GATS, Symphony C, Ashok Nagar, Range Hill Rd., Pune.
City & Country : Pune, India
Parking facility : There was enough parking space for a two-wheeler, cars would be parked on the roadside I guess, not a problem.
Invigilator Reviews : They were nice except for nobody came to respond twice in the middle of the Quants section. Both the pens provided got dried and it was quite tough situation, more on this later.
Environment : The center is roadside, so there are vehicular noises, but Range Hill Rd. is quite serene compared to the mad traffic on other city roads. You don't need to worry much about noises, it was fine with an earplug. The room for six was quite congested (like a typical cybercafe in India) and be ready to tolerate fanatic sounds of keyboard strokes. This is a imp info, guys, unless you are the last guy starting the test you are bound to suffer keyboard music during your IR, Quants or Verbal section. Pearson claims to have noise proof separation, but in practice, folks are sitting in 2 rows with no separation from the guy behind you. So, how does the noise-proof thing matters. The center was clean.
Rating 5/5 : 1.5/5
Additional Info : Pls pay attention. There are quite a few points:
1. 2 marker pens provided to each student. Both were kind of weird, one stopped writing right away and the second one exhausted in IR. At that point I felt helpless, cos I was still not so accustomed to the small room and fanatic keyboard sounds by others. Decided to finish the section cos only 5 mins left. Complained about that, but it seemed it was common there, everybody had it. :? :roll: All in all I changed both the pens 4 times, but not satisfied :x One kind madam suggested, close the cap after use, don't keep it open :shock:
2. The reason behind keyboard cacophony was the worn out keyboards. Have u seen keyboards on sale road-side @ Rs.50 /pc.? Well, u ll find them at GATS, Pune. I found no point complaining, bcos even if they had changed it would have taken precious time and u don't need keyboard after AWA.
3. The laminated sheet was very very old and blackened by re-re-re-use. All were facing it, well it's India, 'complain' is no word in our dictionary.
Now u may guess, why they didn't come to respond, I was asking to replace pens.
Needless to say, I am thinking about Mumbai center for the re-test. Guys, pls write full reviews about everything that cud be a possible threat to anybody. In GATS, one brave girl was arguing with the proctor about facilities on expense of her own AWA time.
I DON'T BLAME my score on them, but the review may help the next guy.
I read all reviews before booking the center, but never found anything so wrong.
BE VOCAL FRIENDS.
Binit.
Center * Pearson VUE GMAT Test Center
Location Hyderabad, India
The test center is very conveniently located in the heart of the city with a lot of commuting options, the directions provided in the test center map are the easiest way to locate the center.
Coming to the staff the women who work there are very polite , professional and understanding, no matter what you request they are always there to help you out some or the other way.
The noise level is very minimum, if you want to have a peaceful exam you can always request for ear buds.
The only improvement required for this center is expanding the restrooms.
Overall , I would definitely retake the test here if I have to. Thumbs Up!!
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Self-reported Score:
540 Q33 V31
610 Q33 V41
640 Q42 V35
Center * Pearson VUE GMAT Test Center
Location Oklahoma City, OK USA
The center was great. I actually went to the wrong place my first time since it is located on the same street. However, I arrived in enough time. The staff was very courteous. They put me at ease. On my second visit, I had issues with locating a program to submit my test scores and they took care of it for me at no cost.
There is a men's room very close to the entrance. Also since I was there on a busy day I had to wait. Since the break time is so limited I thought I would have to go to another floor. However, the staff told me about the handicap accessible restroom. It was very nice.
The room was comfortable on all three visits.
My only problem was with the chairs. They were only so adjustable and I found them very uncomfortable.
Center * Pearson VUE GMAT Test Center
Location Bangalore, India
Pearson Vue -- Bangalore, India (Next to Manipal Center)
ATPL Academy (www.atplacademy.com) - Perason VUE Authorized Test Center in Bangalore.
This is in Domlur, Above Haiku Honda Show room, near Indian Oil Petrol Pump, Service Road.
This is the excellent place with all the facilities & tension free from Parking. They have good facility for parking vehicles both 2 & 4 Wheeler's.
ATPL is the Authorized Test center is having very good environment & we can write our exam peacefully & before starting the exam they provide lime juice & Tea/Coffee what we need.
I suggest for the people to prefer this center for writing the exam.
I passed my exam too.
All the Best to the people who are going to write the certification exam in the Pearson VUE Test Center.
Tel:080-32992875
ATPL is very noisy, staff does not know how to treat the candidates.
Very unprofessional.
Above Comment is posted by ATPL management.
Many IT professionals, didn't share positive feeback about it.
NIIT is the ideal centre for all examinations.
Center * Pearson VUE GMAT Test Center
Location Singapore, Singapore
The test center is right in the heart of financial district. Well connected by public transport. In fact, Tanjong Pagar MRT station exit C is right next to the test center. The test center is located at the 30th Floor. I do not know about parking space availability. The only flip side is there is not many food stalls if you want to have your BF or lunch there. There is a Han's Cafe and 24 Hrs McDonalds across the road, however.
The test center staffs were very cooperative, and attentive. They attended me with in 10 seconds of raising my hands. I never faced any problem in check -out and check-in during breaks. The rest rooms are just outside the office and very accessible.
Center * Pearson VUE GMAT Test Center
Location Chicago-Financial District, IL USA
Read my comments as an extension to what other reviewers have already written as I totally agree with them. Guys were friendly and helped me calm down initially. Washroom for men was a bit far so had to walk fast. They replaced the laminated sheets without asking in each break, I really appreciate that. But I will mention one guy sitting at the reception in particular for being a bit over-friendly. He is indeed a sweet person but when I came back after my last break and was waiting to go in he made me wait for around a minute while he carried on his mostly useless (but funny) chat with another lady.. When I got in I was 15 seconds late and had this warning on the screen. Don't know how much difference this made to my final score.
I would like to caution all Gmatclub members to be sure that they are carrying the right ID card with them. I saw one guy in the morning who was not allowed to sit for the test as he was not carrying his passport. He was not an American citizen. In general if you are testing in any country other than the country of your citizenship then you must carry your Passport.
Thats all for now. Over-all it was a nice experience and I will recommend this center to future test takers.
Center * Pearson VUE GMAT Test Center
Location Jacksonville, FL USA
I had my exam couple of days ago. I am residing in the US but belongs to India. As per the rules of GMAT,you have to have your passport book. Unfortunately, my passport book was with IRS for tax purpose, but I was having a stanped letter from the IRS stating that my passport is with them. Also I had couple of government issued ID proofs. The receptionist at the center told me that I cannot give the exam, and I asked her if she can check with somebody on the same. She called somebody and just told her that she has some letter stating her passport is not with her. I requested her to check with that person once again since she did not mentioned that it is with IRS(govn. office), she responded back to me saying "Don't you understand English?"
I was not allowed to give the exam, even if she had allowed me, I would not have performed well because lady just spoiled my mood. I scheduled my exam again after a week, but this time not at Jacksonville center, but at Gainesville center(100 miles from my home :) ). I loved the center, everyone at the center was warm welcoming, and that really matters on the exam date. I got score above my expectations.
Center * Pearson VUE GMAT Test Center
Location Seoul, Korea
I rated three stars out of five. The test center was right next to city hall and i've learned it's the best location to tour seoul. However, I was for GMAT not for sightseeing. Loved the starbucks located conveniently at the first floor of the same building. I remember the test center was 6th floor.
The really really confusing part is the changed the building name recently(?) and even the locals didn't know the new name. Had to call the test center and starbucks helped me to find it. Find the closed starbucks if you are lost. The security of the test center was ridiculously strict. What is shocking for me is this is the only one, I am dead serious, test center available in Seoul, which is the second largest metropolitan city in the world. Come on, and the only test center was so small that would only fit around 15 people or so. No option in Korea, if you have to take it you should use this one, however it is not the best center for sure.
So here is the math, starting from average 3 +1 for location +1 for starbucks -1 for confusing building name -1 for not having restroom inside the center(gives you the idea how small the center is) so its 3 stars.
Center * Pearson VUE GMAT Test Center
Location Wallingford, CT USA
I took the GMAT in Wallingford, CT. It's relatively easy to get to, it's located in an office building, if you have a GPS getting there should be easy.
I arrived early and was able to take the test early. Staff was nice and accommodating. I received a 680 and they congratulated me which I thought was a nice touch. There were other test takers, but the room was relatively quiet and relaxed. Lighting was fine even though it was an overcast day. Restrooms were clean. I plan to retake the test here because the experience was pleasant despite the GMAT being an unpleasant exam.
The only snafu was there was difficulty printing my initial score report, but this was caused by a lack of printer paper.
Hi
Any updates on the test centre in pune? I am a resident of pune and the reviews have seriously made me wonder whether I can select pune as my test centre .
I need to select a centre asap. Please help me .
Binit, I agree to what you said. Keyboard sound was not allowing to concentrate, it was too irritating to the ears.In addition, one test taker in my exam room(same small room accomodating 5 people)was coughing loudly(though he was not doing it intentionally obviously) because he was not well, this broke my concentration into small pieces and you can imagine what would happen when you can't concentrate during verbal section.Though I didn't have time to inform the instructor(though he already knew)about it in the middle of the verbal section as I was already running out of time, I informed the instructor about it after the verbal section, he said that its a health issue so we cannot do anything for this. I don't know why he couldn't do anything about this if there were more computers in another room.He could have shifted that guy to another room. We are paying 250$ for the exam and they are just giving excuses. I don't know about other test centers as this was my first attempt, I will not at all recommend this test center to other people.
Kindly try to get the best test center after researching.
200% agree. I had faced the same issue and have given same comment. It was pathetic than a cyber cafe. If I am correct it's approx. 7ft by 4ft room max. Which is for 6 people. Ridiculous!!! It indeed hampered by verbal last time. I wasted my 5-10 min re-reading, and there were people moving back and forth. Some coughing some typing so loud. Hopeless! I had even given feedback at official site.
Has anyone given the test recently and can confirm if it's still the same?
Hi, I am scheduled to give my Gmat on 19th October 2018. Can someone please share their recent experiences at the Pune test centre so that I can decide whether to change my centre or not? Thanks.
Hi, I have my test tomorrow, will post the review after that. Hoping that I am the only one giving the test tomorrow
Hey Karan, All the best! Eagerly waiting for the update. Hoping the conditions have improved.
Can someone tell me how is the new test center in Kharadi?There are hardly 3-4 slots in a month but if its better than this one , will opt for Kharadi then.
@karann5988, how was it? Ur experience?
@karann5988, Can u please share the review of Rangehills test centre.
I am planning to book slot in Rangehills as there are less number of slots in kharadi.
Hey..
The reviews posted by 'b9n920' are still valid. Below are my comments:
1. The condition is still the same as mentioned in that thread.
2. Wear sweater, hoodie or something which can protect you from cold. The test room is very very small and it gets very cold inside the room.
3. The keyboards are still the old ones. So you are going to hear the noise (tik tik) if someone is writing the essay. My advice, take some thing to cover your ear such as ear plugs. Also, take care of the typing speed, since the keyboards are old and you might have practiced on good keyboards
4. You are not going to get 8 mins full for your break. They have 1 washroom and you have to scan your palm every time when you exit the test area. So be aware about that
I would suggest that either go to Mumbai or wait for the Kharadi one..
Let me know if you have any more questions