After preparing for a long time I wrote my GMAT yesterday. I got a 620 (expected atleast a 700 as I always scored above 730 in the GMAT prep exams). I am certain that the amount of problems I had in the test center was the main reason for my score.
My test center was in Coimbatore (India) and I had no idea it would be so miserable. I have sent an email to Pearson and am still awaiting their response. I am hoping for a compensation through the means of a retest or atleast a 50 mark addition to my overall score.
Any advice regarding how I tackle this would be appreciated. I think it is very unfair that a candidate's career is in jeopardy because of a test center.
Here is a copy of the email describing the attrocities at the test center -
Hi,
I completed the GMAT exam today at the Indira Institute of Education in Coimbatore (India) and I am extremely disappointed with the test center because of the following reasons -
1. The monitor was grainy with the screen shaking a bit. This was extremely disturbing and gave me a headache. When asked about this, I was told that is was an issue and that all the monitors were the same. Once it was rectified (the cord was just pushed harder into the socket by the invigilator) I was advised to sit still - not touch the monitor / shake the desk or the keyboard. Even though the invigilator rectified the monitor during every break (upon my request), the monitor continued to be grainy, on and off, throughout the exam.
2. I was not provided with scratch pads on time. After giving me three scratch pads, I was first asked to use a temporary one with just one side and then asked to reuse the one I was done with (it had 2 sides blank at the end) while the invigilator wiped my used one down.
3. The invigilator wasn't attentive. Very often if I raised my hand quietly and signaled (as mentioned in the GMAT rules), I wasn't acknowledged. I had to call out to him to get his attention. Furthermore, there was a time when the invigilator was missing. Upon calling out to him (for want of a scratchpad), someone else asked me to wait for a few minutes before the invigilator returned.
4. When I completed the exam, I lodged a complain with Mr. Karthipan (the owner of the center) regarding the above problems. With respect to the availability of scratchpads, I was told that a candidate is assigned only 4 scratchpads for the entire exam. Had I known this before hand, I would have rationed my scratchpads. I had also asked the invigilator multiple times before the exam began and was told that according to the GMAT rules, I could take unlimited scratchpads.
My test center was in Coimbatore (India) and I had no idea it would be so miserable. I have sent an email to Pearson and am still awaiting their response. I am hoping for a compensation through the means of a retest or atleast a 50 mark addition to my overall score.
Any advice regarding how I tackle this would be appreciated. I think it is very unfair that a candidate's career is in jeopardy because of a test center.
Here is a copy of the email describing the attrocities at the test center -
Hi,
I completed the GMAT exam today at the Indira Institute of Education in Coimbatore (India) and I am extremely disappointed with the test center because of the following reasons -
1. The monitor was grainy with the screen shaking a bit. This was extremely disturbing and gave me a headache. When asked about this, I was told that is was an issue and that all the monitors were the same. Once it was rectified (the cord was just pushed harder into the socket by the invigilator) I was advised to sit still - not touch the monitor / shake the desk or the keyboard. Even though the invigilator rectified the monitor during every break (upon my request), the monitor continued to be grainy, on and off, throughout the exam.
2. I was not provided with scratch pads on time. After giving me three scratch pads, I was first asked to use a temporary one with just one side and then asked to reuse the one I was done with (it had 2 sides blank at the end) while the invigilator wiped my used one down.
3. The invigilator wasn't attentive. Very often if I raised my hand quietly and signaled (as mentioned in the GMAT rules), I wasn't acknowledged. I had to call out to him to get his attention. Furthermore, there was a time when the invigilator was missing. Upon calling out to him (for want of a scratchpad), someone else asked me to wait for a few minutes before the invigilator returned.
4. When I completed the exam, I lodged a complain with Mr. Karthipan (the owner of the center) regarding the above problems. With respect to the availability of scratchpads, I was told that a candidate is assigned only 4 scratchpads for the entire exam. Had I known this before hand, I would have rationed my scratchpads. I had also asked the invigilator multiple times before the exam began and was told that according to the GMAT rules, I could take unlimited scratchpads.
