[Hathlan]

I dunno about you, but I have loads of GRE questions. If there is already such a thread, many sorries, and please link me up.

Anyway, what about that not being able to bring a phone into the test centre thing? Does that mean I can't take a phone with me? What if my train breaks down and I need to call me mam or something like that?

[beefmaster]

You leave you phone in a locker with the guard outside the testing room.

[Hathlan]

Also, has anyone else found the customer service completely abysmal? How can you get them to read your emails rather than sending automated responses?

[beefmaster]

I never had to contact them so I haven't experienced this. I just booked, turned up, and took the test!

Good luck!

[Hathlan]

Hmm, actually, does anyone have an email address for GRE customer services? I expect it'll be pretty expensive for me to call them in America, and they've already stolen 117 quid from me so I don't want to invest even more in this ballocks.

I've been sending emails to General Inquiries and they are the most useless bastards I have ever encountered.

[Hathlan]

Also, why do the scores range 130-170 rather than 0-40?

[beefmaster]

http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/scores/how/


Call customer services on Skype, it will cost you hardly anything.

[Hathlan]

(Original post by beefmaster)
http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/scores/how/

I don't see how that answers my question?

Call customer services on Skype, it will cost you hardly anything.

Good advice! I don't really know how Skype works but I will try this.

[Hathlan]

Hmm, I don't have a computer with a microphone.

I live in the dark ages.

Thanks anyway, that is a great suggestion, I'll see if I can borrow a friend's computer.

[Narev]

The scores used to range from (some low number) to 800, and now from 130 to 170. There's no difference, just a different scaling system.

[Hathlan]

(Original post by Narev)
The scores used to range from (some low number) to 800, and now from 130 to 170. There's no difference, just a different scaling system.

NO I GET THAT

I mean why start a measure at non-zero? It's much less intuitive!

[boromir9111]

(Original post by Hathlan)
NO I GET THAT

I mean why start a measure at non-zero? It's much less intuitive!

I find this is more of a frustation and you needed to let it out rather than a question

[Hathlan]

(Original post by boromir9111)
I find this is more of a frustation and you needed to let it out rather than a question

There might be a reason for it? I'm just genuinely intrigued, it just seems such an unnatural thing to do, and it makes the whole thing weird to think about. I mean, say you get 150/170, that sounds good right, but then it is only actually 20. So whenever you think about your score you really have to subtract 130 and think of it out of 40 anyway? Or maybe the point is 150 is actually a good score, and it sorta makes the scale deliberately a bit logarithmic in your head.


THERE MUST BE A REASON.

[Narev]

Because it's not nice to a kid's ego and development if he gets 0...so even if nothing is done, you are guaranteed some marks!

[Hathlan]

I only gave them my first and last names. I have a middle name. What will happen on test day, am I screwed?

[Hathlan]

I JUST HAD A NIGHTMARE

No, I think this is fine? Oh god.

please be sure you are registered under your entire first and last names as they appear on your ID (excluding hyphens, accents and spaces)

Is it okay? Please tell me it's okay.

[around]

I really don't think they'll care that much. Honestly. I've left off my middle name on pretty much everything I've applied to and I've been OK with that.

[Narev]

(Original post by Hathlan)
I only gave them my first and last names. I have a middle name. What will happen on test day, am I screwed?

You're supposed to register then as:

First name: Firstname-hyphen-middlename / Middlename-hyphen-Firstname
Last name: Last name

*This was the problem I had with the GRE which took me 13 emails...

[Narev]

That being said, the test centre (Birm) where I took the test had the staff entirely British and totally friendly, who didn't really care much about these details. Even let me start the test early, gave me a locker to store my contraband stuff, and helped me make a report when one of the maths questions had no correct answer at all.

[wajhi_khan]

(Original post by Narev)
That being said, the test centre (Birm) where I took the test had the staff entirely British and totally friendly, who didn't really care much about these details. Even let me start the test early, gave me a locker to store my contraband stuff, and helped me make a report when one of the maths questions had no correct answer at all.

From your recent post you mentioned you wrote the GRE exam in the Birmingham centre. I too have registered for the exam in the same centre. But the problem is that the address given is ambiguous to say the least.
the address given in the confirmation mail is :
Prometric Test Center: 8115
BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM
Birmingham City University Faculty of Tech
Millenium Point, Curzon Street
BIRMINGHAM B4 7XG
UNITED KINGDOM
Could you please help me out about where exactly is the exam centre? It would be of immense help knowing exactly where the centre is. When searching on google maps one cannot easily determine where the centre is. eagerly waiting for your reply