MEISTER GMAT Seminar - CAT GMAT Schedule

Reservations, schedule and test center information on the Computer-Adaptive GMAT

If you prefer, you may register by phone, but currently you have to call a number in Malaysia and speak English. There seems to be no service representative who speaks Japanese, and you have to hear a long recorded message before you can speak to a representative. Phone number: +60-3-8318-9961, Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. AEST (that's 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. JST).

The GMAT has been delivered by a different company since January 3, 2006. The test contents and format are the same as they have been in the past 8 years, but your test experience will change in a few logistic aspects, as follows:

Reservations and test delivery (actual test center administration) will be handled as above by a company called Pearson VUE.
There is (as of August 2006) only 1 test center in Tokyo, and you will NOT be able to take the test on weekends.
Instead of scratch paper, you will be given felt pens and small writing boards to make notes during the test.
After Jan 1, 2006, your score report will show scores for ALL TESTS you took in the last 5 years.

Although the GMAT is now written by a company called ACT and delivered by another called Pearson VUE, the test itself will be the same old GMAT. The test owner is the GMAC, which is perfectly content with the test contents and format. GMAC was just dissatisfied with the companies that wrote and delivered the test, respectively ETS and Prometric. It wanted more security and flexibility in test delivery, and decided to make the transition to these new contractors, especially to Pearson VUE, which has been expanding its test delivery capability rapidly and globally.

You will be able to take the CAT GMAT only once in any period of 31 consecutive days, and only 5 times in any period of 12 consecutive months -- at least that's what the test administrators say presently. Rules might change again.

As of August/2006, there is just 1 test center in Tokyo, with 15 seats. It is open only on (some) weekdays.

There is another test center in Yokohama, at a 7' walk from the JR Kannai Station. Address: Meiji Yasuda Building 9F - Naka-ku Choja-machi 5-85,
Yokohama. Test hours are the same as those for the Tokyo test center.

The test fee is US$ 250. GMAC imposes stiff charges for cancelling ($170) or rescheduling ($50) test dates. You can cancel or reschedule tests and receive a partial refund only more than 7 days before the test date. After this deadline, you will receive no refund for cancelling or rescheduling your test date (i.e, you can reschedule, but you forfeit the full test fee for the original date and have to pay another $250 for a new test date).

About 2 weeks after making your reservation, you will receive a CD-ROM with GMATPrep (test prep software).
Even if you have not registered to take the GMAT, you can download GMATPrep for free. Do download it. The GMATPrep screen looks very much like the real GMAT screen and the software contains 2 CAT tests as well as other helpful material, including a nice Math Intro section and a few practice questions. Unfortunately, GMATPrep runs only on Windows machines.

You have to be at the test center half an hour before the test begins. Be sure that you know how to get to the test center and that you get there on time. You don't want to feel hurried on the test day because you were (almost) late.
Make sure you bring an identification document bearing your photo and signature. Test centers in Japan require you to bring your passport. DO NOT FORGET YOUR PASSPORT.
You will have two 5-minute intervals, one after the second AWA essay and another after the Math section. Be sure to bring a quick snack and a bottle of water.

At the end of the test, you will be given the option of accepting or cancelling your scores. Even if you choose to cancel your score, your score report will still contain an entry stating that you took the test and that you cancelled your scores. You will have to decide whether to cancel WITHOUT looking at your scores. If you decide to see your scores, you cannot cancel them.
You will get an interim score immediately after finishing the test. The schools you designate (if any) will receive an official score report in about 2 weeks after your test date. You have to choose a maximum of 5 schools to which you wish to send your scores BEFORE the test starts, so to be on the safe you might want to spend a few more dollars and request additional score reports (currently $28 per additional score report) AFTER you take the test and see your scores.

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