[lostinwonderland]

I went to Prometric after work on 11-16 to take my 2nd exam (REG). This was my first visit to this location since the available slots were always limited. The staff was nice but the fun began when they handed me the markers and had me write the launch code of death on the top of the laminated pages. I checked both markers and one no longer had a tip and was completely smashed in. Luckily they were able to give me a new one. Next, they escorted me to my little cubicle and I noticed the desk was a little high. In order to sit at a somewhat comfortable angle, I had to raise the chair. Then of course the chair was too high and my feet were dangling. I tried to lean back and of course the back of the chair was broken and I was scared it was going to fall off or I would flip the chair over. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the chair arms were moveable and all during the test i heard Click Click Click Click as other test takers moved their chairs and the arms would slide around. Since the clock was already ticking, I opted against trying to get their attention and moving to a different chair/space. I felt that I did ok on the MCQ since it seemed like test 2 and 3 got harder/wordier/longer but 2 of the SIMS were really confusing and i wanted to bang my head on the desk. I felt that there was missing information and it was just really confusing and it took me awhile to figure out what they wanted.

After 3 long hours of sitting in the broken chair at the high desk in a room where the other test takers where typing novels, I was a little frustrated. I was going through the sign out process and the lady asked if i was coming back on December 6, 7, or 8 for my next exam and I told her it was on the 10th a Saturday. She asked me how I got a Saturday appointment and I stared at her blankly and then told her I has scheduled the test at a center an hour away. She then went on to explain how the appointment systems works. She said they initially only open like a Tuesday/Thursday and then once they are 90% booked on those days, they will release like Monday/Friday, etc and the weekend times slots don’t get released until after the other crap days are mostly booked up. She was telling me all this like she was proud of this screwed up system and how people that wait to the last minute actually get the best day/time slots. It doesn’t seem fair that someone who schedules the appointment in advance has to take time off work to do it during the week or pay a rescheduling fee when prometric decides to open the weekend time slots!

[Meg267]

Your ear plugs have to be cordless and they have to be the soft foam. They'll need to see them as well before entering. You can't have them in a packet or a bag, they have to be in your hands.

[Anonymous]

I've been to 3 prometric centers and my experience has been fine. Those keyboards are terrible though, but they provided headphones. So quiet I could hear my heartbeat.

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