I'm having a mental lapse..
how many minutes before the exam should you arrive to the testing center.. is it half an hour?
I would say about 20 minutes. To give you a quick run down, here's what happened when I went in:
-My test was at 9AM, I arrived at about 8:40 or 8:45ish
-I told them I was here to take the OAT, they signed me in and handed me a laminated sheet with their rules and told me to review it and then bring it back when I was ready to take the test.
-The rules basically said no talking, bringing food into the room, etc., and that when you turn the sheet in, be ready to enter the testing room (i.e. - go to the bathroom, get a drink, etc. before you turn the sheet in)
-I turned the rules sheet in, and about 2 minutes later the proctor called me back into a room where they took my finger print and picture and made me sign a few things. I was issued a tiny little locker to stuff my backpack in (and I regretted bringing it in the first place, haha).
-Then they led me into the testing room which was a room full of cubicles each with computers and w/ people taking other tests. There were earmuffs at the computer to cancel out any noise.
-They started the test.
-When you get to the break, you have to sign in/out if you want to leave the testing room.
-Your results pop up right after you finish the test and when you're signing out you'll get a printed version of your results.
Hope this helps
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