1. Acceptable form of photo identification with you.

You won't be permitted to take the test unless you have one acceptable form of photo identification with you. A driver's license, passport I.D., or student I.D. will suffice.
Note: The exam supervisor will also take a digital photograph of you. (The purpose of this procedure is to deter people from enlisting others to take the exam in their place.)

2. Requesting earplugs for the exam.

Earplugs are available from the exam supervisor upon request, and it is beneficial for you if you wear them. Why? If some test- takers enter the hall late (which in all probability they will!), the exam supervisor will escort them to their computer terminals, talking to them while doing so. To avoid being distracted from this and also to shut out the noise of the keyboard-pecking and mouse-clicking coming from all of the other computer terminals, you should wear ear plugs. Also keep in mind that testing rooms are not soundproof; so without earplugs you'll probably hear talking and other noise from outside the room. Earplugs can help suppress all these various noises, thereby helping you concentrate.

3. Quickly go through the computer tutorial which precedes the timed test.

Before beginning the timed test, you'll step through a 5-section computer-based tutorial; each section consists of a sequence of "screens"):

1. Use the mouse (6 screens)

2. Selecting and changing answers (6 screens)

3. Vertical scrolling (6 screens)

4. Using the toolbars (21 screens) in order to

o quit the test

o exit the current section

o access the directions

o confirm your response and move to the next question

o Using the CAT word-processing features (14 screens)

4. Don’t worry about whether you'll be able to read the type on the computer screen.

The typeface you'll see on your computer screen throughout the GMAT CAT is easily readable for nearly every test-taker. You can't change the size of the font on the screen, unless you specifically request before the exam begins that a special ZOOMTEXT function be made available to you. (If you're using a 15" monitor right now at 800X600 dpi resolution, or a 14" monitor at 640X480 dpi resolution, then the text you're reading now is about the same size as what you'll see on the exam.)
Note: During the GMAT CAT you'll use a 14-inch monitor, which you can adjust for contrast. BTW, the entire test is in gray-scale (no colors).

5. Do not exceed the 5-minute limit for the two optional breaks.

By all means, you should take full advantage of the two optional 5-minute breaks (one after the second essay section, the other after the first multiple-choice section). During these breaks you are permitted to leave the room. But keep in mind that the next test section will automatically begin after the five minutes break gets overt. So you'd better be back to your computer terminal within five minutes; otherwise, you'll waste valuable testing time.
Caution: If you take too long to begin a new section, the CAT system automatically shuts down (after a warning), your test terminates, and no scores are tabulated or reported.

(B) After the GMAT test gets over:-

1. DO take a few minutes after the timed test to decide whether to cancel your scores.

Immediately after taking the last timed exam section, you'll be subjected to a brief computer-based questionnaire about your test-taking experience. Once you've completed the questionnaire, the CAT system will prompt you to choose one of two options:-

1. Cancel your scores (no scores are recorded; partial cancellation is not provided for)

2. See your scores immediately

Try to objectively assess your performance and then confirm would you like to cancel your scores or not. Keep in mind, though, that if you haven't decided within 5 minutes the testing system will automatically show you your scores, and that once you see your scores you forfeit the option of canceling them.

2. DO know beforehand to which five specific schools you would like to send your GMAT score report.

Once you've elected to see your scores, the CAT system will ask you to select the schools you wish to receive your score report. The CAT system provides a complete list of schools, and you can select up to five at this time — without incurring an additional fee.
Note: This is your first and last chance for freebie score reports, so you should take full advantage of it! Anytime later you'll have to fork over $10 to the GMAC for each score report.

3. DO jot down your scores on your scratch paper before you exit the testing room.

If you elect to see your scores, you should write them down on your scratch paper. When you leave the testing room, the supervisor will allow you to transcribe them onto another sheet of paper — one that you can take home with you — so that you don't have to memorize them.
Note: After the test your exam supervisor will collect all scratch paper you took into the testing room, count the number of sheets, then tear up your scratch paper and drop it in the trash basket.