GRE EXPERIENCE AT HOME
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- So, I took my GRE this December 2020, and thought of sharing my experience with the whole GRE at home situation due to Covid-19. I hope it helps those who are about to take the test online.
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in 10 minute break can i leave the room and eat snacks kept in other room??
Yes you can.
@@vaishology922 How are you able to write with this dumb marker on white board its writing so bold can't even figure what I wrote, can you help me on this what to do? And for this I researched and got some thin markers but no use writes same bolder
@@rajaranjith5151 Practice with it.
@@rajaranjith5151 try the camlin marker its tip is thinner but it is difficult to hold but I guess it's ok. You don't have to solve that much in quant section. Even I got the thin markers but they were much bolder😑 so I opted for the camlin marker
Thank you for making this video! I was so curious about how it will work
Happy to have helped 😊
Very helpful, felt nervous about speed test fail, got clarity on it. Thanks
Glad !
I got gre score 324 but AWA score is 1.5 that makes any problems or i can get good universitys in US
Will they provide us the white board and sketch to solve the problems??
what if there is just the curtains to the room like there is no door for the room ,it is just curtains but closed ?!
Do we have send the test scores on the same day only? Can't we give the test some months before the application procedure?
You will have to do it soon after the test. You may choose not to.
Can we use A4 sheets instead of whiteboard for doing the rough work?
You can have a transparent sheet/file and use that. You can't write on paper.
So If I choose my slot to be 10:30 then by that time the proctoru timer would tick of then all the procedures would start right?
yes
@@vaishology922 thank u and one more doubt... after the timer would go off we should we opening the ets browser right so that proctor could see us?
just keep the proctor u open, they'll take control n open it up ETS browser for you
What if you there is a power cut and you lose wifi connection, can you login again and continue the test?
Would you plz tell me what you filled in institution option during signing up for protoru ?
Nice eplanation Can you explain what should we do on a test day....Like after checking system requirements....
Thank Youuuu Vaishnavi !!!
After paying the fee for gre ,how many days will be there to take the exam?? Also we can take any mocks after the payment
Do i need a rotatable web cam ? Or the laptop cam is enough? Can uh please answer my question
Laptop one is enough
They gonna take control of your screen and mouse only if we face any technical issue or in general they will take control?
yes
What if light goes and the wifi disconnects?
Is the built in laptop Webcam is fine or do I have to buy external Webcam to show the 360 view of my room?
The built in one is enough
Thank you so much for replying ❤️
can you please share the link to buy Whiteboard of that size online . offline only big is there.
I got it from a local store. There aren't proper sizes on Amazon
Nice and help video. i too planning to take home test in 2 months. Thanks and Appreciated
How’d it go?
If we receive a pop up message from the proctor as you mentioned w.r.t the camera visibility, the time used to change the settings etc. Will it reduce my actual test time or it will be paused until the error is fixed ?
No pausing, the time keeps going. You just hope for the best
Hi Vaishnavi... Any recommendations on whiteboard... I don't own one.. Is it better to get it from Amazon or does local stores have it?
Local store. Amazon ones that I have seen are bulky. Get a lightweight simple inexpensive one nearby.
Hi, is 12 minutes the threshold for starting the session on the proctor u page after the timer goes off, or for completing the ID process with the live proctor and launching the test, from the time the timer goes off?
Do we need to create ProctorU account sufficiently Or the link sent to us in the email will redirect us to the page automatically?
Very informative. Thanks. Can I keep my whiteboard in my lap? And if I do use the hotspot of my mobile, is it mandatory to switch off my phone? What if the internet connection goes for 5-6 minutes?
You can do that. Just don't do anything that can get them suspicious. About the phone hotspot, just inform your proctor about it and keep it at a distance.
Hey Amit...they allowed mobile hotspot?
@@ManuSharma-ux6zy i did use wifi. I have no idea bro
Hi, I read in the website that we need to use camera that show a 360-degree view of the room? Can I just use the built-in laptop camera? Thanks
Thank you for this video. It was very helpful. My question is: during the test, can I open a browser and do Google searches?
Hey... What is your GRE score??? QR and VR?? AWA also??
What was your entrance fee of gre?
Is GRE compulsory if we have ielts score
Hi since you said you took gre test on december 21, might I ask when did you receive the result? I wonder if Christmas day was excluded during the 15 days-process. Thank you!
It took me 3 weeks to get it
I have Google Chrome browser. Can I give the exam using chrome browser? Guardian browser is not supported in my computer.
My whiteboard has a cartoon printed on it will be and issue?
Can we connect our mobile hotspot for backup.and bychance if i have an internet issue even after keeping backups, will they cancel the test or allow you to relogin and continue with the test
You can connect , but I've heard people have remote connection security checks. Use a dongle or those jio hotspot than a phone. But if you can't find that keep it as backup.
Thank you, do they get suspicious, if we turned our heads and writing something on board when it is the quant section?
Nope
can you see your own video? like with honorlock and stuff you can see it so i was wondering if it was the same thing with this too?
What do we need to select when the cancellation of scores type of question comes
Very helpful. You explain quite well
What about camera? It is just sufficient only laptop camera or something else?
yes
Nice....i have one dout after the break will the examiner ask us to show the entire room again?
No. Just the white board .
thank you for sharing you experience. it was really helpful.
Hey vaishnavi
Can you tell me what kind of application I have to download to take test
I am gonna use tranparent sheets for my test instead of whiteboard. Is there any restriction on number of sheets?
probably. i think 2 will be max
@@vaishology922 okayy thanku
Were you allowed to speak out loud during the exam? Or do you need to solve everything quietly?
Is your screen being recorded? Or only the camera?
screen as well
My speaker is working properly yet it's failing equipment check test? What shall I do
Hi vaishnavi garu, I am Andhra Pradesh I written my gre exam and got 158 in verbal and 161 in quantitative while writing exam I faced a problem that suddenly the mentor asked me to check the room once again and afterwards he made me write and now I got a mail that your gre exam scores was cancelled due to receiving of assistance from adminstration and he mentioned we don't have eligibility to write the exam for 1 year what can I do now madam please reply me back after seeing my comment
Ask them explanation for their action. If you haven't done anything wrong, they cannot do this. Keep sending them emails, or talk to them through their customer support
Whats the problem you faced during exam
While I am writing exam suddenly invigilator stopped exam window and checked and then she made me to write
If I want to erase what I have written on my white board in between the test and write again on it; will there be an issue??
that is what you are supposed to do. how else will you write again.
Can we Tilt/Move Our Head while we are solving problems on the White Board?
Yes you can. Don't worry about such details. They just want authenticity. If you aren't trying to cheat, you are in no trouble.
Thanks for sharing your experience, Vaishnavi! Is it okay if someone decides to sit on the floor with their bed table or do you foresee some issue?
No problem as long as no one else is present in the room.
Hey, did you take your test with a bed table? was it allowed?
If my whiteboard is a bit big. Would that be an issue?
Hi,how much total time it took (from setting up till selecting universities)
Thank you for the video. Can you please mention where you keep the whiteboard when you are writing on it? During the exam, is it required that the whiteboard is visible to the proctor through the camera?
No, how can it be visible to him. keep your face, chin to head in their visible space. You can look down and write on the board.
We should not move our body front and back ? While taking the test
hey could you please share the link of the white board , i'm not able to find any double side whiteboard online
I got it from a local store
@@vaishology922 is it okay if one side is white and one is green
Do you suggest writing at home or at the center, which is the better option to choose?
Hi is it okay if I have photographs on my wall. Sure there is nothing written on but is it like okay? Also, can we keep water with us. Because the guidelines mention that we cannot drink or eat while the test.
Photograph should be ok. During the test , don't. In the breaks you can. Keep it just outside the room, nearby.
Hey can u tell me what shud i do if i dont have any last name for gre .n it requires it necessarily ..
Thanks for your clip, I did the test at home, they cancelled my score after 5 months, they send me an email to inform me that I used recording software or device, but I did do wrong thing, if I used unauthorised software, the proctor would find out, how do you think?
Do you have to memorize the 4 university names? or there is a list of options from which the 4 universities can be chosen?
You can choose it
What is we encounter a power cut in between the test? Would our test be cancelled or we can resume in between after connecting to our secondary internet connection ?
they will help you with it
If they take control of the mouse, are we still able to use it to go back and forth the questions in the section, open the calculator, click next etc. Kindly let me know.
Can you see yourself on camera during the test? Or is self-view hidden?
You can't see yourself . Neither do you see them. It's just the voice you hear. It's good, since that would be distracting
Where to keep whiteboard ? Onthe side of laptop or infront of laptop ?
thanks, i was wondering if the report card will mention that i took it home edition?
Nothing of that sort
@@vaishology922 thank you
Thank u so much your video is helpful for me and I am confident to take test at home ..thank you
Hi, the video was super helpful, thank you. Can I take a screenshot of the unofficial scores after the test is done? do you have any info about it?
You can't. So just write it down
Can we talk or be loud While Reading question or during exams???
Hey what amount Camera? Is Laptop default camera would be sufficient or we need to buy high resolution camera?
It will be sufficient
Hey! I used the Proctor U chat support. I gave them my mouse control. They checked it and said everything is perfect. But I'm still seeing that my speed is not recognised. Is it okay?
The person said that my internet speed is good and I'll not have any problems. But still on the equipment check I can see that internet speed is still not recognised
@@aishwaryamarathe8975 yes. its ok
@@vaishology922 So the fourth icon i.e. of internet speed has a red Cross ❌ sign even after the Proctor checked my internet speed. Will it cause any problem on the exam day? What happened in you case? Did the internet icon showed green correct✅ sign?
@@aishwaryamarathe8975 once the person says it approved , that is enough. just check ones an hour before the exam , contact logmeinrescue, then tell your proctor i have clearance from the support
I have a TV in my room, should I remove it?
Hello, do we need to sign up for a ProctorU account before the GRE test day ?
Yes
@@vaishology922 But while signing up in ProctorU it pops up saying, "This institution does not allow to create ProctorU account" when I selected ETS-GRE in the "enrollment" tab :(
@@vaishology922 Plus ETS had sent me a mail with a ProctorU link and asked me to click that on test day.
@@surajs7269 Hi! What happened eventually? I got a link in an email to be clicked on the test day too. Were you required to create a new account on that site as she said?
Hi! Can you take bathroom breaks after a section (apart from during the 10 min break, for ex: after section 4) ? Thanks!
no, you can for the 10min one , not otherwise
Hi, can we use an external Monitor and bluetooth mouse attached to our laptop? Is that allowed?
That should not be a problem. Just let the proctor know of this. But i would still reccomend to use a laptop since you will have to show the entire room as I showed in the video , how will you do that with the monitor.
Hi it is not showing me the countdown yet tomorrow iam having the exam
Should we select University to apply as soon as the test ends or can we apply after getting final score. ie after some days..?
Will the proctor able to watch our screen in the whole test process??
yes he/she will
Also can you please tell that how was the paper setting means save the question reciew question and moving to other section and coming back to first section something like that
It's exactly like the ets mock test. Powerprep
So I had a question. Once the timer is over , you said something about check in, there will be a button for checking in provided by the ETS via Mail?
You'll have it right there, where the timer goes off
What happened if we connect external mouse and keyboard
Hi. Thank you for the informative video. Just a simple query. I read somewhere that the whiteboard must be visible to the proctor while writing. Is this true? Asking because I prefer keeping it on the table on the side and working on it (however it is not visible in that scenario)
Ideally good if visible
Hey vaishnavi, thanks for the video. So i am not able to install the ets browser, it shows try again later. I tried all the troubleshooting stuff which was mentioned on the pdf on the ets website, but still can't install the browser. What do you think must be the issue?
You can ask logmeinrescue , it's not even a heavy file. You should be able to.
I do not have my passport but I need to take the GRE exam within the November 2021, as per the latest news is Aadhaar Card acceptable as the only ID proof?
Both for registration and on the test taking day?
I will be really helpful and could look forward to GRE of my doubt is clarified.
I have seen some use it. Just check with ets once.
Can't we use a Notebook and Pencil/Pen instead of a whitebaord and a marker? Is it necessary to use white board?
Yes it is. Notebook can have anything in it. read the ets exam requirements
I also gave my gre at home in march 2021. Scored 328....What score u got?
Wow
@Maryam Nasir 1132-FBAS/BSPHY/S17 yeah sure
Hello Vaishnavi while solving a question can we look down and solve it in our white board or should we always look straight up to the camera.
You can look down. How else will you solve otherwise. You just have to keep the chin to head part visible to the camera even when you look down.
@@vaishology922 Thanks.
Hi vaishnavi I am not able to login to my Proctor U account. It is asking for enrollments and I have none specified within the dropdown menu. I am not able to get the issue resolved as I am not able to chat with the representative. Please suggest
do i have to submit my uni admission application before sending my gre scores to the uni or after?
Hey there, How'd you do it? I would also like to know.
Very informative. Thanks!!....Just a small doubt...which would be better, GRE at home or GRE at a local center...like is there any priority given if I write it in the center?
I would recommend centre if you have the choice since you don't have to worry about wifi or electricity cut then. But there's no priority or anything. It's the same ones it's given.
@@vaishology922 Okay..Thanks
Do they allow to use external web cam if my laptop's camera isn't working?
dear
on the exam day i have to log in to the exam via ets website or the procteru account? or do i have directly to open the ets online browser? am confused because i only have 12 mins to access
Hey, keep your proctor U account open , you will be assigned a proctor, that proctor will use the ETS browser that you have downloaded and open the test for you there.
@@vaishology922 i cannot find the ETS browser on the app store on my mac
Do we need to get like a blutooth mouse or something or the keypad on the laptop will work?
If you are aware of all the keys that could replace he clicks by the mouse, then you can work with it. I had a Bluetooth mouse, there wasn't a problem. you can use the regular wired mouse.
@@vaishology922 also if they are going to disable the keyboard and everything, how will we attempt the essay questions?
@@ishajagadi7508 nobody is going to disable the keyboard n mouse, they'll have control over it too as you do.
I’d booked centre based test... but I received a mail from ETS that they are asking me to reschedule my test due to COVID or whatever... what to do ??
just take it at home
@@vaishology922 will it be free ??
Or I have to pay $50 more...
Because, I am not interested in rescheduling... ETS has asked me to do it...
@@gauravkadganchi6905 I dont think you will have to pay anything extra, its the same gre fee
@@vaishology922 I’ve rescheduled it on same date but different test centre (in Pune)...
It was free of charge...
Thanks for your support 👍🏼
Hi vaishnavi how much did you score and what materials did you use for your preparation?
I don't have a white board any alternative?
you can use a transparent sheet
@@vaishology922 thank you for quick response!
Will it be a problem if i change the name in my ets account after registration for an exam..... My middle name is missing in my ets account and registered for the exam with that name.
No problem
@vaishology what if its junst an initial as in i have a in my middle name and in my passport in the extension of a
Like i have my middle as "a" in my ets account and the passport which im gonna produce as id has the extension of "a" in the surname column along with my last name....? Will that be a problem or do i have to change the middle name in my ets account to the extension?
How to download ETS test browser will we get the link in the mail for that also like Proctor U? Please reply.
Thanks.
Hi Vaishnavi, are we supposed to give access and screen share to the proctor? Thanks for the help!
Yes
first of all great video. I wanted to ask if it would possible during the exam to switch to my backup internet connection if I need to.
sure
@@vaishology922 thanks for the prompt reply.
What time are we supposed to download the ETS Online Test browser? Is it on the test day after the scheduled time starts or can we download it well ahead of time?
Anytime, just keep it ready before the exam.
@@vaishology922 Thanks for your response but I am not clear when and from where I can download this test browser? Wasn't the exam link will be available on the api.proctoru.com/ website when the test time starts? What is this ETS browser used for? Please explain what exactly I need to do on test day- If you can explain each step, that would be great. Like- 1) go to api.proctoru.com, 2) click on the test start link, etc. Thank You
It's a very trivial question - if my exam is scheduled at 12 PM, by what time should I be clicking on At Home check-in? can i do it before scheduled time?
You cannot check in before the timer goes off. Wait there few minutes prior and then check in one's it's off.
@@vaishology922 Thank you for a prompt response. So does it mean - if I say try check-in at 11:30 am , there will be a 30 mins timer ie till 12pm and only after that it will begin?
@@ashimadogra5451 The proctor U account will have the timer ticking from the time you book your gre. Just sit in front of it 20mins prior to the exam .
@@vaishology922 Thanks a lot!
@@ashimadogra5451 hi