Hi Traci, The option to cancel one's score is offered at the end of each GRE exam. If the student, selected to have the scores for that day count, then they count. I am aware of no mechanism to cancel the scores after the student selects "yes, have my scores count" on the day of the exam. My sense is that it will be very hard, if not impossible, to convince GRE to cancel the scores now. It's worth a try. When students cancel scores through the regular mechanism, they do not get a refund and they do not see their scores.
Good luck! Shelia Kennison Associate Professor & IRB Chair Department of Psychology Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 74078 (405) 744-7335 http://psychology.okstate.edu/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=95 ________________________________________ From: Traci Giuliano [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:50 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] power failure during GRE exam I'm not sure how rare this is, but I was wondering if any of you had experience with this kind of problem and might be able to offer some advice. One of my students was taking the GRE this past Saturday and the testing center experienced a power failure. My student had just finished her written essay and it was completely wiped out, and she was told to write it again (which she did). However, she was extremely flustered by the incident, and it happened before she took the math and verbal portions of the test, which was really anxiety provoking and hampered her performance. Needless to say didn't do very well, and is wondering if there is any chance that she could get her score cancelled. (This was her second time to take the test, and she really needed to score about 70 points better than the first time, and she scored only 20 points better). She read online somewhere that any complaints about the testing center need to be registered (by email or by letter) within 7 days, but that a decision could take 4-6 weeks. As you know, the graduate application deadlines are fast approaching, and I'm not sure how to advise her. Should she take the test a 3rd time, assuming/hoping her score will get cancelled? Does anyone know of a way to contact someone at ETS (she couldn't find a phone number) to get a faster decision? Any suggestions or advice would be much appreciated! Thanks. Cheers, Traci -- Traci A. Giuliano Professor of Psychology John H. Duncan Chair Southwestern University Georgetown, TX 78626 office 512.863.1596 fax 512.863.1846 --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
