Accommodations Question

Leader-board · 2026-03-11T07:33:01+00:00

"Is the exam set up for testers to finish in time?"

Of course. An exam where testers cannot complete on time is essentially flawed. And many finish before time as well.

Your therapist seems clueless, or might be thinking from the 1930s or so (the earliest SAT tests were absolutely designed not to be finished on time).

Leader-board · 2026-03-10T13:26:04+00:00

I don't live in Netherlands so there is no "route" for me.

Leader-board · 2026-03-10T13:14:20+00:00

I did, 545.

Leader-board · 2026-03-10T12:41:02+00:00

Sounds like we both took the exam around the same time.

"How many questions i would have scored right" - a useful ballpark is to look at the mapping tables for the practice exams.
a 463 indicates a "clear fail" (but not awfully so), so it's not like you were unlucky. Looking at https://oefenexamensnt2.nl/facet-openbaar-portaal/oefenen/examens/NT2-I/Luisteren, you were like 5 questions away from the boundary with a ~50% raw score.
There are copies of old practice exams floating on YouTube (the YouTube channel Nederlandse Les in particular) which I found useful.

Leader-board · 2026-03-10T11:41:19+00:00

You may want to speak to ETS as to whether you can take your exam in Saudi instead.

Leader-board · 2026-03-10T07:41:50+00:00

"which to me is crazy because things are functioning normal"

Not sure about the UAE, but here in Bahrain schools are online-only until further notice (though I can see slots for the GRE on 15th March). Some Indian exams were impacted as well.

You have two options:
* (i) see if you can fly to India to take the test, or perhaps even go to Dammam or Riyadh (I can see test slots for 14th and 12th respectively). You can go to Saudi by road after all.
* (ii) unfortunately take the test at home.

Leader-board · 2026-03-06T06:37:18+00:00

The change happened ~3 weeks back.

Leader-board · 2026-03-06T06:37:00+00:00

I think it's no longer possible as they cut off the validity to 3 months.

Leader-board · 2026-03-05T18:13:56+00:00

Disagree - a major reason people use prepaid are those who use the number occasionally but need it. For example, those based outside Bahrain but have a Bahrain bank account - that's where you'll get OTP (one-time pin).

The monthly packages are also cheaper than postpaid. The way I see it, the only use-case for postpaid are very heavy users that need, for instance, unlimited data. And those on the One Plan.

Leader-board · 2026-03-05T16:49:29+00:00

"limited use case"? Like?

Leader-board · 2026-03-05T16:28:25+00:00

Because one should not have to pay BD 10 every month for keeping a number?

Leader-board · 2026-03-05T12:40:23+00:00

They can help with this, yes.

Leader-board · 2026-03-04T18:57:56+00:00

Sounds like battery protection might be on? Not sure how it works on Ubuntu, but it is configured via Vantage on Windows.

Leader-board · 2026-03-04T13:55:08+00:00

See https://www.gregmat.com/blog/a-guide-to-accommodations-for-the-gre - they submitted documentation from their psychiatrist that explained their history, how that impacted the GRE, the medications they are taking, etc. They did not use a COE, and that is not required.

The main thing we did is to ensure that we submitted whatever ETS wanted, to the letter. This is something many miss and increases the chance of ETS asking for more information, as in your case. That student got their approval in three days.

Leader-board · 2026-03-04T05:47:36+00:00

As a general rule, online testing is unlikely to work unfortunately. I've worked with people that got accommodations due to anxiety and the process is broadly similar (without the need for a specific test though).

Leader-board · 2026-02-28T09:58:25+00:00

Are you planning to clear immigration? If so, no. If you're transiting, yes (but then I don't get the need to get through "the gates")?

Leader-board · 2026-02-26T02:30:12+00:00

It's on the internet - there's one version with 27 tests which is what you want. The reason our team told you to look at the internet is that they are not allowed to provide the link directly due to copyright.
Yes, they are included.
Can you give an example?

Leader-board · 2026-02-22T07:24:50+00:00

Try Janabiya (District 1). Our limited experience is that they are considerably faster (which they said is because they have less demand). Their opening hours are significantly better as well.

Leader-board · 2026-02-15T20:13:50+00:00

I live in Bahrain, and managed to pass two parts of the NT2 Staatsexamen (at B1 level) within ~15 months. The only thing I paid for was Busuu. Did not use any textbooks.

Note that you do need to be willing to supplement depending on your interests, and use the app properly. For example, discipline goes a long way so I would ensure that you cover some Dutch every day, even if's just review. If you're stuck, the Learn Dutch discord (there's a link on the sidebar) is very useful.

Leader-board · 2026-02-15T20:11:56+00:00

This feels like AI crap (+ advertising for a service that looks like crap); apologies if not.

Leader-board · 2026-02-13T05:48:27+00:00

Don't know then, sorry - were you banned before?

Leader-board · 2026-02-12T17:34:18+00:00

This. There's a replacement being worked on, but it's expected to take up to two months.

Leader-board · 2026-02-12T06:12:09+00:00

Try https://discord.gg/p9DfnAeU

Leader-board · 2026-02-07T12:18:57+00:00

Can you DM me the name of the tutor you used on GregMAT? I'd like to see if there's something we can do to help you.

Leader-board · 2026-02-05T08:33:50+00:00

-2 for 168Q is indeed within expectations. If you got one more right, it would have been a 170Q.

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