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ETS last minute cancellation?

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2015 9:19 pm
by clloyd
Did this happen to anyone else?
Dear GRE Test Taker,

We regret to inform you that your test center will be unable to administer your GREĀ® Subject Test tomorrow, Saturday, October 24, 2015. Please do not report to your test center. We will contact you in approximately 3-5 business days regarding a make up test date.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have additional questions, please contact our Customer Service team at (866) 473-4373 or (609) 771-7670, or visit our Web site at www.ets.org/gre

Thank you,
GRE Services
It was sent right before closing (4:45PM EST) from the email address gre-info@ets.org, which is an email address I have never received emails from before.

It seems pretty fishy to me... if it isn't fake It's pretty unprofessional. What do you guys think?

Re: ETS last minute cancellation?

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2015 10:39 pm
by AMGMScrub
Well that email address actually belongs to ETS from a google search. That sucks though. Maybe try to go there tomorrow? It's hard to reach them since they're closed at the time being.

Re: ETS last minute cancellation?

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2015 10:48 pm
by clloyd
Yeah, that was my thinking too. Thanks!

Re: ETS last minute cancellation?

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2015 11:44 pm
by d0rk
Indeed, it is unprofessional. It's neither the first nor the last time ETS has been such.

Re: ETS last minute cancellation?

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 3:38 pm
by clloyd
Update.. the exam was indeed cancelled. When I arrived at the testing location they had just plastered signs everywhere saying "ETS cancelled the GRE". Some of these signs were even upside down!

Pretty crazy! I hope the test went well for everyone who actually got to take it!

Re: ETS last minute cancellation?

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 3:55 pm
by LaTex
Somewhat related: I met a guy at my test today who said his test was cancelled some time in the last few weeks. He arranged for a new location and took it as a standby today. More importantly, ETS did NOT refund him. So he had to pay ~$400 to take the test. He said they have a no-refund policy in their fine print.