My daughter took her Real Estate exam 10 days ago and when the test scores were not submitted to the state, she called them and they said there was a system outage and it would be another 2-3 days. She called TREC and told them, they said Pearson Vue had not notifiied them of any outage. She called again and the person told her that they did not send the test scores to the state, not there job (what?). She humg up and called again and again outage. Now 5 days later and she called and the person said, I am not aware of any system outage". What the heck?!?! She has the paper that says she passed ut nothing can moe forward without Pearson Vue sending the reuquired documentation to the state. What a mess of a facility! read more

On February 20th I took my Licensed Master Social Worker exam, and passed! The location was very convenient. I ate at Bacon's Bistro right down the street before the test (great choice). I could see the building from my table. When you go in the big building, you head to the elevator. The exam room is room 403, so head to the 4th floor. When you get in you tell the receptionist what test you will be taking. She asks you to read the rules and return. When you do she takes the required documents. This was my first jam up... The email I got from them after registering stated that a student ID was acceptable. She would not accept my UTA ID. Later, I discovered that it was because they only take student IDs that require/have a signature. She just said "no" when I handed to to her, with no clarification. However, your secondary ID can be a signed credit card (wtf?), and if it isn't signed they will hand you a marker. They also accept your Social Security Card if you have signed it. She will ask you to place your palm on a scanning device that takes a couple of seconds. Then she will direct you to the testing area. If you have anything at all - cell phone, secodary ID, papers - you will place it in a locker and take a key. I just left my cell phone in my locked car. The proctor was the worst. She certainly hated her job and directed me as if she were the police. Additionally, when it came to testing rules, she referred me to a sign on the wall with 3 sentences on it. She had me scan my palm again, verify my test and my photo. She then led me in, reminding me that if I get up my test would be voided. The LMSW is 170 questions and can last up to 4 hours. On about question 65 I crossed my legs in my seat. She approached me and stated that she could void my test for "putting my feet off the floor into the chair." When she spoke to me, and other students, she was inappropriately loud for a testing center. A girl in a cubicle down from me apparently had her hair up, and let it down, and she told the girl that she had voided her test. She told the girl to sit tight. She walked away, and the girl began crying. EVENTUALLY the proctor returned and stated that she would "give her another chance." I didn't know this lady was the president of the licensing board for the State of Texas... When you need to go to the bathroom, or are done, you raise your hand and they come to you. NEVER EVER get up. Pro tips: They don't allow coats. Layer up if you are easily chilled. NO COATS or jackets. They suggest pull overs. Apparently, if your hair is up or down, don't touch it. The provide noise cancelling headphones and a dry erase pad with a marker. You cannot erase anything. You will be audio and video recorded. All things considered, the room was a decent temperature. I had a shirt and a pullover and was comfortable. It was raining and 55 outside. You need you Drivers License and a supporting (signed) document. Dress simply, and no food or drinks are allowed. Absolutely NOTHING in your pockets. They make you pull all of your pockets out. They inspect your eyeglasses as well. There are many people, staggered start times taking the exam. I wanted to take mine at the same time as a friend, but no two exams for the same certification start at the same time for the same location. Good luck, and don't give up. YOU GOT THIS! read more

Great testing facility with all sort of people taking various standardized test on the computer. It looks like there's room for 30 testing spots at a given time between the 2 rooms, so if your test starts at 8:00am, I'd arrive at least 20 mins early so they can process you and get you situated. I arrived at 7:45am for an 8:00am test and was the 3rd to last person seated at about 8:15am. The facility is quite. Staff is very friendly and tries to lighten the mood and relieve your stress. Lockers are available to lock your belongings and ear plugs are provided to block out any noise the noise proof dividers don't. There's also a water cooler for use during breaks. Great standardized testing facility! Good luck! (Ps. Also, there's heavy construction on 183 so factor that into your drive time.) read more

Warning to anyone applying for a position at this company! I applied for a test proctoring position at the Hurst, TX location recently and received an e-mail saying they were interested and were requesting a 45 minute phone interview. I got the e-mail last Friday evening and replied immediately that I was available Monday morning after 1:30pm. I checked my e-mail Monday and found a reply had been sent from the same recruiter that they didn't know which location I was referring to and to reply back if I was in CST as this was their time zone. I did so at 11:30am stating CST was also my time zone and did not get a reply. At 1:40 I sent another e-mail directly to the recruiter along with my phone number saying that I was available for the interview. In the meantime, I waited for a call that never came. An automated e-mail reply did arrive at 4:53 saying that they had decided to focus on other candidates. I have two issues with the situation. First, how poor of a recruiter are you that you can't take five seconds to use Google and map my location? Or, oh I don't know, maybe reference the position on the job application that I applied for which includes the location? Instead, you ask me to do the work for you due to sheer laziness or idiocy. Second, the whole contact-and-drop scenario is highly unprofessional. Let me say that I have worked as a recruiting assistant and fully understand how difficult that position can be. It's high stress, fast paced work that places a lot of pressure on everyone involved. Having said that, the recruiter's behavior is still inexcusable. My boss would have eaten me for lunch if I had gone as far as inviting someone to an interview and then just ignored them. Especially after making it a point to contact them by something other than automated e-mail. If you're not interested in someone as a candidate, you send them the customary "at this time you're not a match" letter and they either drop or reapply later. Don't get their hopes up if you're not serious, job hunting is hard enough. The moral of the story is if you want your time wasted and enjoy being jerked around, then by all means apply for Pearson. If not, don't even bother submitting your resume. read more

Recently took the GMAT here. Easy checkin, secure cubbies, professional environment. It was very silent within the testing room, and overall a very smooth way to take a somewhat stressful test! :) read more

Dropped a teenager off to take PCAT and a receptionist started yelling at me for being 10 feet in the building. Drove 1& 1/2 hrs to get there and we obviously wanted to be sure we were in the right location before leaving. The women with a Scandinavian accent was beyond unprofessional and ridiculous. She was seated a good 10 yards or more from door and remained seated and screamed across the reception area. Keep in mind we were NOT in the testing area only right inside the doorway. She needs training in professionalism and decency. read more