ปริทัศน์ศูนย์สอบ TOEFL

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Connecticut

Avon

Avon Old Farms School
Avon, CT 06001

• 12/09/2011 [Y] college counselor gave ride (10 mins) (unsure about cost); overall good; can ask for more paper; no earplugs; school registers for the TOEFL (select date)

Kent

Marvelwood School
476 Skitt Mountain Rd
Marvelwood School
Schoolhouse Room 5
Kent, CT 06757

• 12/09/2011 [Y] helpful proctor; facing wall; real cube partition; Transportation: school bus (10+ taking), 10 minutes, no charge

Hamden

Prometric Test Center
1700 Dixwell Ave
Hamden Commns
Hamden, CT 06514

• 10/14/2011, 12/02/2011 [Y] durable cube divider; clean test room; one restroom, need to wait; proctor complains if violate rules; no earplugs; Transportation: college counselor books for transportation, not sure if free (but believe so); school paid for lunch after test
• 11/18/2011, 12/17/2011 [Y] no earplugs; school informs about and registers for the test, and paid fee twice; Transportation: various school staff drives, no charge
• 12/02/2011 [Y] did not allow jacket; earplugs available; noise not much of distraction; Transportation: school van, charged to incidental account; counselor recommends test center but registers on own
• 12/02/2011 [Y] microphone problem: had to change, but OK after that; Transportation: advisor drove, no charge (otherwise, school charges $100)

Salisbury

Salisbury School
251 Canaan Rd
Salisbury, CT 06068

• 09/24/2011, 11/11/2011 [Y] computer lab, monitor integrated into table surface; snacks provided during break; light reflection irritates eyes when looking at screen; school registers for test, charged to incidental account

West Haven

University of New Haven
300 Boston Post Rd
Echlin Hall, 2nd Floor
West Haven, CT 06516

• 10/29/2011 [N] future board as partition, can fall off; internet was down, need to redo same prompt; no earplugs; school inform about test center, then self register; Transportation: teacher's car, no charge

ELS Language Centers - New Haven
C/O/ University of New Haven
Charger Plaza, 1211 Campbell Ave
West Haven, CT 06516

• 10/29/2011 [Y / if no system down] system down during writing section, lost two minutes but no makeup; futureboard partition; proctor handled problem well during system down (two people, IT+ & pencil-); many test takers; Transportation: college counselor drove (with 3 more testers), no charge; snowstorm on way back (usually 1 hour+)

Delaware

New Castle

Prometric Test Center
100 West Commns Blvd, Suite 430
One Corporate Commons
New Castle, DE 19720

• 12/09/2011 [Y] better atmosphere; friendly proctor; Transportation: school van, no charge

District of Columbia

Washington

Prometric Test Center
1660 L St NW, Suite 204
Washington, DC 20036

• 11/11/2011 [Y] large test room; many test taker but did not worsen test environment; cube room larger than Portsmouth; international student advisor recommends test center, but self register; Transportation: local bus to King St, then Metro

Georgia

Atlanta

Prometric Test Center
75 Piedmont Ave, NE
Suite 220, Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303

• 12/02/2011 [Y] partitions; better headphones than the other Atlanta center; noise level acceptable; no earplugs; Transportation: School arranges for taxi van, charged to incidental account (~$100 roundtrip); did not have to go through college counseling whatsoever

Advanced Technology Group
5600 Roswell Rd, Suite 014
Atlanta, GA 30342

• 10/22/2011 [Y / but will depend on luck] no partition, particularly noise; some noise even out of headphones; no earplugs; self-register; Transportation: School arranges for taxi van, charged to incidental account (~$100 roundtrip); did not have to go through college counseling whatsoever; start later better

Illinois

Deerfield

Prometric Test Center
770 Lake Cook Rd Suite 200
Deerfiled, IL 60015

• 10/14/2011 [Y / closest to school (20 minutes), good test environment] good equipment and supplies; surrounding noises disturbing; good test administrator; college counselor gives ride (to and fro), share with others; YES, closest to school (20 minutes), good test environment

Maine

Bethel

Gould Academy
39 Church St
Bethel, ME 04217

• 09/17/2011, 11/11/2011, 12/09/2011 [Y] 3 sheets of paper, exchanged at break; no partitions; computers are moved into test room for this purpose; 09/17, smaller cube area: less space between test takers; snacks available during break

Massachusetts

Boston

Prometric Test Center
930 Commonwealth Ave, Suite LL1
Boston, MA 02215

• 10/29/2011 [Y] good place, good partition, ample working room, decent chair; did not hear person nearby or noise did not interfere; can request for more paper at halftime; metal detector; college counselor recommends test center (esp considering transportation), but self register; Transportation: college counselor drove to (no charge, free food), back on own

Real Training Solutions - Boston
263 Summer St
Boston, MA 02110

• 12/02/2011 [N / inconvenient facilities] during Thanksgiving Break, near Chinatown; no partition, not even legroom; proctor did not do anything; can bring anything into test room; red scratch paper, difficult to use and read

Burlington

Prometric Test Center
8 New England Executive Park, Suite #230
Burlington, MA 01803

• 10/29/2011 [Y] 2 sheets of paper, can exchange; locker to store belongings, can access during break; OK proctors (just follow rules); no earplugs; Transportation: host family takes care

Gill

Northfield Mount Hermon School
28 Mount Hermon Road
Beveridge Hall (Language Lab)
Gill, MA 01354-8800

• 09/17/2011, 10/29/2011, 11/19/2011 [Y] noise distraction for speaking and listening sections; can request for extra paper; could bring stuff inside but cannot use (put under table); could either self register or via college counseling, but latter charged to OEA (back to student later)

Groton

Lawrence Academy
33 Powderhouse Rd
Groton, MA 01450

• 10/08/2011, 11/05/2011, 12/17/2011 [Y] test takers too close; partition like sound lab; too many test takers, noise interruption; helpful proctor; can exchange for extra paper; sometimes has to take microphones or switch machines; TOEFL sent headphones for use/experiment; snacks provided; proctors lightly talked in test room; school registers for school-based administrations; listing not on TOEFL web but can relay via Lawrence students; no earplugs
• 12/17/2011 [Y / if last choice (need to ask college counselor): talk to Lawrence TS] a test center in Boston was full during travel arrangement; 3 test takers (all Thai); had trouble with microphone, changed mic but did not work, had to change machine; Transportation: college counselor (also advisor) gave a ride, no charge

Holyoke

Holyoke Community College
303 Homestead Ave
HCC High Stakes Test Center
Kittredge Center, Room 204
Holyoke, MA 01040

• 10/29/2011 [Y] small locker, need to compress bag; better than Prometric; can request more paper at break; transportation: ride share, subsidized by Deerfield Academy

Lowell

Prometric Test Center
650 Suffolk St
Wannalancit Mills Bldg
Lowell, MA 01854

• 12/02/2011 [Y] about 10 mins from school; capacity of 6 test takers; more confident when having fewer test takers; earplugs available; self register for outside test center; Transportation: Director of Residential Life drives her car, no charge

Malden

Network Technology Academy
100 Pleasant St
Malden, MA 02148

• 10/29/2011, 11/11/2011 [Y / but Newton, Boston should be priority (one of them is Prometric)] 45 minutes from Dana Hall; started checking documents almost at test time: delayed end time; proctors communicating made noise; 11/11: Veteran's Day: parade outside could be heard (in some test room); 2 pencils, 3 colored papers, enough for each half; Transportation: inform school for taxi, charged to incidental account (shared if many test takers); should not wait for scores or test centers would fill up

Marion

Tabor Academy
66 Spring St
Marion, MA 02738

• 09/17/2011, 12/02/2011 [Y / esp Tabor students] helpful test administrator

Somerville

Network Technology Academy, Inc.
20-40 Holland St, 4th Floor
Suite 402
Somerville, MA 02144

• 11/19/2011, 12/17/2011 [Y / if last choice] can request for more paper at halftime; computer case as partition, can see nearby person's screen (both sides); no wiggle room; should not arrive early or will experience mic test of others; proctor arrived test center late, delayed the test by 1 hour; Transportation: college counselor drove to (no charge, free food), back on own

Worcester

Prometric Test Center
32 Millbrook St
Worcester, MA 01606

• 11/11/2011, 12/09/2011 [Y] 45 minutes from school; if arrive early will have to wait outside; small workspace, small test room, small screen; loud when mic testing during listenting section (entry earlier); ran out of paper but squeezed more text (did not ask for extra); no earplugs; Transportation: 11/11 $160 taxi roundtrip (school arranged), 12/09 teachers drove; school recommends this test center but self register
• 12/17/2011 [Y] noise interruption but started earlier, best environment among all three, Transportation: taxi, arranged by self ($14 one way)

Worcester State College
486 Chandler St
Sullivan Building, Room 138
Worcester, MA 01602

• 10/29/2011 [Y / if Prometric not available] noise interruption but started earlier; difficult to locate the building in the college (taxi); easygoing proctor; can request for more paper; Transportation: taxi, arranged by self ($14 one way)

Michigan

Auburn Hills

Oakland Community College
2900 Featherstone Rd
M-TEC Building, Room 144, Lab 1
Auburn Hills, MI 48326

• 09/17/2011, 10/22/2011, 11/11/2011 [Y] proctor when checking belongings, allowing extra layer of clothes; a lot of test takers, late into test room waiting for document check; should arrive early to avoid waiting in line; ran out of paper on 09/17, need to exchange old sheets for new (max 3 at a time); about 30 minutes from school; Transportation: Contact via Internation Student Advisor; school subsidizes for first two administrations ($60 otherwise)

Livonia

Prometric Test Center
37727 Professional Center
Suite 135
Livonia, MI 48154

• 12/09/2011 [Y] building difficult to spot; lower capacity; low quality microphone?; more comfortable test environment; detailed belongings check, but can ask for Kleenex; can request for extra paper; [Cranbrook] should not take more than 4 times, and on weekends (subsidization, class absence); more strict than Auburn Hills

Minnesota

Faribault

Shattuck-St. Mary's Schools
1000 Shumway Ave, Box 218
Faribault, MN 55021

• 09/09/2011, 10/14/2011, 11/11/2011, 12/02/2011 [Y / no other choice] cardboard as partitions, not as good at ends; December: noise from school PA system through headphones; microphones not as flexible, need to hold close to mouth; take pencils; limit 3 sheets at a time; can bring pens, candies, and jacket inside; bags can go in but close to door; did not have to print registration ID; no earplugs; ESL director distracting when talking to proctor; starting time can be inconsistent; School (proctor) informs about test availability, reply to proctor who handles all registrations.

New Hampshire

Concord

Prometric Test Center
261 Sheep Davis Rd, Suite 3
Concord, NH 03301

• 11/11/2011 30-minute ride from school; air conditioner made noise when running; quite strict proctor?; earplugs OK; self register for test; Transportation: Faculty gives ride, free once ($50 roundtrip after that); [did not recommend Tilton center due to last-minute cancellation]

Plymouth

ELS Language Centers - Plymouth
Mary Lyon Hall
Plymouth State University
17 High St
Plymouth, NH 03264

• 08/20/2011 [N / (if no improvement)] styrofoam divider as cube; own voice distracts others; nice proctor; paper replenished at break; no earplugs
• 08/20/2011 [MAYBE / depends on luck] OK overall but bits of noise disturbance; has earplugs
• 08/20/2011 [Y / but beware of speaking noise] cardboard as partition; loud noise during speaking, distraction
• 08/20/2011 [N / too much distraction] cardboard as partition; compact desktop leaves small working room; can hear nearby people clearly; can request for more paper at halftime

Portsmouth

Prometric Test Center
200 Griffin Rd #4
Portsmouth, NH 03801

• 08/20/2011 [N] 8 sheets of paper, limited; test interruption of paper request
• 08/20/2011 [Y] speaking interruption; earplugs available but ineffective; cold room
• 08/20/2011 [Y / if last choice] plywood cube divider; attentive proctor; surrounding distraction (speaking); testers too close, earplugs didn't help; low capacity: good
• 08/20/2011 [Y / if without Thai people] earplugs available; noise distraction (familiarity)
• 08/20/2011 [Y] noise interruption; started later more irritated; earplugs available but ineffective
• 08/20/2011 [Y / if last choice] partition didn't help with speaking; headphones didn't help with speaking; noise interruptions during speaking; earplugs ineffective
• 08/20/2011 [Y / if first time (for experience)] small test room, noise reflection; earplugs available but ineffective
• 08/20/2011 [Y] OK overall; partition did not help for speaking section
• 08/20/2011 [Y / from Brewster] proctor standing around with no apparent reason during listening, distracting; cannot request for extra paper, had to use eraser to make more room
• 08/20/2011 [Y] air conditioner made noise when running; friendly proctor (normal); earplugs OK
• 08/20/2011 [Y] cardboard partition did not prevent noise; test takers too close; earplugs available (hurts!); strict proctor (metal detector)
• 10/22/2011, 12/09/2011, 12/17/2011 [Y] microphone problem on 12/17, about 2 hrs 30 min delay; proctor OK, friendly; proctor made up front that extra paper can be requested; inconsistent quality of headphones?; earplugs available; standard-quality test center; school inform about test and also register (all via e-mail to student); Test fee: free once every month; Transportation: either bus or car, not sure about cost

Tilton

Tilton School
30 School St
Tilton, NH 03276

• 10/08/2011, 11/11/2011, 12/09/2011 [Y] computer and audio lab; no earplugs; 2 teachers as proctors; disturbance in the beginning in reading section (mic test) 10-20 mins; unlimited snacks provided for break (in case of missing lunch); Tilton students only (except for October administration); school registers for the test; can bring pencil (not mechanical), eraser

New Jersey

Fort Lee

SCI Academy
2025 Lemoine Ave, 3rd Floor
Fort Lee, NJ 07024

• 12/02/2011 [Y] Koreantown and Korean proctor (caring: attentive); Transportation: State Shuttle (Limo), solo ride booked by testers charged to incidental account; larger capacity (20-30); document verification room and test room partitioned by glass, distraction (one of the test rooms); different start time distracts when late people test microphone.; no earplugs
• 12/02/2011 [Y / can cheat and do anything] no proctor, had to find proctor to continue second half; during Thanksgiving break
• 12/17/2011 [Y / if last choice] friendly test center (atmosphere, not proctor); Korean receptionist complained that testers should bring pen to sign agreement; [Stony Point];
• 12/17/2011 [Y / if no one makes loud noise] Korean proctor not so friendly; did not provide pen when signing agreement; a lot of noise disturbance; unprecedented alarm was not taken care of for 30 minutes; TOEFL tutoring center
• 12/17/2011 [Y] can bring belongings, no lockers; Korean proctor, annoying (pretty demanding, dictative); can take scratch paper by self; a tester testing mic for long time at beginning
• 12/17/2011 [Y / if last choice] confusing: too many people, loud noise; taking turns testing mic due to entry time; amusing and loud (when commanding) proctor; 3 sheets of paper (refill); no earplugs; headphones may fail (depends on luck)
• 12/17/2011 [N / travel fees] problem with microphone (3 out of 15 had problem); test room next to restroom, noise can be heard; design school, need to bring own pencil into test room
• 12/17/2011 [N] Korean-based, not designed for TOEFL test; more like a design center; no receptionist, had to wait for someone to take care of; did not provide pen or clipboard for agreement, but wrote on table; document checker (same as proctor) scold for not having pencil; restroom not clean, was not cleaned, difficult to find, only one restroom; no water cooler; congested test room, did not have A/C, door opened to ventilate (outside noise); sounded alarm by knocking computer case; no lockers..unsafe; can bring backpack, cellphone, etc. into test room; Korean, had to change shoes

Hamilton

Prometric Test Center
1 AAA Drive Building, Suite 202
Hamilton, NJ 08691

• 12/09/2011 [Y] 10 minutes from school; requested for extra paper during break, for exchange; earplugs available; did ask for transportation from faculty but unavailable; Transportation: Security drove, no charge

Ridgefield

JBC Language School
725 Grand Ave Suite 101-102
Ridgefield, NJ 07657

• 11/11/2011 [Y] Koreantown, Korean proctor (Korean language school teaching English); cubes much better than Prometric Portsmouth; bad lighting; clean restroom and test room; U-shaped test room, large capicity; attentive proctor; claimed that bad sound quality not their fault; Transportation: State Shuttle (Limo), ride share booked by testers charged to incidental account; School mandates date and location for test.; no earplugs

New York

New York

Prometric Test Center
675 Third Ave, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10017

• 12/02/2011 [Y] quiet test room; earplugs effective; among the first to enter, did not hear others speaking; security measure: pat down, metal detector; standard entry-exit procedure; can exchange papers but slow return time; all self register, but can ask for transportation advice; if arrive too early will have to wait outside; Transportation: Metro North to Grand Central

Poughkeepsie

Prometric Test Center
1 Civic Center Plaza
249 Main St, 4th Floor
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

• 12/02/2011 [Y / (only choice)] about 2 hours from school; not many test takers (3 from Hotchkiss, 5 others); can request for extra paper for exchange; Transportation: counselor's car, no charge (otherwise $400 cab); has no specific travel support program; should take at least twice before going to Hotchkiss; had to send mass e-mail to find test companions

Riverdale

ELS Language Centers - Riverdale
6301 Riverdale Ave
Riverdale, NY 10471

• 12/17/2011 [N] low security check; can bring cellphone in but need to turn off; futureboard as partition, movable; small work area, need to move equipment around to make room; wood floor vibrates when walking; ongoing mic test irritating

can hear people speaking clearly; no earplugs; 1 pencil, 8 pages of paper can be exchanged; Transportation: Metro North to Riverdale, then walk for 40 minutes; center may be difficult to locate

North Carolina

Asheville

Prometric Test Center
31 College Place, Bldg D
Suite 107
Asheville, NC 28801

• 10/29/2011, 12/02/2011 [Y] quiet (depends on number of test taker, max 7-9); orderly, strict proctor (good); clean restroom; has earplugs; December, broken headphone but replacement request possible; Transportation: taxi ($20+tip) but can ask teacher to drive for free; teacher treats food after test; the only test center in Asheville, teacher will drive

Ohio

Stow

Prometric Test Center
3500 Hudson Dr, Ste 4
Co-located with Sylvan Learning Center
Stow, OH 44224-2907

• 10/29/2011, 11/11/2011 [Y] earplugs available; college counselor recommends test center, but self register; Transportation: teacher drove school van, no charge

Oregon

Portland

Oregon Episcopal School
6300 SW Nichol Rd
Portland, OR 97223

• 10/09/2011 [FORCED TO TAKE AT SCHOOL] computer classroom; school audio equipment; could bring own pencil (no mechanical) and eraser; noise interruption (closed room, sound reflection); school arranged twice for October, November and register for students

Pennsylvania

Conshohocken

Prometric Test Center
100 W Elm St Suite 39
Conshohocken, PA 19428

• 10/29/2011 [Y] cannot bring anything inside, metal detector; good partition but noise interruption persists; had to sign in and out; had to exchange scratch paper; earplugs available but ineffective; Transportation: school bus (security as driver), ($160 roundtrip per car)
• 10/29/2011 [Y} strict proctor, nitpicking at names; earplugs available; good equipment but small and old test room; school informs about test dates, student votes for date, school registers; Transportation: school van, no charge

Hazleton

Luzerne County Community College
Hazleton Center
100 West Broud St
4th Floor, Room 402
Hazleton, PA 18201

• 12/17/2011 [Y / (depending on prefernces)] higher test room capacity, higher noise interruption; sweaters allowed but not coat, cold test room; give 2 sheets of paper at a time, need to exchange for request for new ones

Philadelphia

Korean Community Development Services Center
6055 N 5th St
Philadelphia, PA 19120

• 12/02/2011 [Y / if you want to cheat] congested test room; testers could even copy test, proctor didn't care; did not have to sign in and out; bad lighting at booth; cardboard partition; small screen; can take any number of scratch paper sheets; Transportation: school bus (security as driver), no charge

South Abbington Township

Prometric Test Center
233 Northern Blvd, Suite 4
South Abbington Township, PA 18411

• 10/29/2011, 12/09/2011 [Y / (depending on prefernces)] proctor will let anyone into the test room soon after arrival; can hear noise out of headphones from nearby test takers; earplugs available; School designnates list of test dates and locations; Transportation: Advisor oversees TOEFL business, drove school van to test center, out at 6am

Texas

Austin

Prometric Test Center
2801 S IH 35
Rear Suite
Austin, TX 78741

• 12/02/2011 [Y] organized test center, waiting area; has sign in/out procedure; has metal detector; water cooler available; only one restroom; decent lockers; friendly proctor, good service

Business Communication Solutions - Austin
2028 East Ben White Blvd
Wells Fargo Building, Suite 425
Austin, TX 78741

• 10/29/2011 [Y] OK overall; small waiting area despite small number of test takers; no sign in/out procedure; had to sign in/out for lockers; Transportation: teacher drove, no charge

Business Communication Solutions - North Austin
1508 Dessau Ridge Lane
Building 5, Suite 204
Austin, TX 78754

• 09/24/2011 [Y / but beware of proctor] well partitioned; small waiting area despite small number of test takers; no sign in/out procedure; 4-5 sheets but can ask more for exchange; tempered proctor, unwilling to answer too many questions

had to sign in/out for lockers; Transportation: teacher drove, no charge

Virginia

Arlington

Lado International College--Arlington
1550 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22204

• 12/09/2011 [N] language center, substandard; capacity of 5 testers; no partitions; no lockers, bags goes with test takers; pencils, paper abundantly available, self service; no checkin checkout; no attendants during break, need to seek