Temporarily closing

Tuesday, 11 August

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Monday -Thursday

9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Friday

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Saturday

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

The Alexandria Testing Center is now conveniently located on the first floor of

the Bisdorf Bldg. Our location puts you just steps away from the Finance and

Business Offices,  Student Services and the Student Life Center.  We’re excited

to be apart of the team and welcome you to pop in and tour our location.

Room 156 in the Bisdorf Bldg

Thanks for your patience during our move.

The Testing Center is closed today until 5:00 p.m.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

The Testing Center is moving effective 28 July.

We are still providing testing services in room 332 until Monday, 27 July, 8:00 p.m.

Due to relocation and construction

concerns Testing Center is CLOSED and will reopen

on Monday, July 20th @ 9:00 a.m.

in room 332.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

         The Testing Center will close 3 & 4 July in observance of Independence Day!

We will be closed Thursday, 4 June 2015 as we participated in LTR Cross-Campus Day!

If you’ve been on the Northern Virginia Community College website lately, you should have seen a few changes.  With the new designs has come a few other changes as well.  Our website has changed and the links to our hours and blogs aren’t present.  While these items are being worked on we’d like to provide this information for your convenience.

website: www.nvcc.edu/alexandria/testing

blogs:  blogs.nvcc.edu/altesting

Twitter: twitter.com/alextestctr

Placements: ww.nvcc.edu/testing/placement.html

Enjoy your summer and keep learning!

DURING THE TEST

There are also some things to keep in mind when you are TAKING the test.

1. First, read the directions carefully!! Many points have been lost because students didn’t follow the directions.
2. Remember to preview the test to see how much time you need to allot for each section. If the test is all multiple choice questions, it is good to know that immediately.
3. Work on the “easiest” parts first. If your strength is essay questions, answer those first to get the maximum points. Pace yourself to allow time for the more difficult parts.
4. Find out if you are penalized for incorrect responses. (This is probably covered in the directions. If not, make educated guesses. If there is a penalty, avoid guessing.
5. When answering essay questions, try to make an outline in the margin before you begin writing. Organization, clear thinking, and good writing is important, but so is neatness. Be sure to make your writing legible.
6. Save time at the end of the exam to review your test and make sure you haven’t left out any answers.

Good Luck!