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Why do I need to bring my admission ticket?

Although your admission ticket is not sufficient identification for you to be admitted to test, it is extremely important for you to bring a printed copy with you to the test center on test day.

On the left side of your admission ticket is a box called Matching Information. Your supervisor will instruct you to copy this information exactly as it appears, even if incorrect, into the corresponding blocks on your answer document.

If you do not copy the Matching Information from your admission ticket exactly, your scores will be delayed, possibly up to 8 weeks, and your score reports may not reach the colleges you selected in time to meet their application deadlines.

Your admission ticket also tells you where and when to report on test day. Remember that you will not be admitted to test if you are not at the test center by 8:00 a.m. It may also include messages specific to your test center, such as what to wear, where to park, which building or entrance to use on test day, etc.

Even if you do not have your admission ticket on test day, you may still test if you bring acceptable identification.

Note: If you are testing at an international test center and are trying to make a test center or test date change on test day, you MUST bring your admission ticket to be admitted to test.