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Why do I need to bring my admission ticket?

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

Your supervisor will ask you to complete required basic identifying information on the front page of your answer document. 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 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 lose or misplace your admission ticket and are unable to print one before test day, you may still test at your assigned test center as long as you bring acceptable identification.