Test Day Attire

So, This may be a weird topic but... lol.

What do you guys wear to the test center on test day? Do you dress for comfort? Or do you dress professionally? I can never decide so I always end up dressing professionally.

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Welly_59

why dress professionally?

jamesleecoleman

..... What ever makes me comfortable.

Cisco Inferno

flip flops so you can take em off and cross your legs!

not in FL anymore so that might be looked at funny.

But seriously, tshirt jeans and sneakers.

EANx

Dress for comfort. If it's your first time at a center, bring a light jacket and a pair of ear plugs too.

stryder144

Because you know someone was going to say it: "you wear clothes to the testing center!?". I, myself, wear comfortable clothing and know what the environment should be like. When I take a test at a local community college, I wear regular everyday clothes. When I go to a slightly shady looking facility downtown, I wear warmer clothes since they tend to be a bit colder in the center.

cyberguypr

ALWAYS wear a suit... oh wait, wrong thread. Carry on.

JoJoCal19

Always golf shorts and golf shirt for maximum comfort.

joshuamurphy75

I'm always casual. I usually drive about 4 hours to get to the test center. Don't want to be uncomfortable during the test.

thomas_

Shorts, t-shirt, zip up hoody, hat, shoes/flip fops depending how I feel, and my lucky underwear. The lucky underwear do get washed after each use.

hurricane1091

Whatever the casual wear the season calls for LOL, can't believe this is even something to think about!

Mr.Robot255

yes my A+ i went in a shirt and pants lol

after that i wear tracksuit bottoms and tshirt and a cap. But had to remove cap for my photograph anyways.

UnixGuy

Cisco Inferno

Do a remote proctored test so that you do not have to wear pants

NetworkingStudent

A T-shirt that says Keep Clam and pass that test, orange crocks, and some military shorts. haha

I just wear a T-shirt and jean shorts.

dontstop

Whatever you feel most comfortable wearing or preferably what you wore while you studied.

EagerDinosaur

I wear simple clothes with as few pockets, folds, and layers as possible. If the temperature allows it, short sleeves rather than long ones.

There's a lot of variation between test centres, but at some the staff are very paranoid about hidden communication devices, notes, etc, and will want to inspect any places that unauthorised things can be concealed. I try to dress in a way that allays any suspicions and reduces stress all round.

Judging by the vigilance of staff at one particular test centre I use, I suspect that cheating in some types of exams, possibly driving theory tests, is a frequent occurence.

Danielm7

Like everyone else, I can't even imagine why you'd consider dressing professionally to go to a test center. Normal / comfortable, jeans, sneakers, tshirt, sweatshirt.

Fulcrum45

I wear a wool suit. Hotter the weather the heavier the wool. It's important that I have very limited arm movement. I ratchet that tie up to the point my face turns purple and wear the dress shoes that feel like their made of wood.

koz24

Very simple. Whatever first catches my eyes is what I wear, I don't put much thought into it. It's always like 1 guy at the test center who works there and like 5 people taking random tests when I go, so why would I dress up for them?

technogoat

I go in with a triple layer adult diaper that can handle over 30lbs of soilage

very power stuff used by the air force for when they do 40+ hour flights

I filled the diaper about 80% of the capacity while doing my CCNA

for A+ I didn't need it since I randomly clicked on the questions which were mostly involving password resets on toasters

ITSpectre

I just go commando..... no shirt and underwear with holes in it....

Nahh I just wear a t shirt and shorts... in the summer
In the cold weather I will wear a t shirt and sweatpants

ITSpectre

Danielm7 wrote: »

Like everyone else, I can't even imagine why you'd consider dressing professionally to go to a test center. Normal / comfortable, jeans, sneakers, tshirt, sweatshirt.

But....
You get extra points on your test if you wear a 3 pc suit and have your own pen and paper

LordQarlyn

Well at the test center I go to in Dubai, they wouldn't let you in without a tux.

Just kidding of course (but the place is opulent, almost feels like one should be dressed to the nines lol), but I always dress for comfort, I'll take the (very unlikely) chance of meeting a new contact who could open doors for me and I dressed in shorts and a tee shirt, pretty much what I wear outside of work. Exams are stressful enough for me without being distracted by uncomfortable clothes.

scaredoftests

I prefer my test tiara.

redsteel

Men's romper for good luck?

SteveLavoie

I am usually business casual, pant, shirt, shoe, not because I feel obliged to them, just because it is convenient for me. Usually I just take half a day off when taking a test.. work in the morning, drive 1.5h to the test center, do the exam, then 1.5h drive to go home.

mbarrett

scaredoftests wrote: »

I prefer my test tiara.

best answer

jcundiff

shorts and tshirt, jeans in colder weather

TechGromit

Pretty much the same way I dress for work, since I return to work after the exam. Most tests are only 2 hours long, the longest exam I took was 5 hours long, that's the only one I went home afterwards.