[lit-ideas] Re: GRE Regstration
- From: Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 17:55:02 +0100
I know the feeling. Online ones are the worst. The best US online ones
pick up on "UK" and fast--forward me ast the "state" etc. boxes
to the next screen. With bad ones I register as "US Forces Overseas
(Europe)" -- but the zip code and phone number things defeat me.
EH> Representative: Zee as in zebra?
EH> Erin: Yes, for the love of God, zee as in zebra.
:)
Judy (CF23 5BE)
Wednesday, May 11, 2005, 5:46:54 PM, Erin Holder wrote:
EH> I just had a brilliant experience registering for the GRE.
EH> Frankly, I don't know who handles these calls, but the individual
EH> I spoke to did not understand why I do not have a state, social
EH> security number, or a zip code. Even after I explained that I was
EH> registering for the test in Toronto, Canada, and also required a
EH> Toronto based test center.
EH> Representative: You don't have a state?
EH> Erin: No, I live in Canada
EH> Representative: And so you don't live in a state?
EH> Erin: No, I live in a province. You need to select Canada
EH> and it will give you a list of the provinces. You need to select
EH> Canada first. Then a province.
EH> Representative: Oh, I see. OK. And the province is...?
EH> Erin: Ontario.
EH> Representative: OK, and your social security number, please.
EH> Erin: I don't have a social security number. I have a social insurance
number.
EH> Representative: You don't have a social security number?
EH> Erin: No. In Canada there are no social security numbers, only social
insurance numbers.
EH> Representative: Oh, right. OK. I see the field for that. Great.
EH> Erin: Yeah, great.
EH> Representative: OK, and your zip code?
EH> Erin: I don't have a zip code, I have a postal code.
EH> Representative: Postal code then?
EH> Erin: L4J 6 Zed 3
EH> Representative: 6...what?
EH> Erin: Zed.
EH> Representative: What?
EH> Erin: ZEE!! ZEE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!
EH> Representative: Zee as in zebra?
EH> Erin: Yes, for the love of God, zee as in zebra.
EH> Representative: OK, all the test dates for the week you selected are at 9am
EH> Erin: 9am. You're joking, right?
EH> Representative: No. They're all at 9am.
EH> Erin: Fine, schedule me for the Friday, August 26th at 9am.
EH> ..... trails off....
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