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lrtranslator · 10-17-2008, 05:47 AM

I did not take the practice tests and, yet, I passed the exam. You will need an excellent bilingual dictionary, like Oxford's, a few pencils, a pencil sharpener and a Lyons eraser, that's all. I took it twice. On the first occasion I took eleven (11) dictionaries with me and dragged them all around the UPR campus until I found the examination room. By then, I was exhausted. On the second, and definitive occasion, I took it in Miami and had only one dictionary. My best advice is to select your two pieces to translate, do one and then the other, then go back to the first and review, review, review. Repeat for the second text. Take your time, there is plenty of time.

10-17-2008, 05:47 AM	#2
lrtranslator New Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Miami, FL Age: 60 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 18	Re: Certification from the American Translation Association I did not take the practice tests and, yet, I passed the exam. You will need an excellent bilingual dictionary, like Oxford's, a few pencils, a pencil sharpener and a Lyons eraser, that's all. I took it twice. On the first occasion I took eleven (11) dictionaries with me and dragged them all around the UPR campus until I found the examination room. By then, I was exhausted. On the second, and definitive occasion, I took it in Miami and had only one dictionary. My best advice is to select your two pieces to translate, do one and then the other, then go back to the first and review, review, review. Repeat for the second text. Take your time, there is plenty of time.