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[quote=Anonymous]Prepping is an overused term on these forums. What exactly is prepping and how much does it help, does anyone know? you cannot make a kid who does not have it in him/her into a TJ finalist. If they are on the edge and need a little bit of help in getting used to the test format or some techniques in how to solve scrambled paragraphs then that works. Many kids who go to prep centers do not make it. In fact only about 10% of those who goes to prep centers actually make it in. These kids will make it in regardless of prepping. But they end up going because if they don't go and then if for some reason they don't get in, then there will be regret it was because you missed some prep. I do not like the whole culture of prep and prep centers. But what to do, some parents will not stop, so everyone goes.

Taking out scrambled para makes it easier in verbal, because that is where most kids miss in english. Logical reasoning is too easy, so getting it away it fine. Scientiffic reasoning is a good addition. At the end of the day, the kids who make it are doing enough reading, writing, math, and interested in academics in a general sense. They wish to go to good colleges and pursue good careers, and regardless of the change in test format, the general nature of the pool admitted will not change, unless they make the criteria non-academic based. [/quote]

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