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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you can afford it, DO NOT SEND SCORES WITH THE FREE REPORT. You have no idea what the scores will be before they are sent.

I agree on NOT using this opportunity as a "practice test". Although SAT/ACT encourage taking the test numerous times, there is a disturbing trend of SAT/ACT accusing students of cheating if they take the test more than 2x and experience a jump in scores. You can read all about it on College Confidential. Essentially, if you're accused, no one ever wins the appeal. [/quote]

Thanks for your advice (and PP's) about not using this as a practice test.  I had not heard of this new trend of accusing kids of cheating.  I'll go to CC and read about this per your suggestion.  Though on it's face, I don't understand why SAT/ACT would want to discourage kids from taking the test more than once as the whole thing is a money making enterprise for them, right?

Having said that, I agree that ideally you just prep for the test once and take it once.  The thing is, this won't work with my kid.  She's a good student (A'/B's in honors & AP), and knows she wants to go to college, but I know her, and she needs a wake up call on these tests.  She's had zero motivation to take the tests, let alone prep for them.  Ideally I would like her to be motivated to use the free Kaplan self-prep over the summer, but I don't see her doing this without a (probably bad) score under her belt.  [/quote]

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