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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Gotcha. FYI: Kaplan, Princeton Review, and many private test prep centers offer "FREE" tests to lure you into using their services. I've signed up my kids for these before paying for any test prep - it gives them a good idea of the test layout in general and the difficulty of the subjects. One of my kids even did a combined SAT/ACT test so they could get a feel for both. This kid took both tests, and did better on the ACT on the real thing. Go onto their websites and find a free test near your zip code. [/quote]

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