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[quote=Anonymous]Like PP. I had some degree of test anxiety.  Like PP, I also prepped for tests where I initially did not perform that well.

SAT:  first score 1160. Post prep score - 1580

LSAT: First sample test:  162. Post-test prep:  174

So, to refute the person who thinks that significant jumps in score are statistically unlikely, I submit that statistics can be misleading.

For me, practice and the steady improvement of scores allayed my anxiety, so by the time I actually took the exam, I was calm and confident.

To OP, if your child has test anxiety, however, I suggest you have your child start practicing now.  For the LSAT, I prepped for over a year.  I took the Princeton Review about a year before I planned to take the test, then practiced on my own for the remaining nine months.

Starting prep a few months before just adds to the pressure.  Prepping over a longer period of time helps to keep it lower key.

Also, keep in mind that not all kids are going to be at the top of the class.  If you're kids not among the brightest, please focus on supporting him or her in whatever paths are open to them.  There are many qualities more important than intelligence, for example character and kindness.

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