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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What the hell are we paying all this money for?[/quote]

The schools don't tell you that you can Prep for this test - most kids don't.[/quote]

My high school didn’t tell us anything about it, we just showed up in the cafeteria and were proctored the test. I was pissed to find out it could have used for more scholarship money or academic recognition, plus the verbal was worth double the math.

The kids that got it had older siblings and in-the-know parents. And likely took only 1 practice test a couple weeks before so knew the format and points system.

That said I have seen a dad quizzing vocabulary flash cards with a 12 yo at the airport. Fun stuff. Grooming them well. [/quote]

Our HS downplayed it on purpose to the kids. They do this for whether to take AP exams too.  They think it's taking the pressure off the kids, but what it does is not fully inform them.  Even worse, parents who don't know better and trust the school find out later that they didn't get the full picture.  There are nuances involved and the school shouldn't be skewing the story this way.
  
I happened to be "in the know" on the PSAT but let my kid decide.  They had already taken ACT and had a great score. I didn't feel the need to add pressure.

After the "messaging" from school and already having a preference for the ACT over the SAT, it's no surprise my child decided to do no prep at all. They'll be fine and I am ok with these decisions (ours and our child's).  But I think the school does a disservice to other families who didn't the full picture so they could make an informed decision.[/quote]

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