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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids with no accommodations should start voluntarily disclosing that.[/quote]

And kids that don’t test prep ... a 32 with no prep is way more impressive than a 34 with years of prep.[/quote]

Bragging about being lazy on a college application isn't a good idea.  I'd take the kid who studied and got the 34 over the kid who didn't and got a 32.  I'd assume one has work ethic and one doesn't.[/quote]

Sorry your kid can't learn.in the classroom and needs a private tutor to teach him/her/them. You should disclose to colleges that your child is inept at learning in a traditional way.

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You’re not very bright.  Who would be stupid enough not to prep for a standardized test?  Probably the stupid and lazy. It doesn’t have to take long and it doesn’t have to cost anything with Khan Academy and other free online resources. [/quote]

Kids who.are actually smart don't prep. It doesn't have to get you pay for a tutor.if Mahn is so good, why did you hire a tutor?

Really smart kids take 1 PSAT and 1 Sat.... They re-read the instruction, nothing more.

These are the kids that impress. Why does you kid need so much prep, that sad.

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LOL, the nutcases coming out of the woodwork now.

My kid got extra time and scored a 36.  He took a mock test as a sophomore and scored a 33.  His second mock test (after a few weeks of prep) he scored a 34.  His third mock test (after a few more weeks and now a junior) he scored a 35.  His first and only actual test (in his first semester as a junior), he scored a 36.   Who knows how he would have done without the prep.  I imagine he would not have done as well on the science section, which tends to trick a lot of very smart people.

There's this thing called competition that will be a big part of your kid's life.  People and companies engage in it.  They do whatever is needed to win.  If you work for a company and want to win a contract, you prepare by doing the appropriate research and spend lots of time writing and revising a proposal.  This is what preparation is about.  It's about winning.  If you want to be a loser, then don't prep.  It's as simple as that.[/quote]

I can only imagine the loser that brags about not preparing for an important undertaking.  But you’re correct, that’s why there are winners and losers in this world and that’s also why the losers will incessantly complain about the unfairness of it all.[/quote]

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