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Lee Binz

Monday, 15 October 2012

The PSAT is this week!

High School Tests

The time for studying for the PSAT has ended. Now is the time to relax. At this point, you have done your best to prepare. Even if you haven't, you can't really cram for a standardized test, and you don't want to stress out your children anyway.Stop worrying. Relax. Deep breath in... deep breath out.....Remember what PSAT stands for. PRE or PRACTICE test for the SAT. That's all! It's just practice. It's not the Superbowl. It's...

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