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I have never been an outstanding student in school and have never tried to be one. I don't like to stand out so I try to remain invisible. I hate studying and completing school work that I find to be too long so I choose not to do it which I feel like held me back from performing to my highest level. In my junior year of school it was decided to have all the students in my grade level to take the SAT. I wasn't familiar with the test so it would be beneficial for me to study for the test but I didn't. Come test date I felt unprepared and felt like I didn't perform to the best of my ability and I ended up getting a 1220 which I thought was fine but my dad said it wasn't and should take again and to be more prepared so I tried to take his advice

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