How to tell parents you need a break

[Marian]

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Yes the SAT/ACT can be important, but truthfully, your regular schoolwork is more important. Remind your dad about that. Your grades are much more important in college admissions than your test scores are.

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<p>This.</p>

<p>Also, get some REALLY LONG vocabulary lists. Study them. Ask your Dad to test you on them. Ask many times. He may feel a bit different if he has to get involved in the tedium.</p>