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Every year, millions of students across the country prepare for college by writing essays, adding extracurriculars, and preparing for standardized testing.But in Florida, testing prep isn t the same thing this year.In September, the governing board for Florida s state university system approved use of theClassical Learning Test, or CLT, for undergraduate admissions. Florida is
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