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GED Test Prep for Students, a la Shmoop.

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You know that coach who gave you a second chance even after you threw an air ball at [Person throws airball]

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the buzzer last week? Your boyfriend who gave you a second chance

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after he caught you eyeballing a behind that wasn’t his? [Girl looks at boy's behind]

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How about that waiter who let you send back your tasteless melba toast platter for something

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a little tastier?

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Second chances are nice, right? Well, the GED is a second chance for a future.

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And with Shmoop’s Test Prep, that future is well within reach.

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There’s a new GED out there now, and our product is new to match. [Man holding new GED]

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We’ve got in-depth topic review for Reasoning Through Language Arts, Mathematics, Social

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Studies and Science. We also offer diagnostic exams, two full-length

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practice exams, and practice questions galore… …including video answer explanations for [Video answers appear on screen]

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you more visual learners. Plus, there are technology-enhanced items

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that allow you to become familiar with those newfangled drag-and-drop and drop-down questions…

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…so you won’t feel dragged-and-dropped into unfamiliar territory on test day. [Man on a planet and Saturn in the background]

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Are you a Spanish speaker? We’ve got you covered there, too.

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Say “hola” to our extensive review en espanol.

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Okay, sounds great, but…how do you get started? Well, once you’ve registered and logged [Shmoop login page appears]

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in, the first thing you’ll see is your GED Test Prep Dashboard.

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Front and center on the Progress tab is your To Do List, which shows what you’ve done [Cursor hovers over To Do list]

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so far, i.e. nothing, if you’re just starting… …and what you still have left to cover.

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You’ll be able to track here your progress in terms of diagnostic completion, shmoints

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earned, drills attempted, review topics consumed and practice exams taken.

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It doesn’t track “minutes wasted fooling around on Facebook,” so you’ll have to [Man appears on facebook page]

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keep tabs on that yourself. Maybe even put it into an Excel spreadsheet,

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if you’re looking for bigger and better ways to procrastinate…

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Once you’re back on track, you can click on the Skills tab to see how well you’re

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mastering each individual skill… …the Leaderboard to see how you compare [Cursor clicks leaderboard]

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with everyone else, shmoint-wise… …and Game Day Tips to get some sage advice

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for the big day.

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Say buh-bye to the Dashboard for now… …and click on the Topics tab, where you’ll

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be able to get a thorough overview of what to expect on the test and how to prepare for

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it… …plus in-depth review on all the subjects

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you’re gonna want to know like the back of your hand.

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You can access countless drills via the Drills tab… [Mouse cursor clicks drills tab]

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…or full-length Practice Exams by clicking on the Practice Exams tab.

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These things are timed, just like the real deal, so in addition to testing your retention,

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they’ll also be able to test your ability to withstand the jitters.

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Which will really come in handy if one day you find yourself performing your new ventriloquism [Man performing ventriloquism on stage]

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act at Carnegie Hall.

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By going to “Saved Reports”, you can remind yourself how well…or poorly…you did on

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any of the exams or drills you’ve taken to this point.

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If you’re super-proud of one of your results, we recommend printing it out [Boy with shmoop GED report on the wall]

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and hanging it on your wall…

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And that’s about it. We know how important it is for you to ace

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this thing… …which is why we’re going to cram your

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brainhole so full of facts you may not have room for anything else in there. [Mans head opens and papers crammed in]

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Our apologies if that makes things a little weird at home.

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Any questions? Hit us up at support@shmoop.com.

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Until then, happy GEDing a la Shmoop.

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