<p>Hi, I just got accepted by USF and I printed out the checklist of different steps on what I should do next.</p>
<p>one of them is "complete placement test exams and meet with your academic advisor during general orientation"</p>
<p>what is placement test exams? is it because i'm an international student? do i really have to take it eventhough i've started studying here since my junior year in highschool?</p>
<p>No, it's not just you, many schools have that for everyone, to place them for humanities, math, or science classes, and almost always for foreign languages. It's because different schools teach the same class and get different results.</p>
<p>so is there anything that i should do? (prepare, study a certain stuff, etc.) and when is it usually taken?</p>
<p>No, you don't study for them. They will have the tests as part of your orientation when you go to college. Stop worrying about it, it's not a big deal.</p>