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By Mitchell Trinka

October 15, 2015

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Updated Oct. 16

Millions of high school students took the PSAT yesterday, hoping to get a better feel for the new SAT. But despite signing an oath that they wouldn't discuss the standardized test, many broke the rules and took to the social web to gossip about the test.

Like in previous years, students were quick to vent, joke and complain online. This year test takers using the hashtags #PSAT, #PSAT2015, and #PSATJokes added to an endless barrage of PSAT memes and jokes about wolves, cookies, Spanish moss, and more.

Here's a taste of the Twitter chatter.

Hate to break it to ya but…#psat2015 pic.twitter.com/lqUZzTJKGj

— Claudia. (@claudiaisntlame) October 15, 2015

When you find out Spanish Moss isn't Spanish or a Moss #PSAT pic.twitter.com/v9tfOgcrz9

— PSAT 2015 (@PSATof2015) October 14, 2015

When your mom says "look me in the eye and tell me the truth" but you can't because you're a wolf #PSAT #PSAT2015 pic.twitter.com/wDzNDiZ34b

— Amie (@AmieJan_wicz) October 14, 2015

When Miguel post your poem to el Nacional without your permission #PSAT2015 #PSAT pic.twitter.com/gmiaEJIhsF

— dana is spøøky (@lukescupcke) October 14, 2015

When mom says no to fresh farmers market produce because of the price difference. #PSAT2015 pic.twitter.com/Qmgr4WHeea

— Drea (@marsach_andrea) October 14, 2015

yep, basically #PSAT #PSAT2015 pic.twitter.com/q99XsD4fbq

— Hunter Ashton (@hbashton13) October 15, 2015

when you have 45$ to spend on cookies and water bottles #PSAT pic.twitter.com/VUCM2W9hy9

— samuel thornton (@JkthorntonSam) October 14, 2015

everyone on the Fourth of July vs Fredrick Douglas #PSAT2015 #PSAT pic.twitter.com/F45Czy4mf9

— spoo(ky) (@sighky) October 14, 2015

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                <h1>After Signing Oath Not to Discuss PSAT, Some Teens Flock to Twitter to Gossip About the Test</h1>

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                <p class="sans">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.the74million.org/contributor/20095/">Mitchell Trinka</a></p>

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                <div class="article__paragraph"><em>Updated Oct. 16</em></div>
<div class="article__paragraph opening">Millions of high school students took the PSAT yesterday, hoping to get a better feel for the new SAT. But despite signing an oath that they wouldn't discuss the standardized test, many broke the rules and took to the social web to gossip about the test.</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23PSAT2013&src=typd">Like in</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23PSAT2013&src=typd">previous years</a>, students were quick to vent, joke and complain online. This year test takers using the hashtags <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/psat?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash">#PSAT</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/psat2015?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash">#PSAT2015</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/psatjokes?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash">#PSATJokes</a> added to an endless barrage of PSAT memes and jokes about wolves, cookies, Spanish moss, and more.</div>
<div class="article__paragraph">Here's a taste of the Twitter chatter.<br />
 </div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hate to break it to ya but…<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/psat2015?src=hash">#psat2015</a> <a href="http://t.co/lqUZzTJKGj">pic.twitter.com/lqUZzTJKGj</a></p>
<p>— Claudia. (@claudiaisntlame) <a href="https://twitter.com/claudiaisntlame/status/654508308414394369">October 15, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">When you find out Spanish Moss isn't Spanish or a Moss <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSAT?src=hash">#PSAT</a> <a href="http://t.co/v9tfOgcrz9">pic.twitter.com/v9tfOgcrz9</a></p>
<p>— PSAT 2015 (@PSATof2015) <a href="https://twitter.com/PSATof2015/status/654376585324298240">October 14, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">When your mom says "look me in the eye and tell me the truth" but you can't because you're a wolf <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSAT?src=hash">#PSAT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSAT2015?src=hash">#PSAT2015</a> <a href="http://t.co/wDzNDiZ34b">pic.twitter.com/wDzNDiZ34b</a></p>
<p>— Amie (@AmieJan_wicz) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmieJan_wicz/status/654377136594272256">October 14, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">When Miguel post your poem to el Nacional without your permission <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSAT2015?src=hash">#PSAT2015</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSAT?src=hash">#PSAT</a> <a href="http://t.co/gmiaEJIhsF">pic.twitter.com/gmiaEJIhsF</a></p>
<p>— dana is spøøky (@lukescupcke) <a href="https://twitter.com/lukescupcke/status/654343953521745920">October 14, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">When mom says no to fresh farmers market produce because of the price difference. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSAT2015?src=hash">#PSAT2015</a> <a href="http://t.co/Qmgr4WHeea">pic.twitter.com/Qmgr4WHeea</a></p>
<p>— Drea (@marsach_andrea) <a href="https://twitter.com/marsach_andrea/status/654327790628696065">October 14, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">yep, basically <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSAT?src=hash">#PSAT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSAT2015?src=hash">#PSAT2015</a> <a href="http://t.co/q99XsD4fbq">pic.twitter.com/q99XsD4fbq</a></p>
<p>— Hunter Ashton (@hbashton13) <a href="https://twitter.com/hbashton13/status/654488296580644864">October 15, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">when you have 45$ to spend on cookies and water bottles <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSAT?src=hash">#PSAT</a> <a href="http://t.co/VUCM2W9hy9">pic.twitter.com/VUCM2W9hy9</a></p>
<p>— samuel thornton (@JkthorntonSam) <a href="https://twitter.com/JkthorntonSam/status/654372852473405440">October 14, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">everyone on the Fourth of July vs Fredrick Douglas <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSAT2015?src=hash">#PSAT2015</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSAT?src=hash">#PSAT</a> <a href="http://t.co/F45Czy4mf9">pic.twitter.com/F45Czy4mf9</a></p>
<p>— spoo(ky) (@sighky) <a href="https://twitter.com/sighky/status/654359124432551937">October 14, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>

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