10 Tips on Passing the Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET)

March 11, 2009 | Education | 276 comments

After reviewing for the Licensure Exam for Teachers and passing it, I decided to share my ten LET passing tips here in my blog. These tips are essentially helpful if you decide not to enroll in a review center and just review on your own to get a license for teaching.

# 1 Know your weak and strong subjects/classes.

Allot a few hours each day or each week to review the lessons for classes you did well when you were still in college. Enjoy this review time so you can easily remember what you are re-learning.

Allot more time, however, on classes you were weak in. Well, at least if you are weak in mathematics for example, make sure you don’t miss reviewing the concepts that will be tested in the General Math part of the licensure exam.

It will be easy to find out your areas of weaknesses. Check the grades in your transcript or assess yourself which among the classes you took you don’t remember much about.

See my pointers to review based on PRC’s table of specification (TOS), which was available for download in first week of June 2011.

Also read the coverage of the exam with schedule.

# 2 Understand the major theories, concepts and techniques in Professional Education subjects.

Understanding the theories and concepts by heart will allow you to answer questions that are written to confuse you. There are times that you have to choose which among the situations on the choices will be logical based on theories or concepts mentioned or implied in the question.

I didn’t have any teaching experience when I took the exam so I really based a lot of my answers on what I remembered from my college years.

See some pointers for Professional Education subjects.

# 3 Strive hard to improve your analytical skills on answering questions.

After you reviewed the theories and concepts, you should test your understanding by differentiating and explaining these in your own words. While reviewing, rephrase ideas and think of actual applications.

For example, in methods of teaching, allow yourself to compare method 1 with method 2, then ask yourself why method 1 is preferred than the other on certain situations.

Ask yourself questions like:

“Why are you doing _________?”
“Why is it similar to ______________?”
“What if you will not _________, what will happen?”
“Why the result is different?”
“How can I apply this?”
“Have I experienced this myself?”
“What other examples can I think of?”
“In other words, this is about ____________.”

Just keep asking yourself regarding whatever you’ve just read on your review. Analyze and answer in your own words. If there are questions at the end of each chapter of your book, answer those questions.

Enjoy this process so you will remember.

#4 Review General Education subjects.

Remember that you have to pass all three sets of tests including General Education (for Secondary Education) and two sets of the tests (for Elementary Education).

Don’t assume that General Education is easy since you took the Gen Ed classes when you were in Elementary or High School. Remember that a lot of years had passed. So refresh your memory especially on common mathematical equations (e.g. Fractions, Volumes, Areas, Percentages, Ages, Distance and Time computations) and major science concepts (e.g. Matter, Gravity, Mass, Energy, Friction). You’ll never know what will show up in your test.

Solve problems listed on your review materials or old books.

# 5 Prepare everything you need for the exam.

Make sure you have read the test guidelines, which included the things you need to bring for the exam.

Also check if the calculator you plan to bring for the exam is in PRC’s list of allowed calculators. If not, buy or borrow a calculator that has a model listed there (I bought mine). If you don’t want to buy a new one, make sure you have a non-programmable calculator. But don’t take my word on this because I wasn’t sure if other proctors had allowed calculators not in the list. Although my friend said she didn’t even check the list and just grabbed a basic calculator on the exam day. Proctors check each calculator before the exam starts.

# 6 Get enough sleep before the exam.

Make sure you don’t feel drowsy while taking the exam so you have enough time to answer all the test questions. You don’t want to fail because you didn’t have enough sleep the night before.

# 7 Avoid erasures, OR MAKE THE ERASURE CLEAN AT LEAST. And Of Course, Shade it Properly!

In Centro Escolar University (CEU), where I attended college from 2003 to 2007, we used Scantron papers for our prelim, mid-term, and final exams. So, I’m used to answering tests by shading boxes.

I knew how erasures could make a bad score. So before you shade it, make sure you are shading the right answer, or at least it is your final answer. If you need to erase it, make sure it is clean. But I still don’t think it is a good idea.

So, before the exam day, try the eraser you plan to bring. On a white paper, or a semi-cardboard white paper, write something on it with the pencil you plan to bring and erase this writing with this eraser. If the eraser erases cleanly your writing, then you are good.

I also make sure when I shade the box of my answer, I don’t shade it beyond the box (huwag lumampas ang shading). Don’t shade it heavily too (Baka masira mo ung papel).

# 8 Skip questions you aren’t sure and go back to them later on.

There are some questions that no matter how well you prepared for the exam, you will have no idea what the answer is or it will take you a lot of time to answer it. If you come across to questions like these skip the questions first. Answer questions that you know as much as you can then go back to the questions you skipped.

If you still can’t figure out the right answer the second time you look at the skipped question, make an educated guess. Eliminate options that are obvious detractors, and usually you will just end up with two possible answers.

Make a very very educated guess at this point when you really can’t figure the right one out. Or follow your instinct (See Tip #10).

# 9 Follow instructions.

Listen to what the proctor is telling you during the exam. If you are confused, ask the proctor directly not your seatmate.

# 10 Bring with you your Common Sense.

Most of the time, you haven’t reviewed whatever appears on the real exam. What will help you answer the exam are your basic understanding of the topics and your analytical skill. Don’t overdo it though because you might miss the right answer.

My Story:

I completed 18 credits in Education together with my degree in Mass Communications-Journalism. In 2008, a year after I graduated, I took the Licensure Exam for Teachers or LET held in September.

The challenging exam made me think of enrolling in a review class, but at the end, I chose to study on my own. Not an easy choice but I was fortunate to have my friend enrolled in a review class that I photocopied her reviewers.

I started to self-review though just a month away before the exam, and took it more seriously just two weeks before the exam (define cramming!). If I had a bigger goal like to be one of the top 10 examinees, I would had taken the review more seriously and started the review months before or took an earlier initiative to enroll in a review center (excuses!). I just wanted to pass the exam and get a license. I’m glad I did, with an overall score between 82-84%.

3 Great Tips on How to Get Better Scores in Exams
More tips when taking the LET
Free online educational resources that can be your reviewer for LET Exam
Download Pointers to Review for LET (Gen. Educ. and Prof. Education)
Online Resources for TLE Major
Online Resources for English Major

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276 thoughts on “10 Tips on Passing the Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET)”

cris on March 22, 2011 at 4:15 am said:

Hi! i plan again to take the exam this coming Sept. Sana isa na ako s pagbigyan ni Lord. Dun s mga nagtake n ng exam this 2010 pwede po konting tips nmn po dyan please! Can u advise me what can i do? thnks a lot.

rhea,
I tried to follow your tips i hope n makapsa n ako.

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cherry ann serios on March 22, 2011 at 9:18 am said:

hi there! im just askin’if open p mgenroll s PNU for let review this April 3. Thankz!! Hope for the response!!!
God Bless!

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gina on March 23, 2011 at 1:47 am said:

para po sa mga taong nag-aask about po sa units kung pwede pa po ang 18 units para sa pag filed ng board exam sa sept 2011 ay pwede pa rin po kasi kahapon po ng march 23, kami po ay nag-inquire sa prc, wala pa pong nilabas na memo kung hanggang 30 units pa ang itatake… tnx

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jhay_cee on March 27, 2011 at 2:10 am said:

I’ll be taking the exam on April 3, hope I’ll pass, and these information helped me much.
Good luck to all examinees! ^^)

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paul on March 27, 2011 at 6:24 am said:

hai, i’m also taking LET this April 3.. i’m really quite nervous about it.. please pray for all of us also.. thanks so much..

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shem on March 28, 2011 at 5:39 am said:

hellow please pray for us. we are going to take the exam on sunday…

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Kirsten on April 1, 2011 at 4:39 am said:

Hello guys. I’ll be taking LET this coming September and I was wondering did the PRC mentioned a specific brand of pencil required to take the exam? Because some of my classmates are telling me to use Mongol brand only. It’s soo confusing. Haaayy…

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jha on April 2, 2011 at 10:25 am said:

tnx rea for the tips,all of u guys, let us ask GOd for the guidance and blessings,and alwayz remember poh, in everything you do put God first and He will direct you and crown your efforts with success.Naway makapasa po tau…basta pray lng po para sa lahat….

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Tina on April 6, 2011 at 12:01 am said:

I don’t think there’s a specific brand of pencil required Kirsten, it just says there, 2B. Try Faber-Castel 2B pencil, I personally use it coz it’s made for computer, I’ve compared the shade and it’s darker. Goodluck to us guys.. God Bless us all..

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charmaine on April 6, 2011 at 5:24 am said:

thanks for the tips! let’s all pray for our success..i will be taking LET exam on Sep. 2011…. but i’m not confident..i don’t have any reviewer as of now.. huhuhu…and maybe i will just have self review..meron ba kayong lists of major subjects para sa math major? is calculus included?.. huhu..

move forward EDUC!!!!!!

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Rhea on April 6, 2011 at 12:18 pm said:

Hi. I am a graduate of BSA- I would like to take the LET but dont have any idea what are the other subjects i have to get.

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dianne on April 9, 2011 at 10:47 am said:

thanks po..hope 2 pass d let dis september..GodBless us takers!!
more power future educators!!

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jenylynCaraan on April 12, 2011 at 3:01 am said:

elow…… mag ta2ke din aq ng board this coming september at sna mkpasa rin aq… at sa mga kukuha ng LET sa september gudluck stin sna mkpasa tau…. pray at me tiwala sa sarili…. go lng ng go….

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roel sampelo on April 14, 2011 at 9:15 am said:

hello im roel planning to take let exam this september,f u have let reviewer pahiram nman djan pls…biology major ako just email [rsampelo]@[yahoo]dotcom tnx po..

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Mary Ann Ramos on April 16, 2011 at 3:20 pm said:

Hi rea! As I read your post here, I started to doubt the subjects I took with a certain college. We have the same case, I am a graduate of Communication Arts,major in Speech and Theatre Arts in Bicol University last 2006. I just would like to know what are the subjects you took. I am planning to take the LET this sept.25, so I am quite apprehensive. I’ve been to the PRC, one of the employee there I talked with said that the units of 18 that I took was already enough but unfortunately I wasn’t able to show the subjects I took. With my former course, I already had Principles in Teaching in STA and Instructional Materials in teaching,6 units in all. I hope you could help me with this through indicating the subjects you took with CEU. Thank you so much and more power!

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- reah on April 27, 2011 at 7:06 am said:
  
  Eto ung mga subjects na tinake ko sa CEU.
  
  - Social Philosophy
  - Foundation of Education 2 (History, Philosophy, and Legal Foundations, incl. Phil. Educational
  - Human Growth and Learning Development
  - Principles and Methods of Teaching
  - Measurement and Evaluation
  - Observation and Participation
  
  Sabi ng isang commenter ito naman ang units niya:
  
  - Child and Adolescent Dev’t or Facilitating Learning= 3 units
  - Educational Technology= 3 units
  - Developmental Reading= 3 units
  - Teaching Profession= 3 units
  - Principle of Teaching= 3 units
  - Assessment of Learning= 3 units
  
  Plus 6 units of Field study Or Observation and
  Practice Teaching= 6 units
  
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  - christian on May 16, 2011 at 1:56 pm said:
    
    sundin mo ung isa mong commentor kasi if u want n magtake ng let kelangan my mga major subjects k n natake sa education subjects
    
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sarex on April 26, 2011 at 6:08 am said:

i ‘m not ready to take the LET for this coming September 25 according to statistics 2 out 10 past the LET. hai… Review lang tayo nga review…..

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angel jadloc on May 1, 2011 at 1:19 pm said:

hi guys, i am from UP diliman college of human kinetics so basically major in Physical education, i just wondering na why LET exam is toooo hard to pass??? GOD i’m nervous! i’ll take let exam this september. can you give some tips out there??

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- reah on June 2, 2011 at 7:43 am said:
  
  My focused-teaching subject was English so I had to review a lot of literary notes and ideas. Dahil sa PE ka, siguro reviewhin mo mga napag-aralan mo dito na tingin mo ay obvious. Bukod sa magpractice magsagot ng mga tanong, wala na akong ibang masasagot.
  
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Rodalyn on May 5, 2011 at 6:04 am said:

Hi to All!!!!

I am Graduate of BSOA-CSE at Rizal Technological University her in Pasig last 2008. I want to take LET Board Exam ,but i don’t have idea kung san ako mag re- register? and anu po requirements? para makapgtake ng Let pwede pa bang humabol dis coming Sept? Sino may idea how much yung pagtake ng LET? Thanks !!! GODBLESS ALLL

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- rodel renulo on May 29, 2011 at 2:04 am said:
  
  yes pwd p po hmabol until june 30 p nman ung registration….f i wer u s baguio k mg take…
  
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emmanuel lintero on May 6, 2011 at 3:35 am said:

congratulations

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sam on May 7, 2011 at 2:40 am said:

hi! good day to everybody. I already take twice for the teachers board or LET and very sad im failed to pass. Anyone can give me some advice if i have still a chance to take the LET? Some people say that in the third take that you failed maybe you go back to study in the same field of education. Im worry about this and sometimes i lost hope. pls advice me what would be the best thing i can do?

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ma. fannie ruth talavera on May 12, 2011 at 8:36 am said:

hi guys! i’m planning to take the let exam this sept 2011, but curious about the subjects i had finished. i’m a graduate of mass comm and last year i decided to take up 18 units for secondary education….the problem is i really don’t know if the subjects na kinuha ko will be accepted? these are my subjects: assessment of student learning (3), child and adolescent devt (3), principles of teaching (3), curriculum development (3), social dimension of education (3), and facilitating learning (3). all this subjects are equivalent to 18 units. what do you think ok ba itong mga subjects ko n kinuha…? maka-qualify ba ako sa prc let exam for this sept, 2011? tnx. God bless.

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- reah on July 21, 2011 at 7:52 am said:
  
  You should check the end of this article where I listed the subjects based on PRC’s list.
  
  http://reahguevarra.com/minimum-units-required-on-the-licensure-exam-for-teachers-let/
  
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  - trish on August 25, 2011 at 8:47 am said:
    
    maraming salamat po….
    
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Irene on May 12, 2011 at 11:52 am said:

Hello to the LET takers!
I took the LET four years ago the same year after graduation. I can say I was one of the above ave students in my class but felt like I was not really equipped for the exam so I opted to enroll in a review center than to review on my own. After three days in the center, I realized it was all the same to going back to the classroom. It was so mechanical!
A friend once told me he learned a lot when he started working I had no idea that it’s applicable to taking exams too. Terribly in need of a real preparation for the exam, I instead went on a voluntary teaching in a remote town in my province also I provided free one on one tutorials for slow students in the class…I worked my ass hard to every class I had to handle; understanding the subject before delivering it, classroom management, foundation of education I tried to apply what was learned in college. I understand my field much better. Mind you, it was just for 2 months! If the ranking was until top 25 I would be on the list! Passing the LET in my opinion is using your COMMON SENSE, UNDERSTANDING, ASIDE FROM FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS!
Good luck!

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christian on May 16, 2011 at 1:51 pm said:

yes you can use a monggol pencil only..

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julius on May 18, 2011 at 7:56 am said:

I took the LET exams back in August 2003. I graduated from PUP-Sta Mesa, Journalism and took 18 units of Educ in University of Rizal System-Morong.

The best tip that I could share (that still applies today) is not to forget the “foundation,” “fundamentals,” “theories,” and general education. Specifically the ones you learned in your supplemental education units.

If you pass the above-mentioned, you already have 60% possibility of passing LET. Of course, your major (English in my case since Mass Communication was my undergrad) is also important. Lumabas kasi dun yung mga literature na classics at grammar, analysis plus common sense.

Good luck

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- Virgie on May 22, 2011 at 12:56 pm said:
  
  Hello!I plan again to take LET exams this coming September 2011.I graduated last 1999I took the exams 3 times already and did not pass.9 years na po akong d nag tetek.Please advice me what i”m going to do?I want to go to a Review center Saan po kaya banda?I am living part of Montalban,Rizal.Please help me to know?thanx.
  
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  - Virgie on May 22, 2011 at 1:01 pm said:
    
    I tried to follow your tips..thanks
    
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- Virgie on May 22, 2011 at 12:57 pm said:
  
  Hello!I plan again to take LET exam
  this coming September 2011.I graduated last 1999I took the exams 3 times already and did not pass.9 years na po akong d nag tetek.Please advice me what i”m going to do?I want to go to a Review center Saan po kaya banda?I am living part of Montalban,Rizal.Please help me to know?thanx.
  
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  - reah on June 2, 2011 at 7:40 am said:
    
    Virgie, kung gusto mo talaga pumasa sa pagkakataon na to, try to review sa PNU para sulit ang bayad mo. Alam ko malayo sa tirahan pero I think mas better na sa kanila ka mag-review.
    
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    - gina on June 19, 2011 at 1:44 am said:
      
      hi,Im gina planning to take the exam this coming September..ask ko lng po if kelan enrollment sa PNU ng LET review?
      
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      - reah on June 19, 2011 at 6:05 am said:
        
        Di ko alam eh.
    - emely on July 15, 2011 at 7:54 am said:
      
      hi ms reah ano po yung PNU?txt me pls.my number [removed by admin]
      
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      - reah on July 15, 2011 at 1:15 pm said:
        
        Philippine Normal University. The university in Metro Manila for quality education on teaching. They’re the one who create the tests on LET too, I think.
- Virgie on May 22, 2011 at 12:59 pm said:
  
  Hello!I plan again to take LET exam
  this coming September 2011.I graduated last 1999. took the exams 3 times already and did not pass.9 years na po akong d nag tetek.Please advice me what i”m going to do?I want to go to a Review center Saan po kaya banda?I am living part of Montalban,Rizal.Please help me to know?thanx.
  
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- Virgie on May 22, 2011 at 1:11 pm said:
  
  I try to follow your tips!thanks.i plan to take the exam this coming Sept. but i don”t reviewer.Please let me know where i can find a Review Center which nearest in my place part of Montalban,Rizal.God bless us all…
  
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- Virgie on May 22, 2011 at 1:12 pm said:
  
  I try to follow your tips!thanks.i plan to take the exam this coming Sept. but i don”t have a reviewer yet.Please let me know where i can find a Review Center which nearest in my place part of Montalban,Rizal.God bless us all…
  
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althea temporado on May 26, 2011 at 1:47 am said:

I graduated BSED last 2008..i haven’t taken yet the exam because there was a problem in my birth certificate..will i be able to pass the exam?recently im teaching elementary students..im afraid i wont pass the exam..

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rodel renulo on May 29, 2011 at 1:53 am said:

..ahm gudluck po zatin..aq dn po mgtake ng exam diz coming sept.first of ol im nervous hehe kc fresh grad.lng po at mejo kbado hehe sna pambgyan ni lord…kya gudluck po sating lhat n mgtake at s mga nauna just believe to ur self and ofcourse kay god..gudluck guyyyzzzz..

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alfred on May 31, 2011 at 11:43 am said:

KElangan bang kumuha ng 18 units of education if you are not education major? paano kung sa Masters of Educational Management? kasi may pre 18 units of education dun eh,pwede ba yun? pls text me ta:

0916 730 6452

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- reah on June 2, 2011 at 7:39 am said:
  
  I’m not able to text you outside the country. Please email PRC, although this is the webmaster’s email, the person might be able to tell you the number to call: prc.webmasters@gmail.com
  
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  - emely on July 15, 2011 at 7:51 am said:
    
    hallo ms reah im emely graduate of secondary educ.major in general science po.where can i buy a good reviewer so that i can pass the exami have plan to tAKE THE EXAM next year
    
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    - reah on July 15, 2011 at 1:15 pm said:
      
      National Book Store? I almost bought some reviewers from there until I got my friend’s. Go to NBS, if you can’t enroll in PNU to get their reviewers, or enroll in a LET review class near you.
      
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Emz on June 2, 2011 at 3:55 am said:

hello reah, I’m a BSEd-Engish fresh graduate. I just want to ask if you have any idea if it would be possible for me to take the TLE outside the Philippines? because I will be working in Indonesia.

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- reah on June 2, 2011 at 7:37 am said:
  
  I don’t think so.
  
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  - Michael on June 8, 2011 at 6:04 am said:
    
    Hello Reah! I’m Michael, I took up Business Education in PUP sta. Mesa and I don’t have a reviewer? may maisusuggest ka ba kung saan pwede makakuha ng copy ng TLE reviewer aside from my friends? Hirap maghanap sa net . thankyou
    
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- Michael on June 8, 2011 at 6:06 am said:
  
  TLE reviewer please. aside from friends? here is my email address: Janiviike_24[@]yahoo.com Thank you miss reah
  
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Jed Castañeda on June 20, 2011 at 6:03 am said:

Hello Guys! I am also one of those who is planning to take the LET exam this coming Sept 2011. Can anyone help me by giving some reviewers (TLE reviewer also) Pls. send to my e-mail… marjayc[@]yahoo.com… thanks a lot…

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norizza on June 24, 2011 at 2:11 am said:

helo i finished BEED specialization ko eh pre school my maibibigay ka bang reviewer?

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