{"id":12634,"date":"2017-12-08T10:52:29","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T15:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/?page_id=12634"},"modified":"2024-05-20T18:19:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T22:19:37","slug":"test-help-form","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/curriculum\/placement\/test-help-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Multilingual Writer Placement Help Form"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All students with English proficiency tests on record at BU must take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=72&amp;action=edit\">the Multilingual Writer Placement<\/a>. 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