There is not a single person on the face of the earth who enjoys taking standardized tests. The uneasy sleep the night before, the constant anxiety over not finishing a section in time and the hand cramps from filling in bubble after bubble. There is nothing positive about the experience until eight weeks later when you find out the results (granted that your results are something to feel positive about) and by that time the ordeal has been wiped from your memory as if you witnessed a horrific car accident so your brain just deletes it from the desktop or your mind. I'm saying all of this because on Saturday I was lucky enough to be able to drive down to ETHS and take the ACT. Fortunately I was not the only one who is lazy and didn't sign up fast enough to take the test at New Trier, so there were quite a few Trevians in Wildkit territory. However, the night before when I thought I was to be the only one in E-Town, the thought of being alone in a school that I am not accustomed to just added to my stress that I would get a low score. I have always been an over thinker and that translates to a poor test taker. I read the questions to many times and the passages to slow, and I second guess myself more than Elliot Reed. Therefore, whenever it is time for good ole Zack-e-boy to take an important test I am always less than thrilled. I don't like the idea that a large part of the descision that goes into whether or not a person gets into the college they want on based on one day of testing. There are so many brilliant kids out there who get great grades, but don't do as well on the ACT and SAT as kids who pull in C's and B's because they are lazy. I guess what I am trying to say is that I know the system sucks, but we all have to accept it because it's not going to change any time soon. So what if your ACT score is not the best. If you work hard you will end up in the right college.
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All I can say is I took the ACTs on Saturday too, and it sucked. My brain was fried for the rest of the weekend.
Also, I heard a story about a dude, straight D student, who during the ACTs sat next to someone he knew was smart, and cheated every single answer. Got a 34.... True story. The fact that a two digit number is one the huge deciding factors in your future frustrates me, especially when stuff like that happens!
What really drives me crazy is when people cheat on the ACT. I know several kids who got 30+ ranges strictly be cheating. It's unfair, un-just, and strait up busch league. Kind of like paying 100 dollars for an apple tini, that frankly, was a little light on the tini if you know what I mean Zack.
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