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Chatting in the coun seling center are
Sandi Levermann and senior Matt
Poppe ns . Poppens had heard that
Levermann was the woman to talk to if
he needed any transcripts sent or schol-
arship applicati ons picked up.
photo by Megan Duell

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"I've always thought that there are ce rta in
occas ions in life when a perso n is allowed to go Students have different at-
crazy. For exa mple, when a hi gh-school student
becomes a junior or se ni or, and they rea lize that the titudes about life after high
word s: college, scholarships, and entrance exa ms,
(my personal least favorite) ca n no longer be foreign school, and all go their
word s to them, they have the ri ght to completely own road to get there.
freak out," junior jon Galloway sa id.
Though Gall oway was correct about juniors
and se ni ors becoming familiar with graduation
terminology and life after hi gh school, not all
students shared hi s fee lings of anxiety. Some, on th e
contrary, see med to manage to stay pretty ca lm.
"I think ACT's are an easy way to figure out
what you're good at. I mean if you get a 14 on the-
English section, you probably shouldn't be an English
major. Th e test really helps narrow the sea rch for
what you want to do in life, " junior Auzzy
McKinniss sa id .
Some students disagree d with the opinions
of both Galloway and M cKinniss altogether, and felt
that so me of the preparati ons for life after graduati on
were neither stress ful, nor helpful.
"I've taken the ACT's and the SAT's, and I
think they're redundant. I kn ow they are important,
but students sometimes make su ch a huge dea l out
of them. No one should lose slee p over them, and
no student should let their test sco res change their
life. If you like history and are a good hi sto ry student,
don't be disco urage d if you don't do so hot on the
history sections of the tests . You ca n try aga in. I don't
think it's healthy that so me kids get so stresse d over
this stuff. All that does is lead to depress ion," junior
Frances Phang said.
Al ong with taking coll ege entrance exa ms,
the whole process of applying for scholarships was
also so mething that had to be done. This was a hi gh
priority for many, beca use the majority of students
agree d that if they were give n the opportunity to pay
less for tuition, they were go ing to take it.
"Scholarships are such an excell ent chance
for students to go to the school of their choice, while
sav ing themselves money," se ni or Ashlen johnson
said.
While preparing for the fu ture stirred up
many different fee lings from upperclass men, it was
som ething that had to be done soo ner or later. Th e
choice of whether it would be sooner or later was up
to them. Educating herself on the ACTs is senior
Barbara Jaekels. Jaekels chose to use her
open periods as a study opportunity for her
entrance exams. photo by Megan Duell

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