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Not only was the test day I was five, and I plan to talk to
stressful for them, but the music directors about getting a
preparation and anticipation of full ride to UNL for drum line, so I
results were, also. don't have to pay,• Hays said .
·1 was scared that I wouldn't Students had various ways of
get a good score, so I studied how they coped with stress while
hour upon hour for two nights they took the test. Some cracked
straight for the ACT,· senior Ryan their knuckles, bit their nails,
Hays said . tapped their fingers on the desk,
Not all students feared the or just were not able to remain
wrath of the test. Some students still even If their life depended on
had the benefit of already having it. A few students seemed to have
taken the test before, and walked had quirkier tendencies than
In on test day with the confidence others.
of knowing what to expect. Senior Austin McGlade
ihe third time I took my test I finished a section of the ACT
was pretty confident because I early, and got himself a few quiet
had alrebdy taken it before, and I laughs when he observed
did well on my other ones, but unsuspecting fellow classmates'
this time I was just aiming for a reactions to the test.
score of 33 because of "This one girl took a section of
scholarships,• senior Jordan her hair and started counting
Focht sold . each strand of hair one by one,·
Students that had to pay for McGlade sold .
their college tuition or a portion of Although the SAT and ACT was
pressure of normally dreaded by Its victims,
everyone survived it, and some
even with a few laughs.

xxvKeri

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