MY SAT EXPERIENCE - By Alex Angle
Starting out, I was really nervous and tired. I walked in and had no idea where to go. That’s how I met “what’s her face.” She was a nice girl and she showed me where to go. I was the second person into the room because she was first. I was sitting in the front waiting nervously. I decided why be nervous when I can complain about how tired I was. “What’s her face” listened and told me that it was her third time taking the test which made me feel better because I could always take it again. Then, more people started occupying the empty seats. I continued to talk to the girl beside me. Skipping ahead I found out halfway through the test that she also worked at Whitetail. Meeting new people really made the experience a little less crummy.
Once the test began, I was sweating bricks. Why was I sweating bricks? If I’m being honest, I hadn't studied very hard for it. I kept telling myself “you have time study later, study later”...bad decision on my part. Also, remember to bring a snack with you. I personally forgot to bring one because I thought that I wouldn’t get hungry if I ate breakfast. There is nothing more painful that being hungry and watching everyone around you eating delicious snacks. I also forgot to bring a bottle of water, but it isn’t needed necessarily because they have water fountains at the test center.
One thing that I did remember was my calculator. It would have been a very bad situation if I would have forgotten it because I used it a lot during this test. Also, remember to put the calculator under your desk when you are not working on a math section, or the ladies working there will give you the “what do you think you’re doing” look. For some of the math sections I felt confident because I remembered learning about it. However, for a lot of the sections I had no idea what to do especially in the reading and writing portions. All you have to remember is to stay calm, work fast, and skip problems you are unsure of.
Anyways, the SAT wasn't too bad. It went by pretty quick and I was happy that I didn’t sit there with no one to talk too. So everyone who is going to take the SAT my advice is to make new friends. It makes the experience a lot better because you can complain and laugh about other fun things instead of stressing out. Another fun fact, I was reunited with my old friend. I knew him back in middle school before he went to the Academy. I was able to talk to him during the breaks….. after the lady was done yelling at people for standing up too early. Looking back, the SAT was a learning opportunity: a chance to make new friends, and see old ones.
Starting out, I was really nervous and tired. I walked in and had no idea where to go. That’s how I met “what’s her face.” She was a nice girl and she showed me where to go. I was the second person into the room because she was first. I was sitting in the front waiting nervously. I decided why be nervous when I can complain about how tired I was. “What’s her face” listened and told me that it was her third time taking the test which made me feel better because I could always take it again. Then, more people started occupying the empty seats. I continued to talk to the girl beside me. Skipping ahead I found out halfway through the test that she also worked at Whitetail. Meeting new people really made the experience a little less crummy.
Once the test began, I was sweating bricks. Why was I sweating bricks? If I’m being honest, I hadn't studied very hard for it. I kept telling myself “you have time study later, study later”...bad decision on my part. Also, remember to bring a snack with you. I personally forgot to bring one because I thought that I wouldn’t get hungry if I ate breakfast. There is nothing more painful that being hungry and watching everyone around you eating delicious snacks. I also forgot to bring a bottle of water, but it isn’t needed necessarily because they have water fountains at the test center.
One thing that I did remember was my calculator. It would have been a very bad situation if I would have forgotten it because I used it a lot during this test. Also, remember to put the calculator under your desk when you are not working on a math section, or the ladies working there will give you the “what do you think you’re doing” look. For some of the math sections I felt confident because I remembered learning about it. However, for a lot of the sections I had no idea what to do especially in the reading and writing portions. All you have to remember is to stay calm, work fast, and skip problems you are unsure of.
Anyways, the SAT wasn't too bad. It went by pretty quick and I was happy that I didn’t sit there with no one to talk too. So everyone who is going to take the SAT my advice is to make new friends. It makes the experience a lot better because you can complain and laugh about other fun things instead of stressing out. Another fun fact, I was reunited with my old friend. I knew him back in middle school before he went to the Academy. I was able to talk to him during the breaks….. after the lady was done yelling at people for standing up too early. Looking back, the SAT was a learning opportunity: a chance to make new friends, and see old ones.
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