by Rachel Ranfeld
The pressure is on for students across the Midwest.
ACT testing was given in a center set up at Montezuma High School for the fourth consecutive year Saturday, April 9. Fifty-three students were registered, of which 40 were from Montezuma, leaving 13 from nearby schools.
Afterward, we students agreed that the science portion of the test was the most difficult of the four. Because of the time limit, many of us felt rushed and didn’t finish individual tests, but filled in the few remaining answers at the last minute. After all, it wouldn’t count against us if we guessed wrong.
As we all know, ACTs are a big deal for getting college acceptance letters and scholarships. We all aim high and try our hardest to get the best score, which is a 36. Although that’s not very likely since our Iowa average is 21, we can still hope.
However, we aim to get a 28, at least, in order to be eligible for the full-ride Burgett scholarship to Grinnell.
So these next 2-3 weeks are going to be tedious as we await the results, because we know one great score could open the door to the best schools in the nation whereas one low score could make it difficult to even reach for the door handle.
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