By Gabriella Zuardo '20 Preparing for the SAT is an exciting and stressful time for us high school students. We are reminded of college and our upcoming future as adults, and as much as we would like to ignore it, the SAT also brings a substantial amount of anxiety. It is perfectly normal to be nervous for a test such as the SAT. The SAT is a major contributor to our pathway to success. To help, I suggest following these tips on how to not feel as stressed about the exam.
The first step you should make is searching for places that offer SAT prep courses. Fontbonne Hall Academy has our very own SAT prep course run by Mr.Ugenti. Mr. Ugenti shares useful tips and techniques on how to take the SAT exam. Besides taking a preparation course, I also suggest starting to study for the exam on your own. You may use many different studying strategies for the exam, including studying vocabulary, taking practice tests, or reviewing questions and sections of the test you feel uncertain about. It is important to take your time learning how to understand answering SAT formatted questions. For the day of the exam, I recommend a good night's sleep with an additional breakfast meal in the morning. Breakfast will keep you from getting hungry during the many hours of the test. You want to make sure for certain you don’t have to worry about your stomach growling during the exam. Make sure to have everything prepared the night before in case you forget something in the morning. Try your best to arrive at the test location at least 15 minutes prior to checking yourself in. You want to make sure you don’t have any further anxiety from being late. Lastly, make sure to manage your time studying and be sure to pace yourself well when taking the exam. You want to feel prepared and will feel your best if you take your time.
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By Vicki Zougras '21 Completing Community Service hours is a very important requirement for students in High School. The criteria is that you need to complete a certain amount of hours in order to graduate. Some students might be participating in community service activities just because they’re being forced to so they can graduate. But, community service should be a good learning experience that could help you when you are older. There are many options you choose from to get community service hours done, but it does not have to be boring if you pick activities or sites that interest you. If you want to become an artist, then you can volunteer in an art room. If you want to become a teacher ,you could volunteer in the school you went to for elementary and middle school. In addition to that, you could help an after school program that kids stay in if their parents have to work to provide for their family. You could volunteer in a animal hospital if you want to become a veterinarian. You can observe and learn what you will be doing if you do become a vet. You can help in a soup kitchen so you can help make food that poor people can’t afford. When you do community service, you really help people in need and that is a really great feeling to have. The feeling that you made someone happy today is a feeling you could never get over. You never know community service might help you realize what you want to be when you get older.If you are a freshman even though you are young, community service lets you put the mindset of an hard working adult who has a professional job. |