Although the constant ACT prep may have you in tears now, you may be a happy later on when you view your score.

Ready or not, the dreaded month of March is approaching. While most people think of March as the beginning of spring, for juniors, March is the much-feared month in which they will be forced to take the ever so terrifying ACT.
Odds are, despite that your teachers are doing their best to prepare you, most of you are still shaking in your skin with anxiety. But never fear, in order to take some of the stress off of you, your loving seniors have compiled a list of things that they wish they had done during their ACT experience in hopes that you will learn from their mistakes to make your experience the best that it can be!
1.) Take a Practice ACT – “I feel that if I had practiced before the real test then I would have had a better idea of what it would have been like and it wouldn’t have been such a culture shock.” -Alyssa Gibson
2.) Study the Material More – “There were a lot of unfamiliar things on the test that I should have just taken the time to look at before the test which would have made it a lot easier.” -Deanna Satkowiak
3.) Be Prepared With the Needed Materials – “I forgot my calculator the morning of the test and had to do all of my math by hand. I could have gone faster, been more accurate, and saved myself a lot of stress had I just remembered to bring it.” -Taylr Holbert
4.) Dress Appropriately – “The room I was testing in was very hot and I was very uncomfortable the whole time which made it hard to focus. I should have dressed in layers so I could have been prepared for any temperature.” -Jon Waller
5.) Stay Healthy – “I was sick the morning of the ACT and I couldn’t focus on the testing because I was so distracted with how awful I felt.” -Morgan Overstreet
6.) Pay More Attention During Daily Classes – “The stuff your teachers are teaching on a daily basis actually does show up in the ACT and it will help you in the long run if you just listen in the first place.” -David Christian
7.) Eat – “I took the test at another school that fed all of us. It really helped because it would have been impossible to focus while testing when all you can think about is how empty your stomach is.” -Erin Shea
8.) Get More Sleep – “I was so nervous before the test that I barely slept the night before and then the only thing I could focus on was how tired I was during the test.” -Anna Darzi