The Act

Even after a healthy eight hours of sleep, plenty of preparation, and a well balanced breakfast, it is not uncommon to find your palms sweaty in nervous ambition minutes before you take the test. You come in confident until you reach the room where the test is being held, and suddenly you've never felt this nervous for an exam before. Why is this test making you more nervous than any other previous exam? Is this test really more important than your past exams? The answer is yes, of course. The ACT is very intimidating; however, it may very well help to ensure one's success in advancing his or her education. According to ACT.org, "the more education you get the better chances you have for a great paying job" (1). Compared to getting a perfect score on a history test one took in the tenth grade, getting a perfect or near perfect on the ACT will help him or her gain recognition from colleges and universities and help tremendously with financial aid. It is