Crier Inquires: how do the SAT and ACT cancellations affect you and your plans for the future?
Due to the coronavirus, the College Board canceled the in-school SAT exam originally scheduled for April 14. The April 4 ACT exam was also canceled and rescheduled to June 13. As a result, the district is offering a practice online SAT on April 14 and 15. The SAT and ACT are important tests for juniors because many colleges require a standardized test score in their application. So, the Crier asked juniors: how do the cancellations affect you and your plans for the future?
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Nick Chen, ‘21
“For me personally, this doesn’t really have that big of an impact. But many students in Conant and Illinois as a whole were relying on free testing or testing towards the end of their junior year. There definitely needs to be some sort of school-wide testing opportunity available for this year’s juniors, possibly fall this year.”
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Julia Flaishaker, ‘21
“I’m kinda upset about it because I only took the ACT once and I was looking to improve my score. I’m still going to apply to the schools I planned to, but it’s frustrating that I most likely have to take either the ACT or the SAT over the summer.”
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Jay Gandhi, ‘21
“With the cancellation, I feel as if this is an opportunity to prioritize my classwork and grades while improving myself.”
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Rhea Moozhayil, ‘21
“Well, the SAT cancellation certainly impacted my life. I studied for a month in advance and I felt pretty prepared to take the exam in March. Not only losing that opportunity but with the state-mandated SAT being canceled, my perspective on how I will have to approach submitting these scores for college has changed. I definitely still plan to take it when it’s available, but that may alter my schedule that was set for senior year. However, I do believe that the right decision was made in the midst of this epidemic.”
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