Some situations are beyond our control – the weather, a traffic jam, interruptions of cable TV for news reports – but we do have control of the SAT and ACT. To an extent, that is.
Though students can prepare, practice and get a good night’s sleep before they sit for the exam, they have no control over test site conditions. In most cases, testing conditions are indeed just that – testing conditions. However, sometimes proctors just aren’t considerate. Sometimes construction is going on in the room next door. Sometimes a trumpet-blaring, bass drum-thumping marching band parades by the window.
So, take a practice exam at a busy cafe and train yourself to ignore distractions. Hopefully you won’t have to rely on your training the day of the test, but just in case…
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