It is the time of the year again when juniors all over Michigan take their SATS for college. Juniors are very nervous about the SATS every year. This year at Lake Shore High School, SAT day was April 10 from around 8 a.m. -12 p.m.

Junior Ella Pascoe thinks the SAT should be on paper instead of online.” She said, “I’d rather do testing on paper because it helps me focus better than being online. A lot of kids feel this way about testing because it can lead to tiredness or strain in the eyes when you’re staring at a screen for a long period of time. SATS used to be paper only, but a few years ago, they changed it to take place on Chromebooks.

Cenza Zerilli, Junior, thinks we could use some improvement on how we prep for the SAT. She said, “I didn’t do any prep besides the SAT quizzes Mr. Akerley would give my class. Some of the math questions in the first module I had never seen or knew anything about.” Cenza is expressing that some of the things on the test were never seen before. Therefore, if she feels this way, there could be other students feeling like this, too.

They make the SAT timed and have enough time for each module because they don’t want to feel rushed; they need enough time to thoroughly look at each question. This makes the students feel less stressed and makes it seem like it’s less of a timed test. Junior Julianne Ahearn said, “There was enough time on each module, and I had a few minutes extra to relax.”

Junior Carter Bondy had positive things to say about this year’s SAT. Carter said, “I think I did pretty well. I think the setup did help me because it allowed me to find everything I needed.” This included well set instruction on each module, calculators, pencils, assigned seats and more than enough space.

The students at Lake Shore have been taking the PSAT for three years before taking the SAT. Listening to the experience and advice from those who have taken it before them can help get a glimpse of how they can prepare as they take it in their future.