Cycle of Pressure
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After I took the PSAT during my sophomore year of high school, I was feeling very confident. I had a score of 1380, which was one of the highest in my school. I assumed that such a score would be able to get me into any college that I wanted to go to. I thought I would never have to worry about anything relating to getting into college. However, I soon started to research the schools that I wanted to go to and looking at the average SAT scores of their enrolled students. I realized that a 1380 did not ensure me enrollment in many of these universities. Seeing these scores combined with some very low acceptance rates made me very nervous. I started to worry about my future and I put a lot of pressure on myself to do much better on the SAT.
I took an SAT preparatory class at my high school. I also took quite a few practice tests...