Staying grounded and keeping it real may bode well for future college application, selection, and transitioning: finding the best "fit" and adjusting to the various demands...
Yes. We've tried to come up with a sort of plan for how to deal with the whole college admissions and test scores thing, consisting mostly of NOT going beyond one's personal limit for studying, grades, etc -- ie, it's one thing to work hard and strive for excellence, another to overwork and expect perfection or cause oneself anxiety, stress, etc.
However, the ACT scores...well, it could be quite hard NOT to feel the pressure/expectations for even better, perfect scores next time around. I think testing was a good idea but I hope we can still be fairly calm about the test when it's for real. Likely, we won't prep any more than we did this time -- it felt relaxed, but not careless.
