"I felt ecstatic. The experience taught me how to meet tight deadlines. I was also busy outside of school so it was stressful. Don’t procrastinate -- the actual work isn’t that bad so just stick it...

"I thought winning was pretty cool. Honestly, I was amazed and very happy about it because any amount helps for college, especially since they’re very expensive nowadays. There were 20 people who were...

"I didn’t really feel much when I found out I won, but applying was basically like another college application, so that was a challenge that I had. I’m glad I got my college application done early...

"I was incredibly excited to receive the scholarship! I could not be more appreciative of Amador’s administration for organizing an SAT school day in April 2021. I learned how important it is to be a...

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“My favorite part of Amador is its marching band program. Despite how much I hated going to practice every day, and as much as I still despise it, I think it was a great opportunity for freshmen like...

Affirmative action, which was started in the 1960s, aimed to make it so that people in education and employment would be treated without regard to race, gender, color, or religion. President Lyndon B....

Affirmative action is a set of policies aimed to remove the possibility of discrimination against applicants and has been applied to employment, campaigns, and programs. Why is it not being applied to...

Ever since the SAT was introduced in 1926, colleges have used it to determine students’ academic ability. In recent years, the importance of the test is waning and most colleges have gone test-optional...

Since the 1950s, the SAT has been normalized as one of the primary aspects of college admission for all students across America. With the deletion of the SAT requirement in the college admissions process...

“My brother was ASB president when he went here, and I saw all the fun things he got to do, and I really want to add that to my high school experience. Being in Leadership, I think it has been totally...

“Next year will be my fourth year in leadership. I've seen a lot of amazing people take the position of ASB Secretary. My sister was the treasurer in her Senior year, so I kind of watched how they could...