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Seniors go to great lengths to take standardized tests Sophia Krugler, Managing Editor September 30, 2020
![Senior Xavier Esquer prepares to officially sign his contract to play baseball at The University of Arizona at the annual Signing Day on Friday in the Peery Family Center. According to baseball head coach Pete Fukuhara, who had three players signing at the event, he was really sad because they had been a part of the team for years now. “It’s so amazing to see them [the athletes] grow up, so it’s tough to see them go,” Fukuhara said. “But the best thing for them obviously is to go to the next level, and they’re ready.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/xavierf-900x531.jpg)
![Junior Nisha Mata uses resources from her post high school planning folder, which she received at Palo Alto High School’s College and Career Center Orientation. After her orientation, Mata met with a Paly college advisor to discuss post-Paly plans, and Mata said the meeting provided her with helpful information and advice. “Before the meeting, I knew roughly what I had to do, but I didn't know how to follow through with it or actually do it,” Mata said. “She [Mata’s advisor] went over the specific steps of what I should start doing and how I should start preparing. … I definitely think I would go back if I have questions.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Nisha-Mata-CCC-Folder-900x504.png)
![With the college application season in full swing, many Palo Alto High School seniors have had to adjust to working on applications in an online environment. Senior Medha Atla said her virtual appointments with Paly College Advisor Sandra Cernobori have helped her with her applications. “I’m an only child,” Atla said. “I don’t have any older siblings who went through this college process. My parents didn’t go to undergrad here [in the U.S.]. So I needed help with, you know, ‘what does this mean on the FAFSA?’ ‘what do I put here for the Common App?’”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/collegestory-01-900x540.jpg)
![Palo Alto High School senior Kimi Lillios studies for her November SAT, after the two previous test dates she had signed up for were canceled. Although Lillios has tried to take the SAT multiple times, she said she trusts colleges with test-optional policies will not disadvantage students who do not submit scores. “I think that the biggest impact going test-optional is going to have is that it’s just going to make the college admission process more unpredictable than it was before,” Lillios said. “I know that they [colleges] are also going to be under a lot of scrutiny ... so I’m hopeful that they’ll do their best to stay true to their word.” Photo: Sophia Krugler](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_2271-900x600.jpg)
