High School and College Assessment Examination

National College Assessment Examination, a requirement of the Senior students for their future.

An examination which tested them in different fields and an examination which will tell them what field they are belong to in the future. The whole month of September was the preparation of the senior students for their NCAE. Not only Marian students will take this exam but all of the schools nationwide. Different preparations are held. An orientation was given to us by Ms.

Grace Mendoza (school’s psychiatrist). This is to orient us about the NCAE, what preparations we are going to do and how we could pass the exam.NCAE is a nationwide examination which tests the student’s ability in different subjects and fields. This is one of the requirements for our college entrance exam. Ms Mendoza also taught us on how we are going to fill up the answer sheet. They orient us that we need to fill up the answer sheet neatly and clearly.

They also provided a reviewer for us. They also gave us instructions what to do, what not to do, what to bring, and what not to do during the test. Things to bring are: Mongol no. 2 pencil, a clean long folder, an eraser, a sharpener and snacks and packed lunch.

We are not allowed to go out of the testing room unless the test is done. We are also not allowed to bring electronic gadgets such as cellphones, calculator, mp4s, etc. We also went to school as early as 6:30am because late comers are not allowed anymore to enter the testing room. It really helps a lot because it is almost the same with the actual test that are given to us during the actual examination. Every second is counted while you are taking up the exam.

It has time limit which is very exact for the particular subject. Last September 25, 2010 was our dry run.The purpose of this is to let us be ready for the actual test on September 29. The dry run is recorded especially on our major subjects Mathematics, English, and Science. All the teachers support us even it is a dry run only. We have our proctors namely, Ms Teresa Cumla, Mr.

Rhyian Lopez, Mr. Dennis Castillo and Mr. Nickson Aquino. They are the one who is with us while we are taking up the exam; they instructed us before the exam and guide us through out the time that we are taking the exams. After the exam, we checked our paper right away and we recorded it right away.The result is average.

Some got a high score, some got low score. The dry run is a big help for us. Through this we are much ready for the actual NCAE. The classes from 1st year to 3rd year high school were cancelled because we need quiet and peaceful surroundings to concentrate with our exam. September 29, 2010, the day when all Marian senior students are ready to snag their future.

Everyone is at school exactly or as early as 6:30am, each of us has its pencil, long folder, eraser, sharpeners, snacks and packed lunch.Everybody is ready to take up the National College Assessment Examination. Each room has 30 students, 6 rows, 5 columns and one goal. Everyone is ready. The test can be answered with in 5 hours, no extension.

The subjects that are included are Mathematical Ability, Scientific Ability, Clerical Ability, Manipulative Ability, Reading Comprehension, Entrepreneurial Skills, Verbal Ability, and Non-Verbal Ability including the General Information, the Examinee’s Descriptive Questionnaire and the Information Computer Technology, Break time is for 15 minutes and Lunch Break is for 30 minutes.Our proctors are from different school such as Metropolitan International Christian Academy, St. Francis, and St. Scholastica’s College. Within 5 hours, we can all feel the tension of each and every one of us because we want to be sure that all of our answers are correct for us to be able to pass the exam.

Pen’s write, eraser erase, sharpeners sharpens and folders cover the paper that’s what inside the testing room within 5 hours. We don’t talk to each other, and everyone is in a serious mode.After the exam, senior students are like prisoners who get out of jail because we know that what we did, what we answered in every question is really our hard work and with eagerness to pass the exam. Now, we are still waiting for the results of the exam.

Whatever the result is, it will still be a memorable one because this is when we gave all our best to walk up to the future. Everything that we are doing today in high school will give us a better future. Every sweat that comes out from our body because of what we do is counted. Everything is equal to the future.