Are you stressed about the exam?

johndiu · 10-18-2007

I just read this story about a 17 year old that died after taking the PSAT exam.

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A 17-year-old El Dorado High School junior collapsed and died Wednesday afternoon just minutes after taking the PSAT.

Socorro Independent School District officials said the boy, who was not identified by police, had just finished taking the scholarship-qualification test around 1 p.m. when he collapsed.

Principal Nora Paugh told administrators that others saw the student collapse, and that the school nurse performed CPR and used a defibrillator on him.

An ambulance "was called immediately, and he was taken to Del Sol Medical Center," Socorro spokeswoman Minerva Baumann said. "Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead at Del Sol."

District officials said the student's father was at the hospital. His mother lives in California and has been contacted, Baumann said.

Administrators said 18 additional counselors will be at El Dorado today to help students and teachers with grief counseling.

El Paso police are investigating the death, although no indication of foul play was noted.

"Any time a 17-year-old dies, we'll pursue an investigation until an autopsy is done," police spokesman Officer Chris Mears said. "Any death within the city of El Paso is our jurisdiction."

Mears said that although the district has said it has contacted both parents, the Police Department has yet to contact "next of kin," so the student's name was not released.

Socorro administrators had few details about the student or the incident.

District Superintendent Sylvia Atkinson said at a meeting with the El Paso Times that reports were that the student complained of bad headaches Tuesday night.

Baumann said she couldn't speak about the student's involvement at El Dorado because he had been enrolled at the East Side school for only about three weeks.

The district sent letters home with students explaining Wednesday's event, and El Dorado used its phone bank to notify parents about the student's death.

What do you do to relieve stress?
Category: Pre-Law

sharif · 10-18-2007

Deep breath, eat well, and exercise. However, it's all about the attitude. Think about it, if you can't handle stress, then you prob. shouldn't be an attorney anyway. In that sense, you are better off doing something else that won't stress you out like this. If everyone wants to be an attorney and no one wants to be a construction workers, then this world will be in a mess.

Do your best but go with the flow:)

10-18-2007	#2
sharif New Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 18	Re: Are you stressed about the exam? Deep breath, eat well, and exercise. However, it's all about the attitude. Think about it, if you can't handle stress, then you prob. shouldn't be an attorney anyway. In that sense, you are better off doing something else that won't stress you out like this. If everyone wants to be an attorney and no one wants to be a construction workers, then this world will be in a mess. Do your best but go with the flow:)

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