All the students in the preparatory class were unnerved by the severity of Donovan‘s expression, so much so that even Arielle roused groggily upon sensing the unusual nature of the atmosphere around her.
She thought she ought to look into her own supplementary needs, considering how easily she dozed off after her arrival.
“I‘ve stressed prior to the commencement of this examination how important it is. However, I‘ve avoided going into the specifics before as I was wary of how it might affect your frame of mind going in. Now that the exams are over, it’s time to let all of you in on it,” Donovan explained.
“What‘s this about, Mr. Baxter?” the student who shared tables with Wendy could not help but ask.
Donovan acknowledged that with a nod before he cut to the chase. “Although you’ve been told that this exam is our monthly test, it is, in fact, an exercise for early recruitment initiated by Maxwell University. There are six places made available to students from our school, with five of them allotted to the preparatory class and one going to the normal classes. The principal and I were unanimous that the places should be awarded to the students who come in ranking in the top five during this round of examinations. Consequently, whoever comes out ahead will have the opportunity to undertake the admissions test for Maxwell University at the end of the month.”
That drew a collective gasp from the students.
“I would have spent more time doing my revision had I known earlier.”
“Me too. I felt that I haven’t been at my best this time.”
“You can‘t put it that way. Had Mr. Baxter told us about this before, I might have been so nervous that I wouldn‘t be able to concentrate on the papers at all.”
“It looks like I won’t be getting myself a ticket to Maxwell University‘s admissions test this time.”
Wendy‘s lips curled up wryly when she heard the remarks made amidst those discussions.
As she was the only one in class who received a heads up from Donovan, it proved that even Donovan himself thought that she was the most outstanding student with the best character profile.
“Ahem!”
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