What It's Really Like Participating in Taylor Swift's Reputation Tour Presale

Ahead of the presale, each fan was given a specific time slot based on their spot in line where they would receive a text message with their unique access code. I'm pretty sure I was more anxious about starting the presale than I was about taking my SAT in high school.

Once the hour started, it was like time started moving slower. Since Ticketmaster wanted fans to have the best buying experience, they actually sent text messages one by one. I don't think I've ever looked at my phone more.

After almost 30 minutes had passed, I started checking my email as well, just in case my text message failed to deliver.

After an hour went by, more and more fans received their codes and were able to buy tickets. Seeing them bragging about it on Twitter certainly didn't calm my nerves.

Thankfully, some gracious fans posted how much tickets were going for online. Unfortunately, pit tickets (which are GA seats right in front of the stage) were almost $800 per person. Not to mention, seats in front of the catwalk were going for a cool $1,500, aka more than one month's rent.

Finally, after one hour and one minute, I was given my unique code. I may have had a brief heart attack in that exact moment.

Before I even started typing my code into Ticketmaster, I was dialing my mom (aka my go-to concert partner) on the phone, as I do with all stressful situations.

As soon as I clicked in, I realized that the first three floor sections closest to the stage were completely grayed out. Either they had already been purchased within the hour, or Ticketmaster is holding them for the venue presale.

So, with my first option gone, I scanned the rest of the arena for the best seat, keeping in mind that I probably only had a limited amount of time to make a decision before someone else scooped it up.

And my instinct was right. Even though the seating chart showed some seats available, when I clicked to buy, it would give me a notification that someone else had already bought them.

Now that I knew which section I wanted, I kept clicking in that general range until I finally got something.

Of course, after I found tickets available, I began to second-guess whether or not I had actually selected the right seats. I didn't want to go backward for fear of losing them, and I didn't want to open a new tab for fear that the system would think I was a bot (they specifically warned fans ahead of time to not have multiple tabs open when purchasing tickets).

After I put my credit card information in, I literally sat at my computer for a solid five minutes staring at my screen as the clock counted down.

Finally, I took a deep breath, pressed "buy," and prayed that my WiFi would not fail me.

Success! After agonizing over the presale for a solid two hours, I finally had tickets. I'm actually going to see Taylor Swift next year and I am so . . . ready for it.