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author: christine pasetes

christine pasetes
christine is the editor of several magoosh blogs, including magoosh gre, lsat, and mcat. she holds a b.a. from san jose state university, where she specialized in editing, technical writing, and magazine publishing. before joining magoosh, christine spent 6 years in edtech working with national publishers and educators to produce digital content for university students and k-12 learners. her collaboration with cengage and national geographic learning won a codie award for best world language acquisition solution. she’s interested in user experiences and making accessible, engaging content for students at all stages of their study journeys. connect with christine on linkedin or medium!

  • how many questions can you miss for a perfect act score?

    in theory, you can get up to five questions wrong on the act (or miss them) and still get a 36. buty they’d have to be in precise categories for you to do that.

  • what are rolling admissions?

    with college application season coming to a close, there are still many options for students who have yet to apply for college or are looking for more schools to apply to. schools with rolling admissions can save students who feel they have missed their opportunity to apply to college. you haven’t!

  • what time does the sat start?

    the doors to the testing room open at 7:45 and close at 8 a.m. the actual test will begin sometime between 8:30 and 9. here’s what time everything else happens on sat test day.