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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!

  • taking the sat after community college

    the sat is kind of like some sort of immortal being–feared, admired, and timeless. yup, that’s right–your special time with the sat isn’t just limited to high school…you’re never too old to take it! you can never escape.

  • book review: barron’s act 36: aiming for the perfect score, 2nd edition

    generally speaking, barron’s act 36 is one of the best third-party act prep books out there (but not necessarily for the purpose stated in its title–see below). i do love the tone of it; it’s straight to the point without being boring; it’s engaging without trying too hard to be hip (thus vastly reducing eye-rolling…

  • book recommendation for sat vocab

    studying vocab isn’t really fun. studying for sat vocab is especially boring. trust me, i hardly found any dry vocab book enticing. however, if you want to score well on the sat reading sections you will want to challenge yourself to learn some fancier vocabulary. given this reality, i have found the perfect set of…