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author: david recine

david recine
david is a test prep expert for magoosh toefl and ielts. additionally, he’s helped students with toeic, pet, fce, bulats, eiken, sat, act, gre, and gmat. david has a bs from the university of wisconsin-eau claire and an ma from the university of wisconsin-river falls. his work at magoosh has been cited in many scholarly articles, his master’s thesis is featured on the reading with pictures website, and he’s presented at the witesol (link to pdf) and nafsa conferences. david has taught k-12 esl in south korea as well as undergraduate english and mba-level business english at american universities. he has also trained english teachers in america, italy, and peru. come join david and the magoosh team on youtube, facebook, and instagram, or connect with him via linkedin!

  • sat test standard deviation

    the sat test standard deviation values for 2015 is 116 points for critical reading, 120 points for math, and 115 points for writing. more 2015 standard deviation values based on different groups of students (think: race, gender, grade in school, etc.) can be found in this report by the college board. unfortunately, the new sat test…

  • how to take good sat prep notes

    as you study for the sat, certain note-taking approaches are especially helpful. here are some tips on how to take good sat prep notes.

  • act math: how to solve probability problems

    chances are good that you’ve thought about probability before when playing games of chance. the higher the chances of coming out on top, the more likely you would be willing to play. for simple games, such as calling heads or tails on a coin flip, it’s easy to figure out what the chances are of…