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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!

  • how to get a 30+ score on the act

    a 30+ score on the act is a challenge, but not impossible. in this article, learn what you can do to reach this level of test success!

  • running out of time on the act reading

    while the act math section just before it is like a marathon of numbers, the act reading section is like a mad dash through word town. you only have 35 minutes to read four act reading passages, each about 100 lines in length, and answer 40 questions. that’s 8 minutes and 45 seconds per passage.…

  • tips to improve mental math for the sat

    improving one’s ability to do mental math has always been a good idea, but now with the no-calculator math section, it’s lately been a popular topic. while you’re not expected to know how to add or subtract 3-digit numbers or do 2-digit multiplications mentally, but for medium sums, this skill can go a long way on…