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author: drew evans

drew evans
drew is passionate about education, having previously founded an sat prep and academic tutoring company. he honed his social media and content marketing skills at creativelive before bringing his social marketing acumen to admitsee. drew grew up in philadelphia but has also lived in the cities of chicago, los angeles, seattle, and san francisco. he has a b.a. from the university of pennsylvania, where he studied history and political science. fun fact: drew is also a photographer and a musician.

  • sat sentence structure — grammar fundamentals

    the most important, if not the most fundamental, thing you need to understand from a grammatical standpoint, is how to construct sentences. indeed, to truly understand punctuation you’ll need to apply the knowledge contained below.

  • extra curriculars: college v. high school

    there’s something of a precedent set for how to “succeed” in high school extra curriculars. step 1: sign up for everything. step 2: somehow attend all of the meetings (spoiler alert: you won’t be able to). step 3: try to run for president of all of them because that’s what’s “expected” if you want a…

  • how long is the sat?

    the new sat is three hours long, plus 50 minutes for the optional essay. test takers are allowed one 10-minute and one five-minute break.