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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.

  • new sat video: high utility academic words part i

    think vocabulary is dead on the new sat? well, think again! vocabulary is still part of the test, only know it’s a slightly different breed and goes under the annoying title “high-utility academic words.”

  • what is a good act aspire score?

    act aspire tests are scored on kind of a funky scale that changes between subjects and between grades tested. for the act aspire test given in grade 10 (the one that predicts your act scores for 11th grade), here’s how the scoring breaks down in the table below:

  • i submitted my college apps, now what?

    submitting college applications can be a weight lifted off your shoulders. all seniors applying to college know how tedious and stressful they can be and once they are submitted, it is like a breathe of fresh air. now that your college apps are in, what do you do? what goals are there to strive for?