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author: elise gout

elise gout
elise writes articles for the magoosh sat blog to help teenagers during an exciting time in their lives. despite residing in southern california, where she attends san dieguito academy high school, she has no surfing abilities whatsoever; it’s actually rather sad. she is your typical senior high school girl who sword fights daily, and is pretty much convinced that bananas are a food sent from heaven. elise will attend columbia university next fall to study environmental science.

  • how to budget in college

    for many students, college is the first time that they have so much control over what they spend their money on. we’re buying more of our own meals, instead of eating our parents’ home-cooked food. we can decide which social events we want to spend on. the list goes on and on. here are my…

  • why college is more than just your campus

    i think it’s so sad when people say they never ventured far off campus for all of freshman year. if you’re in a new place, there’s so much to see and there’s never been a better opportunity to see it. take advantage while you can because college is only four years.

  • boost your vocabulary, boost your act score: part 2

    you’re already on your way to a building a prolific word stock, but before test day, make sure to add these habits to your repertoire (quick- what does that mean?) for your optimal act composite score (because remember: even though the act- unlike the sat- doesn’t directly test vocabulary, recognizing and being able to correctly…