magoosh blog | high school
start magoosh sat or magoosh act prep today!

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 improve your sat score by 200 points

    this is always a hard question to answer: are you a student who is looking to go from 1400 to a 1600, or the more typical student who is looking to go from 1000 to 1200?

  • the 7 deadly sins of studying

    have you ever endlessly studied for a test only to find out that you didn’t pass? we have all been there at one point or another. you study tirelessly and feel confident you know the material, only to not pass. it feels awful, but how do you fix it? first, analyze how your studying!

  • should you share your score?

    checking a standardized test score can be very stressful. there is that rush of adrenaline that goes through your body as the internet page loads, and of course the internet chooses that very moment to go slower than usual. or, maybe it’s just the overload of students dying to know their score. regardless, the anticipation…