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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 stay calm during college applications

    so, it’s college application season. panicking? stressed? if you are either of these things, this post is for you. my first semester senior year i applied to about 12 different colleges, so i know what it is like. here is what i learned and what i think can help you stay calm.   1) stay…

  • the four worst mistakes you can make while studying

    now that it’s midterm season at college, everyone is hunkering down and hitting the books. but in order to succeed at studying, there are a few crucial mistakes that everyone must avoid.

  • act english: how to approach strategy questions

    strategy questions on the act english test fall under the broader category of “rhetorical skills” questions. to give you some context, 35 out of the 75 questions on the english test are rhetorical skills questions and about 11 to 15 of these are strategy questions. strategy questions, like all rhetorical skills questions, don’t test specific…