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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.

  • what not to think about during the sat

    the sat is a long and grueling exam. as the three hours and forty-five minutes pass by, a lot of thoughts come across your mind. here is a list of thoughts that you should avoid.

  • yale and the “optional” sat essay

    yale recently announced that it would require that students submit scores for the “optional” sat essay. it’s reasoning is that the essay represents a significant improvement in assessing a student’s writing ability. no less than yale’s dean of undergraduate admissions said that, “we felt like requiring the writing portion would send a message that quality…

  • a guide to the coalition application: faqs

    dear class of 2017, if you thought the redesigned sat was the only new wrench being thrown at you in the college admissions process, think again. last week, a group of about 80 prestigious colleges and universities, including all of the ivies, stanford, uchicago, prominent liberal arts colleges such as williams, swarthmore, and amherst, and…