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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.

  • why are sat and act scores really declining?

    recently, the college board announced that the latest sat scores from the class of 2015 show that 6 out of 10 graduating seniors are woefully unprepared for college. the average sat score for the class of 2015 was 1490 out of 2400, down 7 points from last year and the lowest since the test was…

  • alternatives to college tours

    driving and flying across the country to visit all the colleges you are interested in is not always a possibility. college visits can be expensive and it takes a lot of time to travel. if you are someone who can’t go on college visits, this post is for you. there is no need to worry!…

  • faqs about sat subject tests

    sat subject tests are multiple-choice tests administered by the college board that focus around specific academic subjects. as of now, there are 20 different tests spanning across the general areas of history, math, english, science, and foreign languages. scored out of 800, these tests are often required by colleges to serve as supplemental material to…