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

author: elliot hirsen

elliot hirsen
elliot works on magoosh’s products and curriculum making sure students have a great experience and get all the points they deserve. he’s a test prep pro with more than 10 years experience teaching, tutoring, developing courses, and writing explanations. elliot is a reformed rock climber bum who enjoys gardening, hiking, and pickin’ his guitar when he’s not working.

  • magoosh t-shirt program: score a 1400+ on the sat, get a free shirt!

    do you like wearing cool shirts like this? can you answer the question “bro do you even prep?” with “yes, i do! and i got a 1400 or better on the sat!” then we want to give you a free t-shirt (pictured above). if you use magoosh and scored: a 1400 or higher overall on…

  • [infographic] timeline for college application season

    stay organized with a college prep timeline! our friends at the college essay guy are making things easy for you with this infographic. the college process can be overwhelming. wouldn’t it be cool if someone mapped out for you, step-by-step, what you should be doing and when? someone did. and that someone is us, the…

  • books you need to read (that aren’t on your summer reading list)

    summer is the perfect time to finally get to your reading list — and though you might want to re-read harry potter and the deathly hallows for the third time, or buy the entire young adult section of your nearest barnes & noble — there’s always another part of your life for the sat to…