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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.

  • how to decide if a college is right for you

    so it’s time to start picking out colleges. this is exciting and scary at the same time! you will soon enter a whole new period of your life, when you will likely be living in a different place with people you’ve never met. of course, you’ve heard of a number of prestigious schools that you…

  • sat vocab monday: mystery words

    hello, and welcome to sat monday! watch the video above for the scoop on mystery-related sat vocabulary, and then check out the word list below for more review:   esoteric i can name every member of the brady bunch family. not that esoteric. i know the name of and have watched every single disney movie…

  • should i mention my religion in my college essay?

    here’s another key tip to keep in mind for your college applications, from college essay guy ethan sawyer! the short answer is this: it’s okay to discuss religion in your essay as long as the take-away (or values) promoted in the essay are universal. here’s what i mean: in the past, i’ve had students write…