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author: frances wong

frances wong
a math major turned growth hacker, frances has worked in pr and marketing in hong kong, new york and san francisco. ​admitsee is her third edtech startup, coming from course hero and purpella.​ frances was born in hong kong and received her bachelor’s degree from georgetown university. ​fun fact: ​frances was a certified and licensed emt during her time at georgetown.

  • reading sat passages faster

    note: this post has been updated to reflect changes in the sat beginning march 2016 (aka the “new” sat). okay, so picture this: it’s saturday morning and you’re taking the sat. you’re working on the reading test, and you’ve got about 5 minutes left in the section. you think you’re golden; you’re just about to…

  • how to take notes on sat critical reading passages, faster

    one of the most important things you can do to raise your critical reading score on your sat is to improve your reading strategy. there’re a few ways reading the passage often goes wrong—forgetting to look at the big picture, for one—and the best way to avoid all of them is to refine your notes.…

  • 5 tips to writing the perfect college application essay

    a guest post from our friends at grammarly.com–enjoy! 🙂 for those of you studying for your sats, all the best, and remember, if you are not satisfied with your scores the first time round, you can take the test again. hurray for second (and third) chances, i say. what you don’t get a second chance…