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author: jessica ellis

jessica ellis
jessica helps make the magoosh products engaging and effective study tools. she has over eight years of experience in education and curriculum design having earned her bs in science, technology and international affairs from georgetown and her master in mind, brain and education from harvard. when she is not thinking about product design, you will find her on the ski slopes!

  • can i skip questions on the act?

    don’t. just don’t. there’s no penalty for wrong answers on the act, so make sure you have an answer bubbled in for everything before time is called. this means before you finish each section because the rules explicitly forbid going back and answering questions in previous sections even if you are just blindly pencilling in…

  • pacing for the new sat reading test

    we won’t beat around the bush. there’s a lot to read on the new sat reading test. and if you aren’t careful with balancing your time between reading and question answering, you very well might find yourself in a panic when the proctor announces 5 minutes left. so let’s talk about how you can learn…

  • new sat video: high utility academic words part i

    think vocabulary is dead on the new sat? well, think again! vocabulary is still part of the test, only know it’s a slightly different breed and goes under the annoying title “high-utility academic words.”