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author: kristin fracchia

kristin fracchia
dr. kristin fracchia has over fifteen years of expertise in college and graduate school admissions and with a variety of standardized tests, including the act, sat, gre, gmat, and lsat, with several 99% scores. she had a phd from the university of california, irvine, an ma degree from the catholic university, and ba degrees in secondary education and english literature from the university of maryland, college park. she was the recipient of the 2013 excellence in teaching award and the chancellor’s club fellowship from the university of california, irvine. she’s worked as a high school teacher and university professor, as an independent college and graduate school admissions counselor, and as an expert tutor for standardized tests, helping hundreds of students gain acceptance into premier national and international institutions. she now develops accessible and effective edtech products for magoosh. her free online content and youtube videos providing test prep and college admissions advice have received over 6 million views in over 125 countries. kristin is an advocate for improving access to education: you can check out her tedx talk on the topic. follow kristin on linkedin!

  • the importance of enthusiasm for the sat

    there’s a skeleton in my sat closet. it’s something i don’t always tell to students, but there’s a lesson to be learned, so here it goes: i could have done a lot better in prepping for my test. there, i said it. i took a classroom-style course from one of the major prep companies, but…

  • sat – common math misconceptions

    ‘1’ is a prime number ‘1’ is not a prime number because a prime number is divisible by only itself and ‘1’. since ‘1’ is itself, it doesn’t really fit the definition.   ‘2’ is not a prime number ‘2’ is a prime number. many think that because it is even it is not. but…

  • sat critical reading tips

    reading comprehension can be very frustrating. with certain questions, it seems as though many of the answers can work. often students throw their hands up in despair thinking that the test is rigged. don’t succumb to such a temptation. the test is valid (you can always contest with the college board). finding the correct answer…