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author: maddi lee

maddi lee
maddi is currently a high school junior in southern california. she is an avid freelance writer and has been featured in multiple literary publications and anthologies. when she isn’t writing, she loves traveling, doodling, and most of all, sleeping. through her own experience and passion, she hopes to help guide fellow students through the roller coaster that is sat and college admissions…that is, as long as she survives the journey herself!

  • misplaced modifiers — sat grammar fundamentals

    when “what sounds right” and “what is actually right” conflict, you can bet the sat is waiting with a question to trap the unwary, often on misplaced modifiers.

  • how to survive cutthroat academic competition

    as an ivy league student, i’ve learned a lot about how to survive in an academically competitive environment. i’m a very uncompetitive person, so dealing with some of my hyper-ambitious classmates sometimes took a toll on me. but i came out of first semester alive! here’s the main thing to remember:

  • act science graphs and tables

    act science tables and graphs can be very intimidating. here’s how to read them and how to quickly spot the information you need to answer act questions.