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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!

  • act english: style questions

    some act english questions are about choosing the best answer — not based on grammatical correctness, but rather style or tone. quite frequently, you’ll come across a phrase or sentence that isn’t technically grammatically incorrect, but nevertheless is confusing, wordy, or poorly written. learn how to answer these tricky act questions.

  • getting the most out of college essay revision

    we’re about a month into the school year which means, ideally, you should be about a month into writing your college application essays.

  • new sat writing: introduction and basic techniques

    the sat writing section is made up of four 350-450-word essays, containing eleven questions each. it tests basic grammar, big-picture grammatical issues, style, tone, and syntax. let’s explore some basic techniques for succeeding on this section of the sat.