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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!

  • resilience

    resilience noun re·sil·ience \ri-ˈzil-yən(t)s\ the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens the ability of something to return to its original shape after it has been pulled, stretched, pressed, bent, etc.   between studying for the act, sat, maintaining a well rounded gpa, extracurriculars, and maybe applying to colleges (if…

  • how to get a good grade when you have a bad teacher

    even when you have a great teacher, schoolwork is stressful and difficult. so when you get a bad one? it can feel like the world is going to end. here’s how to successfully make it through the year.

  • public university myths: debunked!

    when i was a younger, i used to think all colleges were the same. the image i pictured went something like this: everyone lived in the dorms or sororities/fraternities, partied 24/7, and had 300 student classes. needless to say, i was very very wrong.