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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!

  • taking the sat after community college

    the sat is kind of like some sort of immortal being–feared, admired, and timeless. yup, that’s right–your special time with the sat isn’t just limited to high school…you’re never too old to take it! you can never escape.

  • book review: barron’s act 36: aiming for the perfect score, 2nd edition

    generally speaking, barron’s act 36 is one of the best third-party act prep books out there (but not necessarily for the purpose stated in its title–see below). i do love the tone of it; it’s straight to the point without being boring; it’s engaging without trying too hard to be hip (thus vastly reducing eye-rolling…

  • book recommendation for sat vocab

    studying vocab isn’t really fun. studying for sat vocab is especially boring. trust me, i hardly found any dry vocab book enticing. however, if you want to score well on the sat reading sections you will want to challenge yourself to learn some fancier vocabulary. given this reality, i have found the perfect set of…