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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!

  • 5 college admission essay mistakes to avoid

    are you committing any of these college essay sins? our friends at university language services are here to make sure you know what not to do when writing your college essays. enjoy! most students can agree that the college admission essay is one of the more stressful aspects of the college application process. it’s the…

  • 10 things that are ruining your sat practice

    are you getting the most out of your sat prep time? or are you going to spend hours and hours preparing for your test and see no improvement in your score because you’re making one of these simple mistakes? these are the top ten most common problems i’ve seen in my sat students in the…

  • how to study sat critical reading

      a quick anecdote first, i should mention that this story is a bit tweaked for dramatic effect (read: not completely true), but the main point of the story is untainted by the details i’m adding. a few years ago, i was working with class of around ten sat students through a difficult reading comprehension passage…