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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!

  • important sat math formulas and facts

    below is a list of formulas and math facts you’ll need if you’re looking to ace sat math. a lot of it should be old hat for you at this point—after all, you study this stuff in school, right?—but it’s definitely handy to have it all in one place for reference, and there are some…

  • why is the sat so long?

    the sat is the longest test i’ve ever taken. not a single midterm or final in either high school or college took so much time. well, to be fair, i’ve had tests that took multiple sittings. but that’s different. the only time in my life that i’ve sat down for four hours to take a…

  • act vocabulary

    even if you don’t have an impressive vocabulary, you can still get great scores on the act english, act reading, and act writing tests by keeping your focus on strategy. here are ten tips to boost your scores on this english-language heavy sections of the act!   act vocabulary strategies memorize transition words and phrases.…