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author: mark thomas

mark thomas
mark helps build the look and feel of the magoosh product and brand through visual design. he graduated from umass amherst with a bfa in studio art. when he’s not designing things, he can be found painting, critiquing restaurant menu fonts, exploring the west coast, drowning his demons in a pool of bourbon, and watching the celtics.

  • 3 mistakes successful college applicants don’t make

    what’s the best (and least painful) way to succeed? learn from the mistakes of others! today, our friends at accepted share 3 common mistakes you need to avoid. the preparation for successful college application does not happen overnight. in fact, it is the culmination of years of work throughout high school. the most successful college…

  • top ten online tools to improve your sat writing score

    there are tons of great resources out there as you study for the sat! the sat writing section can be difficult to study for—especially the essay section. here are tons of online tools you can use to set you on that road to your ideal score!   1) writer’s digest writer’s digest has tons of…

  • sat video friday: a radical cube

    every now and then you’ll see a cube on the sat in which a dotted line connects vertices on other ends of the cube. your job is to find that line. this usually requires that you have to use the pythagorean theorem twice (talk about cumbersome!). luckily, i’m here to the rescue. when ever you…