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author: minh nguyen

minh nguyen
minh’s passion for helping students succeed grew during his time as a career counselor at the university of california, irvine. now, he’s helping students all over the world by spilling sat/act secrets through blog posts on magoosh. when he’s not busy tutoring or writing, he enjoys playing guitar, traveling, and talking about himself in third-person.

  • are the sat and act viewed equally?

    the sat and act are two sides of the same college admissions coin. in this article, learn about what ties these two tests together.

  • how to get a 30+ score on the act

    a 30+ score on the act is a challenge, but not impossible. in this article, learn what you can do to reach this level of test success!

  • running out of time on the act reading

    while the act math section just before it is like a marathon of numbers, the act reading section is like a mad dash through word town. you only have 35 minutes to read four act reading passages, each about 100 lines in length, and answer 40 questions. that’s 8 minutes and 45 seconds per passage.…