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author: peter poer

peter poer
peter helps make sure magoosh students have the best possible content. a proud arizona wildcat and teach for america alum, he worked as an instructional coach before getting an mba at berkeley’s haas school of business. he is passionate about student achievement and educational equity. also prime numbers. peter enjoys cooking, running (slowly), and going to bed comically early.

  • sat mental math: multiplying tips | video post

    the new sat math test (with its no calculator section) requires you to flex your mental math muscles. here’s a better way to multiply numbers in your head.

  • act test help: what to do when you get stuck

    a lot of you may be putting in some serious time getting ready to take or retake the act. with school and high school applications, you have a lot on your plate as it is without running into roadblocks on the act. if you need some act test help for getting unstuck, you’ve come to…

  • act science: what to do when you’re running out of time

    despite your best effort and preparation on the act, you may run into a few roadblocks and hiccups along the way when you take the test for real – especially on the act science section. as the fourth section of the act, it’s basically an all-out sprint to the finish. there are so many questions…