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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.

  • how to survive cutthroat academic competition

    as an ivy league student, i’ve learned a lot about how to survive in an academically competitive environment. i’m a very uncompetitive person, so dealing with some of my hyper-ambitious classmates sometimes took a toll on me. but i came out of first semester alive! here’s the main thing to remember:

  • act science graphs and tables

    act science tables and graphs can be very intimidating. here’s how to read them and how to quickly spot the information you need to answer act questions.

  • college apps are done… so now what?

    the holidays are finally coming up! which means, for better or worse, so are the last of the college application deadlines. given the unprecedented amount of energy that you’ve surely been putting into the process – you are probably not too keen on thinking about the new work that lies ahead.