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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.

  • what does act stand for?

    when it was developed in 1959, act stood for “american college testing.” but the act no longer formally calls it that. it’s just the act. but there’s a lot more to its history and all of its tests.

  • how to study for finals or semester exams over winter break

    if your school’s final exams (or semester exams) are after your winter holiday, it can be easy to fall into one of two extreme camps: either you spend the whole break studying (or at the very least, worrying about studying) or you don’t do anything at all because, hey, you’re on break! avoid these traps…

  • act english: style questions

    some act english questions are about choosing the best answer — not based on grammatical correctness, but rather style or tone. quite frequently, you’ll come across a phrase or sentence that isn’t technically grammatically incorrect, but nevertheless is confusing, wordy, or poorly written. learn how to answer these tricky act questions.