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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.

  • snack your way smarter

    if you know me, you know i love to eat. i am constantly snacking between meals, looking for new recipes, and scrolling through the food section on pinterest. when i found out that certain foods can help me focus, stay awake, and improve my memory, it changed my snacking life. not to mention they are…

  • college v. high school: class environment

    it occurred to me (as i was fighting sleep in gen chem on monday morning…) how utterly ignorant i was beforehand about the differences between college and high school class environments. (about the differences between college and high school everything, for that matter). consequently, this marks the first piece within a developing series that will…

  • resilience

    resilience noun re·sil·ience \ri-ˈzil-yən(t)s\ the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens the ability of something to return to its original shape after it has been pulled, stretched, pressed, bent, etc.   between studying for the act, sat, maintaining a well rounded gpa, extracurriculars, and maybe applying to colleges (if…