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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 identifying sentence errors answers and explanations

    let’s go through the answers to those identifying sentence error questions. remember that this isn’t just about checking whether or not you got the right answers. it’s about understanding how you should get there. when you take the sat, you should analyze each underlined section in a different way, depending on what part of the…

  • megalo-mnemonical sat vocab: words that sound like food

    it’s too bad that you’re not allowed to eat during the sat, right? okay, so maybe four hours isn’t exactly an eternity to go without food, especially when you can (and should) have a little snack during the breaks, but it’d be nice to have a more relaxed atmosphere like that. anyway, if you’re hungry,…

  • how to answer sat math questions

    no, i’m not about to give you the answer to every sat math problem. sorry. but i am going to tell you how to improve sat math by being a test-taking machine—that is, being methodical. now is the time to stop asking “how hard is sat math?” and focus on overcoming your math challenges.  …