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author: rita neumann

rita neumann
rita brings 18 years of tutoring, mentoring, and test prep experience to her role as senior content marketing manager. rita earned her ba from uc san diego and her ma from ucsd’s school of global policy studies. over the years, rita has tutored all subjects in the ca middle and high school curricula, and coached students studying for the gre, sat, and act—she even coauthored act prep by magoosh. rita has written dozens of blog posts related to test prep, and even some articles for fellow marketers, such as conversion optimization for your blog. connect with rita on linkedin!

  • how to study for an sat makeup test

    a “makeup” sat is not the same as an sat retake. “makeup” is reserved for those instances in which testing centers have to close. for those students signed up for the january 2016 sat, this means winter storm jonas. here’s what you can do to prepare.

  • act reading strategy: vocabulary in context questions

    on every act reading test, you’ll find a few questions that fall into the category the act calls “meaning of words,” or what is often referred to as “words in context.” this episode of tuesdact is all about the perfect strategy to get this question type right.

  • narrowing down your college acceptances

    if you are reading this post, you deserve a huge congratulations! you’ve been accepted into more than one college, and regardless of what those schools are, it’s an accomplishment to be proud of.