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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!

  • du-bunking the terror of college finals

    i can finally say i’ve finished my first round of college finals. and to be honest, i went into it thinking i was utterly and completely doomed. i figured, over the course of the two testing weeks, i would lose all sense of self. pull so many all-nighters that i would pass for a zombie.…

  • how long is the act?

    the act is 2 hours and 55 minutes long without writing and 3 hours and 35 minutes with writing. all in all, you could spend up to 5 hours in the testing center…

  • are college visits worthwhile?

    it’s popular, especially junior year of high school, to go and visit colleges that you may apply to your senior year. while touring campus’s seem like a fun way to learn about a school, is it really worth the time? here are some pros and cons to consider!