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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!

  • six reasons why you should join a high school sports team

    i’ve always been athletically challenged. in fact, i’m probably one of the least competitive people you’ll ever meet. as a kid, i strayed away from most sports and other physical activities. but for some reason, when i started high school, i decided to join the tennis team. and i’m so glad that i did.

  • to do list for soon-to-be-seniors

    i hate to be “that person,” but for the betterment of your senior year, i will suffer the reputation. i’m not about to tell you that summer shouldn’t be fun, relaxing, indulgent: because it should be. what it should also be, however, is the perfect opportunity to prepare yourself for the oncoming chaos.

  • college application tips

    it’s summer, which means it’s time for beach, pool, sleeping in, vacation, road trips, afternoon movie marathons, summer jobs, and….college applications. if, in about a year from now, you are dreaming of clutching an acceptance letter to your dream school in your triumphant fist, then it’s time to start thinking about your applications (if you…