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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 long should i study for the sat?

    this is a big question. the answer depends who you are as a student: where do you want to attend college? how big of a score improvement are you looking for? how do you study? let’s break it down:

  • act science – point of view questions

    conflicting viewpoints: understanding point of view as you read each act science passage, look closely for keywords that help you identify each scientist’s opinions. what does the author like? what does he dislike? what adjectives and adverbs does he use to describe the various scientific topics? he may feel positively about one thing, and negatively…

  • the successful applicant to highly selective colleges

    putting together your college application means doing more than just going through the motions. to learn more about what makes you stand out to an admissions committee, check out this post from accepted. i work with really smart high school students every year.  these students have excellent grades in challenging curriculums, strong test scores and…