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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!

  • sat critical reading mini practice

    how confident are you in your sat critical reading skills? this passage may not be the most exciting thing to read, but that’ll be true on your sat, too—that’s not the point! your goal is to understand the structure, function, and implication of the information you’re given. take some notes, and don’t forget to refer…

  • sat prep lifehack: get rid of decision fatigue

    the sat is a ruthlessly long set of decisions to be made. you’ll be stuck making tough decisions again and again and again, often unsure of whether you’ve made the right choice. everyone knows the feeling that comes after a trial like that; you come out of it feeling drained, even a little hazy and…

  • sat prep lifehack: posture

    there’s a whole lot of advice out there on what do the friday before your sat—including, notably, how much to sleep—and there are plenty tips on what to do the day of. i don’t think you’ll find this advice in a single other place, though, so consider your day made.   confident poses make you…