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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!

  • first semester senior grades: how important are they?

    with the holidays just around the corner, first semester is…almost over. for seniors, this is a time of mixed emotions: inexplicable coma-inducing stress as finals sneak up like sadistic ninjas…and tear-inducing joy as the label “second semester senior” becomes less a myth and more an ever-looming reality. this gif sums up emotions fairly well: but…

  • 2 days before the sat

    we’re leaving together, but still it’s farewell and maybe we’ll come back, to earth, who can tell? i guess there is no one to blame we’re leaving ground will things ever be the same again? it’s the final countdown the final countdown it’s like the band europe knew exactly what you’d feel like 2 days…

  • organization tips: surviving college applications

    dozens of college essays are piling up. you have so much homework. you are totally overwhelmed. how can you possibly submit all of your applications by their deadlines? looks like it’s time for some… organization. here are my tips for keeping the application process as stress-free as possible.   go one school at a time.…