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author: susanna langholm

susanna langholm
susanna holds a ba in education & liberal studies from smith college and has spent the better part of her college and post-graduate years helping students achieve success both in and outside of the classroom. most recently, susanna served as the assistant director for a tutoring franchise catering to college-bound exam prep students, learning a thing or two about the act in the process. when she’s not navigating the test-taking waters for the sake of her students, susanna can be found reading, writing on her education blog, skiing, or planning a future filled with international travel – her favorite (but most expensive) hobby.

  • reading sat passages faster

    note: this post has been updated to reflect changes in the sat beginning march 2016 (aka the “new” sat). okay, so picture this: it’s saturday morning and you’re taking the sat. you’re working on the reading test, and you’ve got about 5 minutes left in the section. you think you’re golden; you’re just about to…

  • how to take notes on sat critical reading passages, faster

    one of the most important things you can do to raise your critical reading score on your sat is to improve your reading strategy. there’re a few ways reading the passage often goes wrong—forgetting to look at the big picture, for one—and the best way to avoid all of them is to refine your notes.…

  • 5 tips to writing the perfect college application essay

    a guest post from our friends at grammarly.com–enjoy! 🙂 for those of you studying for your sats, all the best, and remember, if you are not satisfied with your scores the first time round, you can take the test again. hurray for second (and third) chances, i say. what you don’t get a second chance…