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author: taryn conyers

taryn conyers
taryn is a ucsd graduate with a degree in developmental psychology, and she plans to study biology in graduate school. she has over a decade of experience tutoring both high school and college students. some of her favorite topics are math, science, writing, and music!

  • how many questions can you miss for a perfect act score?

    in theory, you can get up to five questions wrong on the act (or miss them) and still get a 36. buty they’d have to be in precise categories for you to do that.

  • what are rolling admissions?

    with college application season coming to a close, there are still many options for students who have yet to apply for college or are looking for more schools to apply to. schools with rolling admissions can save students who feel they have missed their opportunity to apply to college. you haven’t!

  • what time does the sat start?

    the doors to the testing room open at 7:45 and close at 8 a.m. the actual test will begin sometime between 8:30 and 9. here’s what time everything else happens on sat test day.