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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!

  • magoosh + collegexpress: high schooler’s guide to the future

    hey there, college-bound high school students! we’re excited to announce our new “high schooler’s guide to the future” ebook that we made just for you. we teamed up with our friends at collegexpress (they know a ton about college applications!) to produce this ebook. and combined with our expertise on test prep, we’re confident that…

  • should i retake the sat?

    if you’re taking the sat, there’s a pretty good chance you’re going to take it twice—once at the end of junior year and once at the start of senior year. if you’ve only taken it once so far, going through the test again might sound about as pleasant as an leisurely afternoon of waterboarding (not…

  • sat video friday – an equilateral nightmare

    oh, the dread ratio. especially on geometry questions! how dare they not give us numbers!? actually, sometimes ratios can make things easier. the same goes for percents. if you are only looking for the percent by which one thing is bigger than another, the actual numbers don’t matter. just choose easy-to-work-with number(s). the ratio of…