author: amrita kulkarni
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#morethanascore: our magoosh take on the college board’s move towards “adversity scores”
at magoosh, we believe that students are more than a score. following their announcement to start using “adversity scores” to measure the socioeconomic position of sat takers, we commend the college board for acknowledging how systematically unfair the college admissions landscape can be to students from marginalized backgrounds and for taking steps, as a leader…
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how (and why) to #thankateacher during teacher appreciation week
as my senior year of high school flung one curveball after another my way, i walked away with deep appreciation for one particular teacher of mine. i learned i was an undocumented student, and thus couldn’t apply to many of my dream colleges, and i had a mysterious nerve injury in my right arm, forcing…
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lessons from tennessee: 3 ways schools can help students retake the act or sat and improve their scores
high school seniors in tennessee are making an impressive case for the power of second chances through record-breaking results in retaking the act. it’s no surprise that it was an educator, thomas h. palmer, who first shared the advice of “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” trying new things, failing, and learning…