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Luna's May SAT Results MJTP families, I could not let the weekend start without sharing this one. Luna received her May SAT scores this morning: 750 in Reading and Writing, and 690 in Math. That is a 1440 total, and a 270 point gain since she started working
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Dear MJTP families, A lot has happened this month, both in our corner of the test prep world and in the broader landscape of college admissions. I want to share where we are, and then walk through a few news stories that families should be thinking about. But first, let&
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A Conversation with Dr. Kellie Coppi Dear MJTP families, Every spring I tell rising seniors the same thing: the summer ahead of senior year is not a break from the work, it is the work. The single best window you have to get ahead of the college application is the
Hello MJTP families! Today is May SAT score release day. Inboxes are lighting up across the country, and I'm already hearing from students who have broken through previous ceilings. One of them wrote in this morning: "I just received my SAT score, and I got a 750
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Dear MJTP families, I am writing this from the Allegiant flight back to Sarasota after a weekend visiting my wife’s family in Lynchburg. Hoping to fire this off before we take off! It was my first time in the Lynchburg, and I came away genuinely moved by the place.
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Hello MJTP families! The May 2nd SAT is in the books, and the vocabulary reports are already coming in from r/SAT. I've done the full cross-reference against our master list, and there's a lot to unpack — this was a data-rich administration. Here'
Official SAT Vocab
📚 SAT Vocabulary Flashcards Card 1 of 9 preempt verb Root: PRE- (before) + EMPT- (take, buy) 👆 Click to flip to take action to prevent something from happening; to take the place of by prior action "The administration moved swiftly to preempt the court challenge by voluntarily withdrawing the disputed regulation
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📚 SAT Vocabulary Flashcards Card 1 of 9 contrived adjective Root: CON- (together, intensive) + TRIVE- (devise, scheme) 👆 Click to flip deliberately created rather than arising naturally; artificial or forced "The villain's motivation felt contrived — the screenwriter had invented a grudge that no earlier scene had established." ← Previous
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Dear MJPT families, I'm writing this after a long day chaperoning the 8th grade field trip to Busch Gardens in Tampa. It was actually a welcome break — I've been heads-down for weeks finishing the new vocabulary book, the math companion to The Gauntlet, and getting
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Good morning, MJTP families. This weekend I drove to Sewanee, Tennessee, with my wife and son. The University of the South sits on top of a mountain about forty-five minutes outside Chattanooga, and if you have never been there, the first thing I'd say is that every
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Hello MJTP students, teachers, and families! Quick update this week on the vocabulary front. If your student is preparing for an upcoming SAT — or just wants to stay sharp — we now have fresh data from the Spring School-Day SAT administration, and I've put together the full quiz
