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I'm terrible with social media. I can't hide it. I'm old and boring, and I only do blogs. But like everyone, I admit that I do scroll. In fact, I wish I scrolled a lot less than I do. Why? I get frustrated every
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Dear MJTP families, August SAT scores came out today. I have received a handful of emails this morning, and I want to share what came back. If I haven't heard from you, please reach out to support@mrjohnstestprep.com. Good or bad. Let's chat. For those
Official SAT Vocab
📚 SAT Vocabulary Flashcards Card 1 of 11 precipitation noun Root: PRE- (before) + CIPIT- (head) 👆 Click to flip water that falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail The station logged more precipitation in that single week than in the previous four months combined. ← Previous 🔄 Shuffle Next → Section 1:
Official SAT Vocab
📚 SAT Vocabulary Flashcards Card 1 of 9 idiosyncratic adjective Root: IDIO- (own, personal) + CRAS- (mixture) 👆 Click to flip peculiar to one individual; distinctive in an unusual way Her idiosyncratic filing system made perfect sense to her and to absolutely no one else. ← Previous 🔄 Shuffle Next → Section 1: Vocabulary Matching · Round
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Hello MJTP families! I’m out and about, writing on the go, but I want to share early reports from my international and US students that are coming in. Here's what I've heard so far. Reading and Writing The first module was straightforward for most of
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Dear MJTP family, Tomorrow morning, at least forty of you who have worked with me this summer sit for the August SAT. I'll be sitting for it too, in a room somewhere in Florida, working the same modules you are. None of what follows is a prediction. I
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Dear MJTP families, The August 22nd SAT is this Saturday. That's just five days away. The fall SAT season is upon us. Treat these last few days as the sharpest work you've done all summer. Don't let up. Don't coast into Saturday.
Official SAT Vocab
Before every SAT administration, I see a lot of popular SAT "gurus" making predictions on social media. "THESE 20 WORDS WILL BE ON THE AUGUST SAT." No data. No sourcing. No mention of where the list came from. Just twenty words, a fire emoji, and a
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My wife and I just got back from a couple of weeks in a cabin in Mentone, Alabama. It's where I grew up on Little River in the northeast corner of the state where the Appalachians run out. We were there for the weeks surrounding the Fourth of
SAT News
The SAT turned 100 last week. On June 23, 1926, a little over 8,000 high school students sat down for the first one. It looked nothing like the test your kids take now — 315 questions in about 90 minutes, built off an aptitude exam the Army had been giving
Official SAT Vocab
Hello MJTP families! The third book is here. The Gauntlet Ultimate SAT Vocabulary Challenge is live on Amazon — and that completes the series. Math, Reading & Writing, and now Vocabulary. If you've been using the official vocab quizzes here on mrjohnstestprep.com, this book will feel familiar, but
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Hello MJTP families! June score release day is here! The reports are coming in this morning, and I want to share the first two. Alec wrote in: "I jumped to a 750 on English and got an overall 1540 on the test. I think overall the English section was
