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Posted on April 4, 2016 by steven.visco

Welcome to the Maine Educational Talent Search Website. We are a federally funded program that works with students grades 6 – 12 from targeted schools to assist them in going on to college. To find out more about our program, please look around our website, or call us at our toll free number: (800)540-0493.

Word of the day – serendipity

Posted on June 19, 2020 by steven.visco

For the next few weeks, METS will be posting a word of the day. Some will be in the SAT prep vein, others will be college-related words you may have heard, and not completely understood.

Today’s word is: equanimity

noun

1. an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.

2. good fortune; luck:

the serendipity of getting the first job she applied for.

Word of the day – equanimity

Posted on June 18, 2020 by steven.visco

For the next few weeks, METS will be posting a word of the day. Some will be in the SAT prep vein, others will be college-related words you may have heard, and not completely understood.

Today’s word is: equanimity

noun

mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.

Word of the day – abscond

Posted on June 17, 2020 by steven.visco

For the next few weeks, METS will be posting a word of the day. Some will be in the SAT prep vein, others will be college-related words you may have heard, and not completely understood.

Today’s word is: abscond

verb (used without object)

to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution:

The cashier absconded with the money.