Brian McElroy's Tutoring Blog
Best SAT tutor in the world? That's subjective, of course — but I'll take it.Posted 2023-04-17 After 20+ years working full time in the test-prep business, I'm ready to stake my claim as the world's top SAT expert. Keep Reading |
SAT and ACT Test Dates, 2021-2022 Academic YearPosted 2021-07-15 Here's my handy guide to all the SATs and ACTs scheduled for this year. Print it out and stick it on your wall as motivation. Keep Reading |
Helpful Links to Free GMAT Preparation ResourcesPosted 2021-07-13 Dozens of helpful links to free learning materials that will aid you along your GMAT prep journey. Keep Reading |
A Comprehensive List of All Unofficial, Third-Party SATs and ACTs Freely Available OnlinePosted 2021-07-13 A Comprehensive List of All Unofficial, Third-Party SATs and ACTs Freely Available Online Keep Reading |
My 700+ GMAT score guarantee is now a GMAT Focus 645+ score guarantee.Posted 2023-12-22 For select GMAT Focus private students, I will agree to a 645+ score guarantee. Keep Reading |
June 5, 2021 SAT scores will finally be available in just two days (Wednesday 7/14/21).Posted 2021-07-12 The SAT test date with the longest wait for scores is finally due for the College Board to release them. Keep Reading |
Why is there only one verified perfect 800 GMAT scorer in the world, and why is that score from all the way back in 2015?Posted 2022-07-19 Using the admission stats for the Harvard Business School class of 2022 to argue that scoring a perfect 800 on the GMAT (which requires that you answer all 58 counted questions correctly) is a rare feat indeed, even for those who are capable of achieving such a score on their best / luckiest day. Keep Reading |
Why the TTP (Target Test Prep) GMAT Verbal component is OverratedPosted 2022-07-18 The Target Test Prep online self-study / subscription program is legendary for Quant, but its new Verbal component is not all it's cracked up to be. Keep Reading |
The 1600 Podcast, Episode 1: Why it DOES make sense for some high-achieving students to take start taking the SAT in 9th or 10th gradePosted 2021-07-11 Pushing back against the "conventional wisdom" that students shouldn't worry about—or begin taking—the SAT until the summer before their junior (11th-grade) years in high school. Keep Reading |
The 5151 Podcast, Episode 4: Decoding (and Leveraging!) the GMAT's Adaptive Scoring AlgorithmPosted 2021-07-11 Brian explains the wacky, adaptive scoring algorithm on the GMAT, where questions at the beginning matter more to your total aka composite score than do questions at the end—especially on Quant, which is heavily front-loaded / lopsided. Keep Reading |