Brian McElroy's Tutoring Blog
About Those $1,000/Hr Tutors: Don’t Fall for the “Only I Can Fix It!” Scam.Posted 2024-07-23 7/21/24 : Beware overpriced, cult-leader private tutors who engage in deceptive and predatory business practices. Keep Reading |
Optional No More: Harvard, Yale, MIT, Stanford, Dartmouth, Brown, CalTech, UT Austin & Others Reinstate Standardized Test Requirements in 2024Posted 2024-07-23 6/8/24 : After 4 years of test blind and test optional policies post-COVID, many top colleges and universities have suddenly reversed course—and are once again requiring that applicants take the SAT or ACT. What's the explanation? It turns out that standardized exam scores, for all their flaws, are still the best available predictors of college success. Keep Reading |
SAT Action Plan: How to Study and Prepare for the Digital SAT aka DSATPosted 2024-07-26 DSAT Action Plan : A 9-Step Study Plan to Prepare any Student for the new, digital SAT aka DSAT. Keep Reading |
A Full List of Required Math Formulas & Concepts for the Digital SAT (DSAT) and digital PSATPosted 2024-01-22 A summary of all the required formulas and concepts for the Math section of the digital SAT and PSAT. Keep Reading |
GMAT Action Plan: How to Study and Prepare for the Graduate Management Admission TestPosted 2024-07-23 Everything you need to know about getting ready for the GMAT Focus Edition. Keep Reading |
Why you Can—and Can’t—Trust Reddit for Advice on the Digital SAT, PSAT, ACT, LSAT, GRE, & GMATPosted 2024-07-23 3/1/24 : Google + Reddit is a powerful combination for test-prep news and information...if you know which "subreddits" to trust. Keep Reading |
Rest in Peace, Paper SAT (1926 - 2023): the Digital SAT (DSAT) is here to stay.Posted 2024-07-21 As of 12/2/23, the SAT is now 100% digital--with the exception of students with accommodations, who are still allowed to take a "linear" (nonadaptive) version of the digital exam on paper. Say goodbye to the SAT, and hello to the DSAT! Keep Reading |
The New Digital SAT (DSAT) is Here: Everything You Need to KnowPosted 2024-07-21 The College Board has officially transitioned the SAT and PSAT exams to an all-digital, online format! The new "DSAT" is 1 hour shorter and section adaptive, which means that some test-takers will see different questions. The DSAT will also include an optional 50-minute essay section. Keep Reading |
Logic Games Removed: the LSAT will be 2/3 Logical Reasoning as of August 2024, says LSAC.Posted 2024-07-21 10/18/23 : Game over, LSAC! After a long, drawn-out, and ultimately successful lawsuit (filed under the ADA by a two visually impaired test takers) that began way back in 2011, the Law School Admissions Council will finally remove the controversial Logic Games aka Analytical Reasoning section of the LSAT, starting with the August 2024 LSAT. An extra Logical Reasoning (LR) section will take the place of Logic Games, officially making the new LSAT 2/3 Logical Reasoning, and 1/3 Reading Comprehension. Keep Reading |
Class of 2024 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist Selection Index Cutoffs for the PSAT and SATPosted 2024-02-20 As of September 2023, the class of 2024 statewide SI cutoffs have officially been leaked! This year's National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist Selection Index cutoffs range from 207 (Commended, New Mexico, North Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming) to 223 (Washington D.C., New Jersey). Keep Reading |
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