Brian McElroy's Tutoring Blog

An Exhaustive List of all 107 (and counting!) Real, Official LSAT PrepTests from LSAC--including paper tests on Amazon, free PDF downloads, LSAT India tests, and even Kindle versions.

Posted 2025-07-05

An epic, comprehensive list of links to every version of every official LSAT PrepTest that can be found for free or purchased online. Keep Reading

My Top 11 SAT Prep Resources, Ranked.

Posted 2025-07-01

I'm a Harvard Grad, SAT/ACT perfect scorer, and professional SAT test-prep tutor since 2002. Below are my top 11 personal recommendations for SAT prep practice tests, strategy and learning books, online learning programs, videos, and the like : Keep Reading

I scored a Perfect 36 on the ACT.

Posted 2022-06-26

In April of 2018, on my 7th and final attempt at the ACT, I earned a perfect 36/36/36/36 score, with all 215 questions answered correctly. Keep Reading

Are the SAT and ACT "equated" beforehand, "scaled/curved" after the test, or both? Addressing one of the College Board's Most Persistent Lies

Posted 2025-05-20

Yes, the SAT is curved--no matter what the College Board has to say on the issue. Due to the College Board's deliberate obfuscation, there is a common misconception that SATs and ACTs are "curved" before the test instead of after, when in reality there are two separate processes that determine the raw to scaled score conversion : "equating" pre-test, and "scaling/curving/smoothing" post-exam. Keep Reading