Brian McElroy's Tutoring Blog
GRE vs. GMAT vs. LSAT: The Ultimate Score Percentile Comparison / Conversion Table (Updated for 2024-25)Posted 2024-10-10 8/18/24 : A handy, freshly-updated tool to quickly and easily compare current score percentiles on the GRE (master's degree / PhD / business school / law school), GMAT (business school), and LSAT (law school). Keep Reading |
The Great SAT vs. ACT Debate, RevisitedPosted 2024-09-17 8/4/24 : The SAT has gone digital, and the ACT will be shorter in 2025. Here's how to decide between the two. Keep Reading |
About Those $1,000/Hr Tutors: Don’t Fall for the “Only I Can Fix It!” Scam.Posted 2024-10-14 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 2024-08-26 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 2024-11-17 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 2024-09-18 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, ACT, LSAT, GRE, & GMATPosted 2024-11-20 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 2024-10-28 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 |
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