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Are the SAT and ACT "equated" beforehand, "scaled/curved" after the test, or both? Addressing one of the College Board's Most Persistent LiesPosted 2024-03-12 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 on the issue, 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 |
Expert Private Tutoring & Remote Learning: Online Test Prep via Zoom for the SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, GRE, ISEE, and SSAT with a Harvard Grad, Test-Prep Expert & Perfect ScorerPosted 2024-01-24 The geographical walls that once limited my reach as a tutor have officially fallen. Keep Reading |
I scored a Perfect 1600 on the SAT (score report attached).Posted 2024-08-19 I have now earned perfect scores on both the 1600-point (new) and 2400-point (old) SATs. Keep Reading |
I scored a Perfect 2400 on the May 2014 SAT.Posted 2024-08-19 I took the SAT in May of 2014 and earned a perfect 2400. Here are some lessons that I learned. Keep Reading |
The May 2022, March 2022, and December 2021 International SATs were leaked on Reddit's r/SAT the evening before.Posted 2024-09-24 In yet another example of the College Board's pathetic test security, the December 2021, March 2022, and May 2022 International SATs were leaked on Reddit — and elsewhere — the evening prior. Keep Reading |
Dear Yelp: McElroy Tutoring is still open for business, serving students in San Diego & worldwide.Posted 2025-02-09 Yes, McElroy Tutoring is still in business — and going strong as of November 2024. I have simply relocated my home office from San Diego to Colorado Springs. With remote learning, however, physical location has become irrelevant : I continue to tutor students from California, Colorado, and anywhere else in the world with an internet connection. So why can't I transfer my hard-earned, 50+ 5-Star Yelp and Google Reviews to my new location? Keep Reading |
GRE at home exam leaked on YouTube and Reddit: ETS and ProctorU to blamePosted 2024-07-21 ETS and ProctorU must institute stricter test-security measures to prevent real GRE exam questions from being copied, leaked, and disseminated across the internet. Keep Reading |
BREAKING: Class of 2022 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist SI Cutoffs have leaked.Posted 2023-05-26 You read them here first. Now that semifinalist letters have been sent to principals and home schoolers, the Class of 2022 statewide Selection Index cutoffs (based off junior-year PSAT or alternate-entry SAT scores) for the National Merit Scholarship competition for all 50 US states—plus US Territories, US International, and Washington, D.C. aka District of Columbia—have officially leaked. Keep Reading |
Scores on Princeton Review SATs at Francis Parker 100-200 points lower than real PSAT scores.Posted 2022-09-26
In the fall of 2007, Francis Parker High School in San Diego administered a practice SAT exam for their juniors. This test was created by the Princeton Review, a large and well-known test prep company. |
Customized SAT and ACT progress reports now available for all McElroy Tutoring studentsPosted 2021-07-11 McElroy Tutoring has been growing very quickly over the past few months, so suddenly I'm spending the majority of my weekday mornings and afternoons managing company policy, consulting with local parents, and directing our team of tutors. Then, of course, when the late afternoon/evening rolls around, it's time for private tutoring with my SAT, ACT, and college consulting students (I usually tutor from about 2:30 - 9:00 PM on weeknights, 11AM - 5PM on weekends). Finally, at night, I try to add to... Keep Reading |
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