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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 Scorer


Posted 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 2023-05-26

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 2024-01-25

Yes, McElroy Tutoring is still in business — and going strong as of April 2022. 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 blame


Posted 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.
Around the same time, Parker juniors took the official PSAT, which was administered by the College Board, the company that makes the SAT. Recently, the Parker counselors handed back the results from both tests. The results were laughable: many students' scores on the Princeton Review SAT we... Keep Reading


What Makes A Great Tutor?


Posted 2021-07-11

Brian explains what it takes to be a master tutor. Keep Reading


McElroy Tutoring - Now on Facebook.


Posted 2021-07-11

Hi Everyone, I hope that your summer breaks are going well thus far. Just wanted to drop a line to let everyone know that we now have our very own Facebook page. Keep Reading


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