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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 2024-11-20 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 |
San Diego SAT & ACT Prep Courses Starting this August at McElroy TutoringPosted 2021-07-11 Brian McElroy will be offering a series of affordable SAT & ACT Prep Classroom Courses for San Diego high school students, starting 8/11/09 and continuing until June 2010. All classes and practice tests will be held at our Pacific Beach headquarters. Space is limited to 8 students per class. 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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