Tutoring News
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 |
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 |
Featured Tutor of the Week: Tom Eversole. Science, Math, SAT, ACT, ISEE & Writing Tutoring, Essay Editing & College Consulting. (42 Yrs Experience, Former Head of Francis Parker H.S. Science Department, San Diego CA)Posted 2021-07-11 Thomas Eversole, former Head of the Science Department at Francis Parker High School, is the newest member of the McElroy Tutoring Team. Keep Reading |
To the writers of the 1600.io "orange book" math guides: unfortunately, for all popular test-prep authors, it's only a matter of time before your books appear on the web as a free PDF.Posted 2023-08-12 Bemoaning the current state of digital piracy in the world of test-prep publishing. Keep Reading |
GRE vs. GMAT vs. LSAT: The Ultimate Score Percentile Comparison / Conversion Table (Updated for 2019-20)Posted 2024-08-05 A handy reference tool to quickly and easily compare score percentiles on the GRE, GMAT and LSAT. Keep Reading |
SAT / ACT Percentiles and Score Comparisons / Conversions, Updated for 2019-2020Posted 2021-07-11 SAT / ACT Percentiles and Score Conversions, updated as of 7/19/19. Keep Reading |
What is Tutoring? A Typical Conversation with a Potential Test-Prep Student/ClientPosted 2024-08-22 Frequently asked questions about tutoring, in conversational form. Keep Reading |
SAT and ACT Test Dates, 2018-2019Posted 2021-07-11 A full list of SAT and ACT Test Dates for the 2018-19 academic year. Keep Reading |
What makes a great tutor?Posted 2021-07-11 (Written in October 2008)Having tutored students privately since 1998, when I was a freshman at Harvard University (and full-time since 2002), I have seen many tutors come and go. Some tutors are very good at what they do, others not so good, and sometimes it's hard to tell exactly why this is so.Tutoring is a booming business, and every year more and more families hire private tutors. Tutoring allows naturally skilled teachers to hone their craft without having to earn a teaching certificate (w... Keep Reading |
Too Busy to BlogPosted 2021-07-11 I know we've been a little light on the blog posts lately, but for good reason. Keep Reading |