Brian McElroy's Tutoring Blog

SAT and ACT Test Dates, 2019-2020 Academic Year

Posted 2021-07-11

A full list of SAT & ACT test dates for the upcoming academic year. Feel free to click on the image to print it out and place on your wall or fridge. Keep Reading

Brian's QRST Method for Success on Standardized Exams

Posted 2024-07-21

Brian's Patented "QRST Method" (Question, Recognition, Strategy, Technique) for cracking the SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT and ISEE. Keep Reading

What is Tutoring? A Typical Conversation with a Potential Test-Prep Student/Client

Posted 2024-08-22

Frequently asked questions about tutoring, in conversational form. Keep Reading

Stanford is now among the vast majority of Top 25 Colleges who allow Score Choice for the SAT and ACT.

Posted 2021-07-11

Stanford University no longer requires applicants to send in all SAT and/or ACT scores with their applications, joining the vast majority of America's Top 25 Colleges. Keep Reading

Yield Rate vs. Acceptance Rate at America's Top 25 National Universities / Colleges

Posted 2021-08-28

Although you may have never heard of a college's "yield rate" (percent of admitted students who decide to enroll), it's actually the very best indicator of a college's greatness. Keep Reading

We know the ISEE.

Posted 2021-07-11

Here at McElroy Tutoring, we are aware that not many people have even heard of the ISEE exam, let alone know how to tutor it. Keep Reading

Creative, renegade, long-term strategies for leveraging the LSAT's (and GRE's) 5-year validity / no maximum retake rules

Posted 2021-07-11

How to start taking the LSAT in your senior year of high school, and finish taking it as a freshman or sophomore in college. Keep Reading

My Top 13 ACT Prep Resources, Ranked.

Posted 2023-01-31

I'm a Harvard grad, ACT perfect scorer and professional test-prep tutor since 2002. Below are my top 13 recommendations for ACT prep practice tests, strategy and learning books, online learning programs, videos, and the like : Keep Reading