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A Comprehensive List of All Unofficial, Third-Party SATs and ACTs Freely Available OnlinePosted 2025-07-05 A Comprehensive List of All Unofficial, Third-Party SATs and ACTs Freely Available Online Keep Reading |
My 700+ GMAT score guarantee is now a GMAT Focus 645+ score guarantee.Posted 2023-12-22 For select GMAT Focus private students, I will agree to a 645+ score guarantee. Keep Reading |
June 5, 2021 SAT scores will finally be available in just two days (Wednesday 7/14/21).Posted 2021-07-12 The SAT test date with the longest wait for scores is finally due for the College Board to release them. Keep Reading |
Why is there only one verified perfect 800 GMAT scorer in the world, and why is that score from all the way back in 2015?Posted 2022-07-19 Using the admission stats for the Harvard Business School class of 2022 to argue that scoring a perfect 800 on the GMAT (which requires that you answer all 58 counted questions correctly) is a rare feat indeed, even for those who are capable of achieving such a score on their best / luckiest day. Keep Reading |
Why the TTP (Target Test Prep) GMAT Verbal component is OverratedPosted 2024-09-16 The Target Test Prep online self-study / subscription program is legendary for Quant, but its new Verbal component is not all it's cracked up to be. Keep Reading |
The 1600 Podcast, Episode 1: Why it DOES make sense for some high-achieving students to take start taking the SAT in 9th or 10th gradePosted 2021-07-11 Pushing back against the "conventional wisdom" that students shouldn't worry about—or begin taking—the SAT until the summer before their junior (11th-grade) years in high school. Keep Reading |
The 5151 Podcast, Episode 4: Decoding (and Leveraging!) the GMAT's Adaptive Scoring AlgorithmPosted 2026-06-23 Brian explains the wacky, adaptive scoring algorithm on the GMAT, where questions at the beginning matter more to your total aka composite score than do questions at the end -- especially on Quant, which is heavily front-loaded / lopsided. Keep Reading |
The 5151 Podcast, Episode 2: Why GMAT OG Explanations are so AwfulPosted 2021-07-11 You can't trust GMAT Official Guide (OG) explanations, even though the book is the best source of realistic practice questions. Here's why. Keep Reading |
The 5151 Podcast, Episode 1: Quant difficulty on the GMAT online vs. the test-center GMATPosted 2021-07-11 Brian addresses (and confirms) the widespread rumor that the GMAT online Quant section is wordier and more challenging than its test-center counterpart. Keep Reading |
McElroy Tutoring Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates, Changes and AnnouncementsPosted 2022-06-27 Important updates regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and its effects on the test prep / admissions landscape. Keep Reading |
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