Brian McElroy's Tutoring Blog
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 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 |
Private Tutors / College Consultants Banned at Elite Private High Schools in San Diego: What’s the Deal?Posted 2024-01-16 Brian addresses the hypocrisy of private tutor / college consulting bans at Francis Parker High School, La Jolla Country Day, and Bishop's School. Keep Reading |
SAT & ACT Test Dates / Deadlines / Conversions / Percentiles, 2016-2017Posted 2021-07-11 SAT & ACT Test Dates / Deadlines / Conversions / Percentiles, 2016-2017 Keep Reading |
GRE Official Guide - Question #1 page 47Posted 2021-07-11 Brian explains a GRE Reading question. Keep Reading |
Grades 9-12: Test Prep and College Admissions InfoPosted 2021-07-11 A series of helpful links for students in Grades 9-12. Keep Reading |
Free SAT Prep Videos on YouTubePosted 2021-07-11 The McElroy Tutoring YouTube page for Free SAT Prep Videos has almost 20,000 views. Keep Reading |
GMAT Data Sufficiency Strategy: Don't get sloppy when it's time to consider "C"Posted 2021-07-11 Brian discusses a common mistake on GMAT Data Sufficiency Questions. Keep Reading |
Why Francis Parker Doesn't Want You to Know about MePosted 2022-09-26 Why Francis Parker high school doesn't want you to know about my tutoring services. Keep Reading |