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Will They or Won’t They? Tracking Colleges’ New ACT Requirements

| ACT, College Admission Requirements | 26 Comments
Beginning in April 2025 with national online testing, the classic ACT test was shortened and redesigned. The science test is now optional, and the remaining three subjects (English, reading, math)…

How Smart Sophomore Planners Become Strong College Applicants

| For Students, Test Prep | No Comments
At Compass, we guide our families forward by working backward. Spring is when most of our long term planning conversations with sophomores begin, as their actions over the next 18…

Testing Policies in the Spotlight

| ACT, ACT Classes Featured, Admissions, College Admission Requirements, For Students, SAT | No Comments
Amid wide-scale test cancellations in 2020, most colleges in the U.S. chose to go test optional during the initial wave of COVID-19. Although some schools announced that the policy change would…

ACT and SAT Testing Dates

| ACT, College Counseling, SAT | 2 Comments
A little advanced planning can go a long way when it comes to admission testing. One of the first steps in designing the most effective test prep plan is to…

National Merit Semifinalist Cutoffs Class of 2027

| National Merit, PSAT, PSAT Classes, PSAT Classes Featured | 5,071 Comments
Compass projects lower qualifying scores for the Class of 2027 The junior year PSAT is also the NMSQT -- the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Each year, National Merit recognizes…

The PSAT Counselor Toolkit

| PSAT, PSAT Classes, PSAT Classes Featured | 9 Comments
On October 23rd, November 6th, and November 13th, College Board will release digital PSAT scores to students. Compass has created The PSAT Counselor Toolkit to help counselors make the most…

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