The Complete FAQ to What Happened, What Can Be Learned, and Who to Believe The principals of Compass have been tutoring students for the SAT and ACT since the late…
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In light of the June 6th SAT debacle, we have brainstormed several ways that students can safeguard against mishaps on testing day. 1) Know the Test and Its Instructions The first…
I want to preface my criticism by acknowledging that College Board and ETS took what was a horrible situation — and that was their own doing, mind you — and...
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Richard Atkinson and Saul Geiser recently published a critique of the New SAT in the New York Times. The article raises some interesting points about the SAT — and about…
We have written a lot about the coming paradigm shift for the PSAT (October 2015) and SAT (March 2016). ACT takes a far more gradual approach in introducing change but…
Mapping the ACT We have all heard the stories of drivers taking GPS instructions too literally and performing a “Turn Left Now” into a ditch. Navigating a standardized test poses…