Our product team recently spent time with executives from College Board and ACT, Inc. We left with a lot to report from both camps. This post distills the conversations down…
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Superscoring Many in college admission talk about reading applications holistically and supportively; one way they can do this is by “superscoring” standardized tests. This means that if you take the...
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Over the past few years, efforts have been made to encourage more colleges to accept self-reported SAT and ACT scores from students during the application process and only require official...
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Over the past few months, Compass has had the privilege of leading educational sessions for counselors and admission professionals across the country, including PCACAC (Harrisonburg, VA), WACAC (Long Beach, CA),…
At Compass, we guide our clients forward by working backward. Spring of sophomore year is when most of our long term planning conversations begin, knowing that the moves you’ll make…
Compass has learned that this year's National Merit Commended cutoff will remain at 207, the historical low set by the class of 2022. What are the reasons behind the low...
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Compass has compiled score range data and admission testing policies for popular colleges and universities, public and private, chosen to represent a wide array of four-year postsecondary institutions in the...
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The Practice Test Donation Campaign In spring 2022, Compass launched its inaugural Practice Test Donation Campaign (PTDC) in collaboration with our DEI Board. Each quarter, Compass will donate 10% of...
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Compass’s Adam Ingersoll and Eric Anderson recently joined with Marco Learning’s John Moscatiello in a webinar about all things AP. Their discussion and Q&A inspired us to prepare a one-stop...
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Below we cover the the most frequently asked questions about the National Merit Scholarship Program. Please see our National Merit Semifinalist Cutoffs page for the latest information on actual and...
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