To view the below information in a webinar format, click here. College Board and ACT offer a variety of testing accommodations for students with disabilities. Two of the most common…
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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…
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Several times a year Independent Educational Consultants (IECs), high school college counselors, and college admissions officers gather for regional and national conferences to share best practices, get updates on the…
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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…
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Beginning in April 2025, the ACT test will be shortened and redesigned. The science test will become optional, and the remaining three subjects (English, reading, math) will make up the…
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April 7, 2025: Commended cutoff at 210. The Commended Student cutoff for the class of 2026 is confirmed at a Selection Index of 210. This was the exact level Compass…
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Updated March 21 to reflect the unsatisfactory solution College Board has provided to students at sites where an "irregularity report" was filed. Students who were directly impacted by the auto-submission…
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Compass Co-Founder Adam Ingersoll discusses this topic with Eric Furda, Senior Associate Director of College Counseling at William Penn Charter High School (PA) and former Dean of Admissions at UPenn,…
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Compass Co-Founder Adam Ingersoll discusses this topic with Eric Furda, Senior Associate Director of College Counseling at William Penn Charter High School (PA) and former Dean of Admissions at UPenn,…
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Many of Compass’s current families first came to us years ago when their oldest child reached the college testing stage. It’s fun to hear returning parents reflect on what they…
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