This news is developing, and this article will be updated regularly. Check back often for the latest information. For discussion of COVID-19 impact on admission and testing broadly, see: Impact...
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As promised, the College Board released additional information today (April 3, 2020) about the AP Exams this year. Here are some key takeaways for students. For a more in-depth synthesis…
Compass has compiled the SAT score ranges for popular colleges and universities, public and private, chosen to represent a wide array of four-year postsecondary institutions in the U.S. The SAT…
[Last update 3/20] The Compass team is working safely and remotely to provide a full level of service to our students. We have transitioned all of our one-on-one students to...
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Updates for the class of 2021 For the 2020-2021 admissions cycle, UPenn has made SAT Subject Tests optional. MIT has made the decision to no longer consider the SAT Subject...
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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 determine...
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Since our original class of 2021 National Merit post in December, Compass has done extensive research into how scores behaved on the 2019 PSAT. A full write-up can be found...
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PART I: Unexpected, Unexplained Score Drops Critics of standardized tests correctly assert that even the best built tests are imperfect and incomplete. However, high stakes tests like the SAT and...
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Below are the Semifinalist cutoffs for the 13 years for the class of 2008 to the class of 2020. Because of the change in PSAT scoring with the class of…
College Board and ACT finally released a joint concordance for the SAT and ACT in the summer of 2018. The latest information can be found on our new Conversion and...
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