The move from a paper-and-pencil SAT to a digital, adaptive SAT is one of the biggest changes the test has seen in its 100-year history. As of the March 2024...
Compass has analyzed the October 2022 PSAT/NMSQT results to see how scores will impact the class of 2024's National Merit hopes. Almost 1.5 million juniors took the qualifying exam for...
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...
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...
Disclaimer: The following post was contributed by Sam as a kick-off to our Compass student alumni series. Have a college update story to share? We’d love to hear from you....
[This page is a summary of the final cutoffs for the class of 2023. For information about the current class, please see our latest National Merit post.] The National Merit...
Compass has compiled the most recently available score range data and admission testing policies for popular colleges and universities, public and private, chosen to represent a wide array of four-year...
Over the past few years we have tracked shifting policy language surrounding the use of AP scores in the college admissions process. We will continue to track these policies moving...
In our project to track policy language about the use of AP scores, we found many references to specific requirements or recommendations for homeschooled applicants. We reviewed the policy language...
To view this information in a presentation format, watch our Accommodations Webinar. College Board and ACT offer a variety of testing accommodations for students with disabilities. Two of the most...