Participating without a PSAT Score Only 737,000 of the expected 1.7 million juniors were able to take the October 2020 PSAT. Given the increasing number of January PSAT cancelations, Compass…
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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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In October 2019, nearly 4 million high school students took the PSAT/NMSQT, the College Board’s onramp to the college admissions testing highway that extends to the fall of senior year…
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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**This post is an archive for the class of 2021. Please see Compass's National Merit Semifinalist post for current information.** August 23 Update: CUTOFFS ARE OFFICIAL The Semifinalist cutoffs for...
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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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It’s frustrating for parents, teachers, and tutors to see well-intentioned and bright students struggle. Often stress comes from missed deadlines, incomplete notes, or inefficient study patterns. Compass tutors transform and...
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Prior to the onset of the pandemic, a decades-long movement away from testing requirements already had momentum. There are many rationales for removing the requirement. Perhaps the most fundamental is…
COVID-19 has created chaos in SAT and ACT testing since March. Now the PSAT is being swept up into the vortex, as well. The PSAT will not be cancelled on…