Each October several million sophomores and juniors sit for a PSAT and try to get as few problems wrong as possible. What they may not realize is that College Board,…
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The June 2018 SAT has received a lot of negative attention because of its abnormally harsh curve. Among the questions we look at below: Were scores actually lower in June…
Two Related FAQs The PSAT is offered in October at my school. Shouldn’t I just treat that as my practice SAT? Most juniors (and many sophomores) should plan to take…
The following list contains our most popular admission testing resources and blog posts: 1. Guide to Testing This 90+ page free resource endeavors to be a single source of answers…
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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September 18 Update — NHRP certificates for the class of 2019 were mailed to students last week. Recognized students should be receiving word shortly. The National Hispanic Recognition Program recognizes approximately…
The best way to see if your test scores may be competitive for your top choices is to look at two key portions of the score range for accepted applicants…
This page has been retained as an archive. For the latest information about Semifinalist cutoffs in future classes, please visit Compass' National Merit Semifinalist Cutoffs page. MAJOR CHANGE FOR FUTURE...
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The great news about scholarships is that there are a lot of them out there. Check out this great Time magazine article for lists of scholarships broken down by a…
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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