ACT Essay scaled score range now 2-12 again, no longer 1-36 Just nine months ago, ACT debuted a radically overhauled and ambitious new essay assignment and scoring methodology that moved the…
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This post was contributed by Compass tutor extraordinaire, Sarah Del Collo. Sarah is a graduate of Clemson University’s BA and MA programs in English and completed her doctoral work at the…
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When College Board published the initial PSAT concordance in PSAT/NMSQT Understanding Scores 2015 in January 2016, it labeled the tables "preliminary." It appears that they are on the verge of publishing the…
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In an ongoing effort to explain how to interpret new SAT scores, we have posted information on how to compare old SAT, new SAT, and ACT scores and what mid-range scores…
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This post was contributed by Alexandra Rhodes, an independent educational consultant based in Beverly Hills. You can learn more about Alexandra and her practice at: RhodesEducationalConsulting.com. Big news out recently from…
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Davin Sweeney, creator of The Crush podcast and an Associate Director of Admission at University of Rochester, interviewed Compass co-founder, Adam Ingersoll, about the current state of college admission testing. Davin…
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On March 17th, ERB's Vice President of Admission Testing, Elizabeth Mangas, sent an email to independent school admission directors across the country. The email announced a radical new testing policy…
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In response to a post on National Merit Semifinalist cutoffs, a reader asked several questions that touched on the issue of PSAT score "compression" -- the fact that top scores…
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As NMSC began contacting high schools about student eligibility, we learned that the Commended Scholar cutoff was 209 rather than our original estimate of 207. Other data have also filtered…
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“What’s a good score?” is the second most common question we hear about Subject Tests—right after “Which subjects should I take?” Students struggle with these two questions because many of…
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