The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) released its 2014 State of College Admission report this past May. The annual report is informed by national survey data from college…
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The SAT has been in the news a lot this month. On June 2nd, the Redesigned SAT was released to the public in full form, and Compass was given the…
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In a recent post, guest author and independent college consultant, Steven Mercer, described ways in which students can ‘demonstrate interest’ during the application process to improve their odds of acceptance.…
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The Complete FAQ to What Happened, What Can Be Learned, and Who to Believe The principals of Compass have been tutoring students for the SAT and ACT since the late…
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In light of the June 6th SAT debacle, we have brainstormed several ways that students can safeguard against mishaps on testing day. 1) Know the Test and Its Instructions The first…
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I want to preface my criticism by acknowledging that College Board and ETS took what was a horrible situation — and that was their own doing, mind you — and…
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From May 18th through the 20th, four members of Compass’ leadership team (myself included) ventured to the SuperACAC conference in Reno. We attended a number of educational sessions, including those…
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May 1 has come and gone; the dust has settled. In April the rhetoric surrounding college admission inevitably comes to embrace the notion of choice as many students weigh their options prior…
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Richard Atkinson and Saul Geiser recently published a critique of the New SAT in the New York Times. The article raises some interesting points about the SAT -- and about…
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This post was authored by Chris Tokuhama, an independent college counselor with Collegewise in West Los Angeles. In addition to his extensive counseling experience, Chris has worked on 'the other…
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