As expected, Dartmouth announced this week that it will reactivate its standardized testing requirement beginning with the high school graduating class of 2025. Yale will likely follow suit shortly. 11th…
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Many of Compass’s current families first came to us years ago when their oldest child reached the college testing stage. It’s fun to hear returning parents reflect on what they…
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At Compass, we guide our families forward by working backward. Spring is when most of our long term planning conversations with sophomores begin, as their actions over the next 18…
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Beginning in March 2024, students will encounter a very different SAT as the College Board takes the test into a purely digital format. With all the changes, you may find…
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What are percentiles? When students receive their digital PSAT and SAT scores, they often want to put those scores into context. One way to look at the context of your…
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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…
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How can digital PSAT scores help students determine whether to prepare for the SAT or ACT ? The PSAT has long been thought of as a gateway to the SAT,…
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The PSAT/NMSQT in junior year is the traditional route to National Merit. However, there is an alternate path via the SAT for students who were unable to take the PSAT…
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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…
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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…
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