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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Starting in 2016-2017, high schools will have the option to offer students a lightweight warm-up to the ACT. The rationale for the new PreACT offering and the potential benefits for…
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Sometimes the preconceptions we bring to a testing term can cause confusion. For example, most students are familiar with scaling from tests in school. Some teachers like to challenge students…
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We have received word of a few important developments in the world of college admission testing. Addition of August SAT in 2017 College Board (CB) quietly released its SAT dates…
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Nearly three years ago, the College Board announced plans for a major redesign of the SAT. In less than three months, the new SAT will finally make its debut. Tickets…
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This blog post was contributed by Debbie Friedman, one of Compass' most talented and experienced tutors. Debbie graduated from Brown University and currently works as both a tutor and a…
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The September 12 administration of the ACT was the unveiling of the new and improved ACT Writing, the optional essay component that more than a million students choose to take…
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The good news for ACT, Inc is that their offering, the eponymous ACT, is the runaway first choice of students nationwide this year. The bad news for students is that…
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Beginning this September, the ACT Writing Test essay assignment will have a new purpose, format, and scoring. But is it the impossibly difficult task that students fear it to be?…
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