Soon after June SAT results were released last week, clients from across the country were calling the Compass offices, confounded by the news they had to share. Parents were understandably…
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The SAT Essay and ACT Writing continue to pose a conundrum for students. While College Board and ACT have made these components optional, a small number of colleges continue to…
NEW! College Board and ACT have released official concordance tables to convert SAT and ACT scores. Compass has developed easy-to-use tools to help you compare your scores and make informed...
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On June 14, 2018 ACT and College Board released the first joint concordance of the new SAT and ACT, replacing College Board's interim concordance from May 2016. For students, parents, and...
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The College Essay Guy, aka Ethan Sawyer, runs a platform (blog, podcast, website) providing college admission related guidance to tens of thousands of followers. He recently interviewed me for his…
As you head toward the SAT or ACT, you’re probably being inundated with information about essays, test sections, and question types. There’s plenty of great advice out there, but...
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In this post we’ll take a deep dive into the tactical considerations around Subject Test planning. A more succinct summary of the Subject Test landscape may be found here. Please feel...
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Updates for the class of 2019 Carnegie Mellon University now recommends, rather than requires, Subject Tests. Recommendations for specific programs can be found on the university’s website. Note that the…
Superscoring Many in college admission talk about reading applications holistically and supportively; one way they can do this is by “superscoring” standardized tests. This means that if you take the...
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NEW! College Board and ACT have released official concordance tables to convert SAT and ACT scores. Compass has developed easy-to-use tools to help you compare your scores and make informed...
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