[8/3/20: This post is updated weekly and summarizes the current status of college admission testing and test preparation opportunities with Compass.] The Compass team continues to work safely and remotely…
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Compass has compiled score range data and admission testing policies for popular colleges and universities, public and private, chosen to represent a wide array of four-year postsecondary institutions in the...
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Updates for the class of 2021 In response to COVID-19, many schools have adopted Test Optional policies. These policies also apply to Subject Tests. At present (7/23/2020), the only school on...
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It’s been an eventful spring. My Compass colleagues and I have given dozens of webinars to audiences around the country, as thirst for strategic guidance on testing is greater than…
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…
On Friday, March 20, the College Board announced that they would offer the 2020 AP Exams in an abridged, online, remote format. The announcement prompted questions about format, scoring, accommodations,...
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Over the past few years, efforts have been made to encourage more colleges to accept self-reported SAT and ACT scores from students during the application process and only require official...
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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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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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The following list contains our most popular admission testing resources and blog posts: 1. Guide to Testing This 90+ page free resource endeavors to be a single source of answers…