Compass recommends reserving a space in your testing location of choice as soon as you've decided on a test date. Testing spots can go quickly, and it's always preferable to…
Read More
Welcome to Junior Year. The homework is harder, and there’s more of it. You’ve got a bigger role in the school play, or made the varsity soccer team, or both,…
Read More
We know that for many rising seniors, it feels like summer has just begun. But fall is coming quickly, and with only a month of vacation left, you may be…
Read More
The first choice students need to make is whether to prepare for the SAT or ACT. Both tests are equally accepted for college admission and either can be an excellent…
Read More
The momentum to reinstate standardized testing requirements has only accelerated this year, with an expanding roster of prominent institutions signaling a fresh emphasis on test scores. The growing list of…
Read More
When the SAT went digital, College Board allowed students to test on their own computers from the start. ACT has been playing catch-up, requiring students to use the computers provided…
Read More
ACT’s pitch to students is flexibility. But that flexibility raises many questions: Should you test on paper or computer? If computer, should you bring your own? Should you take the…
Read More
Compass has compiled the most recently available score range data and admission testing policies for popular colleges and universities, public and private, chosen to represent a wide array of four-year…
Read More
Of the 400+ schools that Compass tracks, around 75% offer some form of Early Action (EA) and Early Decision (ED). Both can have an impact on students planning to test…
Read More
Amid wide-scale test cancellations in 2020, most colleges in the U.S. chose to go test optional during the initial wave of COVID-19. Although some schools announced that the policy change would…
Read More