[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 to…
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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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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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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…
A little advanced planning can go a long way when it comes to admission testing. One of the first steps in designing the most effective test prep plan is to determine...
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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…
To view this information in a presentation format, watch our Accommodations Webinar. College Board and ACT offer a variety of testing accommodations for students with disabilities. Two of the most...
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BREAKING NEWS: College Board cancels June testing, adds September 26th SAT-only date. College admission and testing is in a state of upheaval, like so much else in our lives. What...
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PART I: Unexpected, Unexplained Score Drops Critics of standardized tests correctly assert that even the best built tests are imperfect and incomplete. However, high stakes tests like the SAT and...
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