I want to preface my criticism by acknowledging that College Board and ETS took what was a horrible situation — and that was their own doing, mind you — and…
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From May 18th through the 20th, four members of Compass’ leadership team (myself included) ventured to the SuperACAC conference in Reno. We attended a number of educational sessions, including those…
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Richard Atkinson and Saul Geiser recently published a critique of the New SAT in the New York Times. The article raises some interesting points about the SAT -- and about…
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We are proud to feature the voices of prominent Southern California neuropsychologists, Dr. Dana Chidekel and Dr. Deborah Budding. In this post, Dana and Deb explain the history of testing…
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Several members of the Compass leadership team — Bruce Reed, Matt Steiner, and I — spent February 19-20 in Newport Beach attending the College Board’s annual Western Regional Forum. We make it…
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When we started Compass in 2004, we entered familiar territory. The founders had worked together before, having started California's first in-home one-on-one test prep company in 1989. Back then, we…
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Faithful readers of this blog know that the major SAT redesign is framed and heavily influenced by the Common Core landscape nationally. Well, score one for the College Board in…
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Many students in the class of 2017 are eagerly (or not-so-eagerly) awaiting the results of the PSAT they took in October. Even students at schools where the PSAT isn’t administered…
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Part I left off pondering the idea that college admission tests can be quietly made harder for various reasons. ACT's rising popularity has made that test in particular a…
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At the risk of breaking the What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas rule, I'll deal you into what I've learned from this year's annual Forum happening here this week.…
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