When you first speak with a Compass director to learn more about our test preparation services, they’ll ask a few questions to get a sense of where you stand and...
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Of the 400+ schools that Compass tracks, a little over 75% offer some form of Early Action (EA) and Early Decision (ED). Both can have an impact on students planning...
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For many high school students, the ubiquity of flexible testing policies makes applying to college simpler. And, in some ways harder. Until recently, taking the SAT or ACT was something...
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A number of our contacts in admissions offices confirmed this past weekend what we’ve surmised for the past four years was inevitable: College Board is eliminating the SAT Subject Tests…
Participating without a PSAT Score Only 737,000 of the expected 1.7 million juniors were able to take the October 2020 PSAT. Given the increasing number of January PSAT cancelations, Compass…
In October 2019, nearly 4 million high school students took the PSAT/NMSQT, the College Board’s onramp to the college admissions testing highway that extends to the fall of senior year…
On January 19th, 2021, College Board announced that they will no longer administer the SAT Subject Tests in the U.S. and that the Essay would be retired. Read our blog...
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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…
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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