At Compass, we guide our clients forward by working backward. Spring of sophomore year is when most of our long term planning conversations begin, knowing that the moves you’ll make...
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Many of our clients started with Compass years ago when their first child reached the college testing stage. It’s fun to hear returning parents reflect on what they learned about…
The 2021 AP exams are mostly back to normal, with a few important exceptions. We're compiling some helpful information here, including how to parse the differences in exam format, using...
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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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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…
When I took the SAT many (many) years ago, I knew someone who took a test prep class. Yes, I knew exactly one person in my high school class of…
June 18,2020 Update: In order to prioritize availability of full ACT testing for students this fall, ACT has postponed the September 2020 debut of Section Retesting. It has not announced...
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Scheduling is usually the largest factor students consider when choosing the right test date. For example, if you're in the school play that has 2 hour rehearsals 5 days a...
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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,…
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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