How the New ACT Writing Test Went Wrong Blog Post
[On June 28th, 2016 ACT threw in the towel on the 1-36 score and decided to start reporting scores on a 2-12 range starting September 2016. To find our more…
Seats at ACT Test Centers: Going, Going, Gone! Blog Post
The good news for ACT, Inc is that their offering, the eponymous ACT, is the runaway first choice of students nationwide this year. The bad news for students is that…
Highlights from NACAC’s State of College Admission 2014 Blog Post
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) released its 2014 State of College Admission report this past May. The annual report is informed by national survey data from college…
Highlights from NACAC’s State of College Admission 2015 Blog Post
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) released its 2014 State of College Admission report this past May. The annual report is informed by national survey data from college…
Highlights from NACAC’s State of College Admission 2014 Blog Post
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) released its 2014 State of College Admission report this past May. The annual report is informed by national survey data from college…
The June SAT Fiasco and What Students and the College Board Can Learn from It Blog Post
The Complete FAQ to What Happened, What Can Be Learned, and Who to Believe The principals of Compass have been tutoring students for the SAT and ACT since the late…
An Intemperate Response to NYT Op Ed: The Big Problem with the New SAT Blog Post
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…
Higher Education as a Source of Hope and Anxiety Blog Post
This post was authored by Chris Tokuhama, an independent college counselor with Collegewise in West Los Angeles. In addition to his extensive counseling experience, Chris has worked on ‘the other…
Demonstrated Interest: What Is It? How Does It Impact Admission? Blog Post
This post was contributed by Steven Mercer, Ed.D, the founder of Mercer Educational Consulting, a private college counseling practice in Los Angeles. In addition to his extensive counseling experience, Steven…
Top 4 Changes to the ACT Blog Post
We have written a lot about the coming paradigm shift for the PSAT (October 2015) and SAT (March 2016). ACT takes a far more gradual approach in introducing change but…
