It’s the second year of College Board’s digital, adaptive PSAT/NMSQT! This article answers your frequently asked questions about the test. What is the PSAT/NMSQT? The PSAT is intended to serve…
September 4: Updated with Semifinalist Cutoffs for Class of 2025 Each year, the National Merit Scholarship Program recognizes approximately 50,000 students based on the results of junior year PSAT/NMSQT scores.…
Amid wide-scale test cancellations in 2020, most colleges in the U.S. chose to go test optional during the initial wave of COVID-19. Although some schools announced that the policy change would…
Compass has compiled the most recently available score range data and admission testing policies for popular colleges and universities, public and private, chosen to represent a wide array of four-year…
Just before a high-stakes performance, we enter a moment—usually quiet, sometimes a little tense—between preparation and decisive action. Runners toe the starting blocks. Actors find their marks. Test-takers settle into…
For current 11th graders, Compass recommends choosing the SAT or the current ACT, as the staggered rollout of changes from April 2025 into 2026 compromises the new ACT for the…