Beginning in April 2025, the ACT test will be shortened and redesigned. The science test will become optional, and the remaining three subjects (English, reading, math) will make up the…
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November 13: Updated with final wave of PSAT scores. College Board released scores in three waves depending on when students took the PSAT. We have now received scores summaries for…
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What’s a good score? is the most commonly asked question when it comes to the digital PSAT and SAT. There are multiple ways of giving context to your score –…
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On October 24th, November 7th, and November 14th, College Board will release digital PSAT scores to students. Compass has created The PSAT Counselor Toolkit to help counselors make the most…
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Over the past few years, efforts have been made to encourage more colleges to accept self-reported SAT and ACT scores from students during the application process and only require official…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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