This post was contributed by Alexandra Rhodes, an independent educational consultant based in Beverly Hills. You can learn more about Alexandra and her practice at: RhodesEducationalConsulting.com. Big news out recently from…
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For the first time since the 1970’s, College Board will be offering a summer administration of the SAT. The inaugural summer exam is scheduled for August 26, 2017 and will…
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While this is not the first time the SAT has changed, there is something unprecedented about this particular overhaul: the motive behind it. As more is asked of the SAT,…
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Beginning this September, the ACT Writing Test essay assignment will have a new purpose, format, and scoring. But is it the impossibly difficult task that students fear it to be?…
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As the Director of Curriculum at Compass, I have specific advice that I would offer to students preparing to take the new ACT Essay: #1 Breathe Seriously. Just breathe. You…
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Big Changes Are Coming, but Change Is Nothing New The SAT has been around for nearly a century and has remained in a near constant state of alteration from the…
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“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” – Aristotle At Compass, we are big fans of analogies. A great way for…
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The new SAT essay basics The new SAT essay is a 50-minute, optional component of the redesigned SAT, which will be introduced on the March 5th, 2016 test date. According to…
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The new SAT essay basics The new SAT essay is a 50-minute, optional component of the redesigned SAT, which will be introduced on the March 5th, 2016 test date. According to…
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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…
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