Testing Events

"Each year we invite Compass to present to our 10th grade
families about college admission testing. These events help our
families feel confident, relieved, and well-informed, and they
help us keep healthy behaviors at the center of our program.
I am inundated by offers from test prep companies, but
I always find myself coming back to Compass."

- Canh Oxelson, Associate Head of School, Horace Mann School
Formerly Dean, Harvard-Westlake and Director of Recruitment, UPenn

College Admission Testing Events for Parents, Students, and Educators

Presented by Compass Education Group

Compass keynote speakers travel to high schools throughout the U.S. and around the world advocating for a sane, well-planned approach to the college admissions testing process. To reach as many families as possible, Compass also presents via webinar to schools and to public audiences on a regular basis. Incorporating policy updates and data that continually change, these presentations have guided thousands of students through the complex and ever-evolving testing landscape. We offer the calmest approach to college admission testing through sound planning and timely information.

Our most recent recordings and our newly-scheduled webinars can be found here: Webinars on College Admission Testing

Compass in the Community

We are proud to support more than 300 outstanding school partners with a range of valuable testing-related resources. View below a sampling of the institutions with whom we have shared our expertise. To discuss opportunities for your school, please contact outreach@compassprep.com.

West

California

Acalanes High School
Alverno Heights
Archbishop Mitty High School
Archbishop Riordan High School
The Archer School for Girls
Archie Williams High School
Athenian School
Banning High School
Bellarmine College Prep
Bentley School
Beverly Hills High School
The Branson School
Brentwood School
Buckley School
Campbell Hall
Campolindo High School
Cardinal Newman High School
Carlmont High School
Carondelet High School
Castilleja School
Cate School
Chadwick School
CHAMPS Charter High School
City Honors High School
Cleveland Magnet High School
The College Preparatory School
Convent of the Sacred Heart, SF
Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School
Crossroads School
Crystal Springs Uplands School
Da Vinci Design High School
de Toledo High School
Design Tech High School
Dougherty Valley High School
Drew School
Dunn School
Eagle Rock High School
Eastside College Prep
Episcopal School of Los Angeles
Flintridge Preparatory School
Francis Parker School
Galileo High School
Geffen Academy at UCLA
Harker School
Harvard-Westlake School
Head-Royce School
iLEAD Schools
Immaculate Heart High School
Jewish Community High School of the Bay
John O’Connell High School
JSerra Catholic High School
Junipero Serra High School
Justin Siena High School
Kehillah Jewish High School
King’s Academy
Laguna Blanca School
Las Lomas High School
Lick-Wilmerding High School
Louisville High School
Loyola High School
Malibu High School
Marin Academy
Marin School
Marlborough School
Marshall High School
Marymount High School
Maybeck High School
Menlo School
Menlo-Atherton High School
Mercy High School
Midland School
Milken Community School
Mira Costa High School
Miramonte High School
Monta Vista High School
Montebello Unified School District
New Roads School
New West Charter
Northwood High School
Notre Dame High School (Belmont)
Notre Dame High School (San Jose)
Novato High School
Nueva School
Oak Park High School
Oaks Christian School
Oakwood School
Pacific Ridge School
Palisades Charter High School
Palos Verdes High School
Peninsula High School
Piedmont High School
The Pilgrim School
Pinewood School
Polytechnic School
Presentation High School
Providence High School
Quarry Lane School
Redwood High School
Rolling Hills Preparatory School
Ruth Asawa SF School of the Arts
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
Sacred Heart Preparatory
Sage Hill
San Domenico School
San Francisco Day School
San Marcos Unified School District
San Marin High School
San Marino High School
San Rafael High School
San Ramon Valley High School
Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Sequoyah School
Shalhevet School
Sierra Canyon School
Sonoma Academy
St. Francis
St. Francis High School
St. Ignatius College Preparatory
St. Lucy’s Priory High School
St. Mary’s College High School
St. Monica’s High School
Stuart Hall High School
Summerbridge
Tamalpais High School
Thacher School
UCLA Lab School
University High School
The Urban School
Viewpoint School
Vistamar School
The Webb Schools
Wesley School
Westchester Charter
Westridge School for Girls
Whittier Christian
Wildwood School
Windward School
Woodside Priory

Colorado

Aspen High School
Cherry Creek High School
Colorado Academy
Kent Denver School
Regis Jesuit High School
Ridgeview Classical Schools
St. Mary’s Academy

Hawaii

Punahou School

New Mexico

Santa Fe Preparatory School

Oregon

Catlin Gabel School
Jesuit High School
Lake Oswego Senior High School
Marist Catholic High School
Oregon Episcopal School
St. Mary’s Academy

Utah

Waterford School

Washington

The Bear Creek School
The Bush School
Charles Wright Academy
Downtown School of Seattle
Eastside Catholic High School
Eastside Preparatory School
Gonzaga Preparatory School
HYLA School
Lakeside School
The Northwest School
The Overlake School
Seattle Academy (SAAS)
Seattle Preparatory School
Tesla STEM High School
University Prep

Midwest

Illinois

Beacon Academy
Carmel Catholic High School
Deerfield High School
District 113 and 225
Glenbrook North High School
Glenbrook South High School
Highland Park High School
Hinsdale Central High School
Lake Forest Academy
Libertyville High School
Loyola Academy
Lyons Township High School
Maine South High School
Maine West High School
Mount Carmel High School
Naperville Central High School
Naperville North High School
New Trier Township High School
North Shore Country Day School
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School
University of Chicago Lab Schools
Vernon Hills High School
Warren Township High School

Michigan

Cranbrook Schools
Detroit Country Day School
Greenhills School
University Liggett School

Minnesota

Blake School
Breck School
Mounds Park Academy
St. Paul Academy & Summit School

Missouri

John Burroughs High School
MICDS
Rockhurst High School
Saint Joseph’s Academy

Ohio

Columbus Academy
St. Xavier High School

Wisconsin

University School of Milwaukee

South

Florida

Donna Klein Jewish Academy
Evangelical Christian School
King’s Academy
Pine Crest School
The Pine School
Posnack School
Ransom-Everglades School
St. Andrew’s School

Kentucky

Kentucky Country Day School
Louisville Collegiate School

Louisiana

Isidore Newman School
Metairie Park Country Day School

North Carolina

Cape Fear Academy
Cary Academy
Cary Christian School
Durham Academy
Durham Public Schools
St. Mary’s School
Trinity Academy of Raleigh
Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill
Westchester Country Day School

Oklahoma

Casady School

Tennessee

Battle Ground Academy
Baylor School
Brentwood Academy
Currey Ingram Academy
Girls Preparatory School
Harpeth Hall High School
Hutchison School
Memphis University School
Montgomery Bell Academy
Pope John Paul II High School
St. Mary’s Episcopal School
University School of Nashville

Texas

The Awty International School
Cistercian Preparatory School
Episcopal High School
Fort Worth Country Day School
Greenhill School
The Hockaday School
The John Cooper School
The Keystone School
The Kinkaid School
St. John’s School
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
Ursuline Academy

Northeast

Connecticut

Avon Old Farms School
Choate Rosemary Hall
Greenwich Country Day School
Hamden Hall Country Day School
The Hotchkiss School
Miss Porter’s School
Sacred Heart Greenwich
Suffield Academy

Delaware

Archmere Academy
Sanford School
St. Andrew’s School
Tower Hill School
Ursuline Academy

District of Columbia

The Field School
Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Visitation School
Gonzaga College High School
Maret School
National Cathedral School
Sidwell Friends School
St. Albans School
Washington International School

Maine

Waynflete School

Maryland

Academy of the Holy Cross
Baltimore Friends School
Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School
Boys Latin School
Bryn Mawr School
Bullis School
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Connelly School of the Holy Child
Friends School of Baltimore
Garrison Forest School
Georgetown Preparatory School
Gilman School
Glenelg Country School
Holton-Arms School
Maryvale Preparatory School
McDonogh School
McLean School
The Park School of Baltimore
Roland Park Country School
Sandy Spring Friends School
St. Paul’s School for Boys
St. Paul’s School for Girls
St. Timothy’s School
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

Massachusetts

Berkshire School
British International School of Boston
Commonwealth School
Deerfield Academy
Milton Academy
New England Innovation Academy
Phillips Academy—Andover
Wilbraham & Monson Academy

New Hampshire

Holderness School

New Jersey

Academy of the Holy Angels
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School
Blair Academy
Dwight-Englewood School
Gill St. Bernard’s School
The Hun School of Princeton
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Morristown Beard School
Newark Academy
Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child
St. Peter’s Prep
The Wardlaw-Hartridge School

New York

Avenues: The World School
Bard High School Early College
Berkeley Carroll School
Bethlehem Central High School
The Bronx High School of Science
Brooklyn Friends School
The Browning School
Chapin School
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Dalton School
Dwight School
Dwight Global Online School
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Friends Seminary
Hackley School
The Hewitt School
Horace Mann School
Manlius Pebble Hilll School
Nightingale-Bamford School
The Packer Collegiate Institute
Poly Prep Country Day School
Portledge School
Riverdale School
Rudolf Steiner School
The Spence School
St. Ann’s School
Staten Island Academy
Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls
United Nations International School

Pennsylvania

Abington Friends School
The Agnes Irwin School
The Baldwin School
Conestoga High School
Crefeld School
The Episcopal Academy
Friends Select School
George School
Germantown Academy
Gwynedd Mercy Academy
The Haverford School
The Hill School
The Kiski School
La Salle College High School
Marple Newtown High School
Radnor High School
Sewickley Academy
Shipley School
William Penn Charter School
Winchester Thurston School

Rhode Island

Providence Country Day School
Rocky Hill Country Day School

Virginia

Cape Henry Collegiate
Collegiate School of Richmond
Flint Hill School
Foxcroft School
Hampton Roads Academy
Madeira School
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy
Norfolk Academy
Norfolk Collegiate School
The Potomac School
St. Catherine’s School
St. Christopher’s School
St. Gertrude High School
St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School

Presentation Highlights

Hear the latest key insights on the following and more:

SAT or ACT: Making your best choice
Understanding PSAT scores and what they project
Test scores’ role and weight in college admissions
Why colleges’ testing policies vary so widely
Debunking the most pervasive myths about testing and admission
The admissions advantage of strong scores in competitive applicant pools
Successful calendaring of testing and test prep
Hallmarks of high-quality test prep and strategies for self-study

Click through the carousel to review sample presentation slides.

Handouts for Attendees

The Compass Guide to College Admission Testing

Attendees receive a complimentary copy of The Compass Guide to College Admission Testing. This essential resource for families and counselors contains 100+ pages of unbiased information on the ACT, SAT, PSAT, AP Exams, and more. The print edition has reached over 100,000 families and is used by counseling offices at many of the top schools in the U.S. The Guide is also available as a free PDF or iBook download via the link below. Sharon Cuseo of Harvard-Westlake School says “I wish every family in the country received this terrific resource.”

Check out the Guide

Praise for Our Presentations

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We only receive positive feedback from families who have prepared with Compass. In a service industry that often feels 'transactional,' Compass makes a student's well-being and his or her specific needs the focal point.
Tamar Adegbile, Director of College Counseling, Cate School

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When we refer families to Compass, we know that we are connecting them to professionals who can manage the entirety of the admission testing process. Students often say how much they love their tutors and how much their scores have improved.
Molly Branch, Co-Director of College Counseling, Windward School

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I receive nothing but positive feedback following Compass' presentations. They have a natural way of putting families at ease, which is so important given the angst around standardized testing and college admissions. I highly recommend Compass to my colleagues and invite them back to our campus every year!
Lisa Neumaier, College & Career Specialist, Archie Williams High School

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From Compass’ webinars for college counselors, to The Guide to College Admission Testing, to Matty Steiner’s engaging presentation to our 10th grade families, we have been thoroughly impressed by Compass’ comprehensive resources, their data-driven knowledge of testing, and their sensible approach to taking these tests. We look forward to continuing to partner with Compass.
Tracy Matthews and Naté Hall, Friends Select School, Philadelphia, PA

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We are delighted to partner with Compass, as so many of our colleagues have done. The education and training Compass provides to our school and to the counselor community is invaluable. Their excellent research de-stresses rather than raise alarms.
Katy Murphy, Director of College Counseling, Bellarmine College Prep; Past-President of NACAC

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Our families gravitate toward Compass because its tutors and staff honor each student, appreciating his or her unique strengths and weaknesses. Compass is the gold standard within the industry of test preparation.
Jennifer Simpson, Director of College Counseling, Campbell Hall

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Compass' ability to marry clarity and depth of knowledge is a significant asset to the Urban School. Each time Compass presents, I walk away reassured that our students and parents are getting honest, well-researched information about college admission testing. This assurance is confirmed by the waves of appreciative emails I receive from families.
Lauren Gersick, Associate Director of College Counseling, the Urban School of San Francisco

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Compass’ presentation was, by far, the best one we have ever had on admission testing. The content was spot on and the delivery was wonderful: clear, articulate, warm, and reassuring. Our parents were extremely complimentary and said they felt much better.
Gail Devine, College Counselor, Louisville High School

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I appreciate the research and development that Compass shares regarding college admission tests. In their presentations, Compass illuminates what these tests DO and DON'T measure, which enables our students to separate their test scores from their identities. The tone of these events is overwhelmingly positive and optimistic.
Jeff Morrow, Director of College Counseling, Oaks Christian School

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With all of the anxiety around college admissions testing and the redesigned SAT, Compass' presentation could not have been more timely and relevant for our students and parents. They have great skill at explaining the complex nuances of testing, while still making it clear enough for everyone to understand.
David Rion, Director of College Guidance, Loomis Chaffee School

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Compass presenters manage to take a calm and light-hearted approach while also being professional in their delivery. Their talks strike the perfect balance - reducing anxiety while providing families with solid guidance regarding admission tests. Also, their materials, including the College Admission Testing Guide, are thoughtfully compiled by professionals I trust.
Steffany Perez, Co-Director of College Counseling, Oakwood School

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Compass has been an invaluable resource for our families. Their staff is outstanding and have provided our students and parents with exceptional presentations to help demystify testing. In addition, the wealth of information and testing support they have provided to our families have been instrumental in helping our students achieve their best scores. We greatly value the collaborative effort provided by Compass to best support our students.
Clara Bird, Director of College Counseling, Providence High School

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Each year we invite Compass to present to our 10th grade families about college admission testing. These events help our families feel confident, relieved, and well-informed. I am inundated by offers from test prep companies, but I always find myself coming back to Compass.
Canh Oxelson, Director of College Counseling, Horace Mann School; formerly Director of Recruitment, UPenn

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Compass' seminar has been a tremendous benefit to my 10th graders and their parents each year for the last decade. The Compass leadership is in a class of its own; they are the foremost experts in the field with the highest ethical standards.
James Skrumbis, Head of School, Sierra Canyon School

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Compass is an invaluable resource for us. Their approach to testing is smart and reasonable. Their sophomore parent testing evenings are of the highest quality – useful, comprehensive, well-researched, and delivered with compelling and fresh insight.
Laura Hotchkiss, Director of Upper School, Marlborough School

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I only trust Compass to speak to the sophisticated audience at my school about college admissions testing and preparation. I love seeing the looks on their faces when they hear what Compass has to say in their informed, straight-talking, helpful presentations. Students feel much more at ease and families walk away with real insight into testing.
Krista Klein, Co-Director of College Counseling, Lick-Wilmerding High School