by Compass Academics | Oct 19, 2021 | Compass Academics Blog
Desperate times call for desperate measures. The end justifies the means. Greed is good. Any of these famous quotes can be used to rationalize paying and charging ridiculous sums of money to gain an advantage in any competitive industry. Wherever uncertainty, frailty,...
by Compass Academics | Oct 19, 2021 | Compass Academics Blog
The American School Counselor Association recommends a student-to-school counselor ratio of 250:1. The national average is more than twice that at 482:1. Of course, when you consider that these counselors are most often “guidance counselors,” and not specifically...
by Compass Academics | Oct 19, 2021 | Compass Academics Blog
To paraphrase Nietzsche: Humans can tolerate suffering, but humans can’t tolerate meaningless suffering. There is no doubt that many students are suffering right now with news of rejection from schools where they hoped they would spend the next four years of...
by Compass Academics | Oct 19, 2021 | Compass Academics Blog
I recently gave a presentation for parents of HS Sophomores and Juniors and the subject of SAT subject tests came up. Compass Academics is based in St. Louis and many of our local clients are not very familiar with the SAT, much less SAT Subject tests. When I...
by Compass Academics | Oct 19, 2021 | Compass Academics Blog
In a recent article, “When Colleges Seek Diversity Through Photoshop,” InsideHigherEd.com exposes the lengths to which schools will go to appear to be more inclusive than they actually are. Scott Jaschik reports that a recent ad campaign from York College in...