The Compass Academics Blog

The ACT will implement significant changes starting in Fall 2020 and current high school students should take note.  Starting with the September 2020 administration, students will have more options to improve their scores. Here are the highlights: Section...

Selectivity is a numbers game; it is represented by a simple fraction. A number of students apply, a smaller number of students receive admission. This isn’t news. However, many students mistakenly believe those numbers represent something they don’t. It is commonly...

Starting in September 2020, high school students will be able to retake only sections (reading, math, science, English, and the optional writing section) of the ACT when they seek to improve their scores rather than sitting through the three-hour test for the second,...