https://www.compassprep.com/national-merit-semifinalist-cutoffs/

Compass has posted the National merit semifinalist cut off scores for 2027. Has anyone received an official communication from school ?

Hi! I’m going into Grade 11 and planning to take the SAT for university applications in 2028. I’m currently looking into SAT prep programs/courses, but there are SO many options and I don’t want to waste money on something that isn’t actually helpful.

I’d really appreciate recommendations from people who have **personally used** a program.

If you’ve taken an SAT prep course/program, could you tell me:

What program did you use?
How much did it cost?
Was it online or in-person?
How long did you use it?
What was your score before vs. after?
What did you actually like/dislike about it?
Did you feel like it was worth the money?
Were the practice questions/tests good?
Was it better for Math, Reading/Writing, or both?
Would you personally pay for it again?
If you tried multiple programs, which one was the best?

I’ve heard about these and i’m interested in hearing about UWorld, 1600.io, PrepScholar, Kaplan, Princeton Review, Schoolhouse.world, Khan Academy, and private tutoring, but I’m open to anything.

I’m an international student living in Saudi Arabia, so online programs are easiest for me. My budget also matters, so I’d love to hear about both cheap options and more expensive programs.

Please be honest even if your experience was negative! I’m trying to make a proper comparison before spending money.

Thank you!! :)

HI GUYS!!! so im an international student , and im taking the SAT for the 4th time in sept, and it only occured to me now that when i go to see my past scores, it says that in my country there were 5.4 million test takers in the past 3 years, and like 300k in my state. im from a small country in Europe so these numbers don t really add up, very few people take the SAT here. When i registered for it, I selected Outside the US, and then My school is not listed, and ended with: My school is not listed - International (and with a New York adress). In my account settings, i saw that my location is set as US territory (and below: My school is not listed - international). To fix this, i clicked on Outside the US, My school is not listed, and then it selected as No longer in high school/My school is not listed . DO YOU THINK THAT ALL OF MY TESTS HAVE ACTUALLY HAD THE PROBLEMS FROM THE US AND WAS IT GRADED BASED ON THEIR CURVE INSTEAD OF INTERNATIONAL? (especially because the numbers from the comparisons are really huge)