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Anonymous wrote:Chatgpt provides a quick way to learn. Didn't know UPenn has a 240-point academic index rating. The academic index rating aggregates applicants’ GPA and test scores, and was measured out of 240. Chatgpt actually displays the formula for calculating UPenn's academic index.

There's a bunch behind that. I think other ivies do (or used to) also use it:

https://www.solomonadmissions.com/undergrad/schools/upenn/
https://www.thedp.com/article/2023/10/penn-admissions-file-ferpa-requests-information

For new people here, this might be most helpful:
https://prepmaven.com/blog/applying/how-colleges-read-your-application-a-4-step-process/

That link is helpful.
"Penn’s four numeric ratings. The academic index rating aggregates applicants’ GPA and test scores, and was measured out of 240. Following that were the POK (pursuit of knowledge), C (contribution), and P (purpose) ratings, which were all scored out of 6. These metrics were new for the Class of 2027, after Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule made some adjustments to the application"

Anonymous wrote:Chatgpt provides a quick way to learn. Didn't know UPenn has a 240-point academic index rating. The academic index rating aggregates applicants’ GPA and test scores, and was measured out of 240. Chatgpt actually displays the formula for calculating UPenn's academic index.

Its just for recruited athletes.
https://www.solomonadmissions.com/post/the-ivy-league-academic-index-explained/

Anonymous wrote:Chatgpt provides a quick way to learn. Didn't know UPenn has a 240-point academic index rating. The academic index rating aggregates applicants’ GPA and test scores, and was measured out of 240. Chatgpt actually displays the formula for calculating UPenn's academic index.

I think that's just for athletes.

The Academic Index for Recruited Athletes
If you are a recruited athlete in the Ivy League (and increasingly in other schools as well), you are also assigned an Academic Index. This is calculated based on standardized test scores and high school GPA. Academic Indexes range from around 170 to 240.

The purpose of the Academic Index, or AI, is to ensure that:

Every recruited athlete meets a minimum AI of at least 176
The academic credentials of recruited athletes is no more than 1 standard deviation below that of the rest of the student body
Ivy League institutions have agreed to uphold these standards to keep the athletic playing field competitive while maintaining high academic standards. Just like the other ratings used in college admissions, a high AI is great, but it won’t guarantee admission.

Anonymous wrote:Chatgpt provides a quick way to learn. Didn't know UPenn has a 240-point academic index rating. The academic index rating aggregates applicants’ GPA and test scores, and was measured out of 240. Chatgpt actually displays the formula for calculating UPenn's academic index.

There's a bunch behind that. I think other ivies do (or used to) also use it:

https://www.solomonadmissions.com/undergrad/schools/upenn/
https://www.thedp.com/article/2023/10/penn-admissions-file-ferpa-requests-information

For new people here, this might be most helpful:
https://prepmaven.com/blog/applying/how-colleges-read-your-application-a-4-step-process/

Anonymous wrote:Rolling dice is more ecologically friendly, and more fun.

Yup. Every ChatGPT inquiry requires 10x the energy of a normal search inquiry.

Anonymous wrote:Chatgpt provides a quick way to learn. Didn't know UPenn has a 240-point academic index rating. The academic index rating aggregates applicants’ GPA and test scores, and was measured out of 240. Chatgpt actually displays the formula for calculating UPenn's academic index.

Did you confirm that this is true? ChatGPT also makes stuff up.

Chatgpt provides a quick way to learn. Didn't know UPenn has a 240-point academic index rating. The academic index rating aggregates applicants’ GPA and test scores, and was measured out of 240. Chatgpt actually displays the formula for calculating UPenn's academic index.

Anonymous wrote:Have been using gpt to estimate admission ratings, found it very helpful. Basically plug in the stats and ECs, and ask gpt to evaluate each of the following:
Academic
Extracurricular
Athletic
Personal

Academic rating is based on rigor in the school context, gpa in the school context, test score, recommendation (if teachers told you what they are going to write).

EC rating is based on leadership, depth, impact, initiative, etc.

Athletic is the most definitive. DC got a score of 3. 1 is for D1 recruit, 2 is for D3 recruit. 3 is for varsity / club level.

It's fun.

With what prompt? How did you customize it by each school?

I think some of the new AI college apps do this for you as part of their essay and activities review:

Supps AI
Kollegio AI
Esai AI
Lumisource
Athena AI

https://www.aralia.com/helpful-information/7-best-ai-tools-to-help-with-college-applications/

Anonymous wrote:Have been using gpt to estimate admission ratings, found it very helpful. Basically plug in the stats and ECs, and ask gpt to evaluate each of the following:
Academic
Extracurricular
Athletic
Personal

Academic rating is based on rigor in the school context, gpa in the school context, test score, recommendation (if teachers told you what they are going to write).

EC rating is based on leadership, depth, impact, initiative, etc.

Athletic is the most definitive. DC got a score of 3. 1 is for D1 recruit, 2 is for D3 recruit. 3 is for varsity / club level.

It's fun.

To do this well or completely, you need to input the scoring rubric FOR each college along with the CDS (showing what the school values). Some of the scoring rubric for certain schools is in the link below. Its different for each school - as you can see even in the link some schools view ECs more importantly than other schools.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1224166.page

college vine has this built into their system (its why they ask for that detail on the ECs so they can "tier" them out)

Anonymous wrote:It’s also fun to read the studies about how AI is dumbing people down to the point that they can’t do basic things themselves.

+1 it’s like watching people stand in line to walk off a cliff, and they’re all saying “this is fun!”

Rolling dice is more ecologically friendly, and more fun.

It’s also fun to read the studies about how AI is dumbing people down to the point that they can’t do basic things themselves.

Have been using gpt to estimate admission ratings, found it very helpful. Basically plug in the stats and ECs, and ask gpt to evaluate each of the following:
Academic
Extracurricular
Athletic
Personal

Academic rating is based on rigor in the school context, gpa in the school context, test score, recommendation (if teachers told you what they are going to write).

EC rating is based on leadership, depth, impact, initiative, etc.

Athletic is the most definitive. DC got a score of 3. 1 is for D1 recruit, 2 is for D3 recruit. 3 is for varsity / club level.

It's fun.