Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 11:15     Subject: Academic Index still used?
There are new scoring rubrics. Its not academic index. Duke's is out there.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 11:03     Subject: Academic Index still used?
Most schools are reverting back to testing requirements, so there will likely be some form of academic index used. I think this is used for non-athletes too, so not sure I understand why folks are saying it is only used for athletic recruitment.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 10:57     Subject: Academic Index still used?
Anonymous wrote:Are any academic indices known for any other colleges?


UPenn, at least at some point, used academic index for non-athlete:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/ydb2pb/i_viewed_my_upenn_admissions_file_and/
This guy got 234 out of 240.

No one knows how they evaluate it during test optional years.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 10:50     Subject: Academic Index still used?
Is it the Hernandez formula?
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 16:58     Subject: Academic Index still used?
Anonymous wrote:Anyone on this forum is just guessing.


My DC's coach at her Ivy recently explained to her how they use.

Upper class athletes are involved in the recruiting process, and she was asking how he picks and chooses certain students with stellar grades and scores who aren't necessarily the best athletic choices.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 16:54     Subject: Academic Index still used?
Definitely still used for Ivy League athlete admissions
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 16:28     Subject: Academic Index still used?
Anonymous wrote:Are any academic indices known for any other colleges?

At harder to get into colleges, you need really strong academics. At easier to get into colleges, you don’t.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 16:28     Subject: Academic Index still used?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is this measure still being used by highly selective colleges?


For athletics, yes it is.


For the class of ‘28 I know a kid at Brown who was asked to retest and one with an offer from Yale who couldn’t score high enough and was dropped.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 16:27     Subject: Academic Index still used?
Are any academic indices known for any other colleges?
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 16:26     Subject: Academic Index still used?
Anonymous wrote:Is this measure still being used by highly selective colleges?


For athletics, yes it is.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 15:55     Subject: Academic Index still used?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not in the exact format. But there are some other forms of rating as seen in Harvard lawsuit.


Like what?


Academic rating. You can google it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/cfwru7/interesting_statistics_and_info_regarding_harvard/

In the test optional years, I don't know how they do this absent the test score. There may be another format in those years.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 15:54     Subject: Academic Index still used?
Anyone on this forum is just guessing.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 15:38     Subject: Academic Index still used?
Anonymous wrote:Not in the exact format. But there are some other forms of rating as seen in Harvard lawsuit.


Like what?
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 15:37     Subject: Academic Index still used?
Not in the exact format. But there are some other forms of rating as seen in Harvard lawsuit.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2025 15:35     Subject: Academic Index still used?
Is this measure still being used by highly selective colleges?