<p>i am an academic 9
academic index: 238</p>
<p>why haven't i received a likely?</p>
<p>How did you manage to get that info? Just curious.</p>
<p>Academic indexes are just based on SATs and GPAs, which are not everything in the admissions process. If there was something in your application that was not up to par, they may have taken a second look. 1600 (and now 2400) students get rejected at Ivy League schools all the time (not saying you'll be rejected...just saying AI isn't everything). Best of luck through the rest of the process!</p>
<p>ace: AI calculator can be found from the main CC site.</p>
<p>"AI calculator can be found from the main CC site."</p>
<p>Just found it. Probably should have checked before I posted :o. Thanks!</p>
<p>I really don't think that the "AI index" is a hard science. I especially doubt that likely letters are sent to people who acheive certain stats. If it was so, then there would be no need to include essays, ECs, interviews etc. Adcoms view applicants as people, not numbers. Don't worry if you didnt get a likely letter - most admitted students won't.</p>
<p>Personally, I don't think your AI means anything to the Ivies. They're littered with similar applicants. No one EXPECTS a likely letter. Those who receive it have something major separating them from the other applicants (... not just being an academic 9).</p>
<p>well...according to the CC calculator my index is an 8 and I got a likely...if that helps anyone...</p>
<p>The AI, in my opinion, means quite a lot - especially for Dartmouth as they are the one who officially uses the system available on this site. At the same time, an academic 9 isn't as rare as it used to be; it also isn't the same indicator of admission that used to be. However, I believe it is the best look into one's chances at Dartmouth that is available. I would venture a guess that in today's more competitive process that ~60% of "9's" are accepted.</p>
<p>You must keep in mind that the admissions process at elite schools is a more holistic process where grades and scores are just one piece of the equation. Most of the selective schools are not at a loss to fill their classes with "8's" or "9's" the thing is how do you tell them apart and which ones help to fulfill your institutional mission (which at the end of the day trumps everything). </p>
<p>The thing is to look at the person after the grades especially in a small school like dartmouth where there is important to them to build a community and have well rounded class of real flesh people. It means having all kinds of students because it helps to add to the richness of the experience.</p>
<p>While it seems like an eternity until the end of the month keep in mind tht most of the calss who is admitted during RD is not going to recieve likely letters.</p>
<p>too bad it won't let u calculate w/o SAT IIs :(</p>
<p>my AI is 219 and my rank is 6. Recieved likely letter on saturday. Stats aren't everything though. They dont represent my extensive volunteer work, club activities, resiliency after facing numerous setbacks, or the fact that I'm a well rounded student. </p>
<p>That being said though good luck in the admissions process. I was hoping to recieve a likely letter but I surely did not EXPECT to get one. It is a nice relief though as I have been accepted to a college that I would be perfectly fine in going to.</p>
<p>The problem with AI is while it uses GPA (and rank?), it does not account for the quality of the school.</p>
<p>Well it doesnt use GPA AND Rank it uses either or. Also one of the Weighted GPA options is 4.3 and above I have a 4.82 Weighted but after selecting only 4.3 and above instead of putting in my rank of 6/410 I recieved an academic rank of 8 instead of 6. Its just not reliable. People keep trying to make the admissions process a science, when it is everything but. Think of admissions officers as artists rather than methodical scientists.</p>
<p>unfortunately, lots of people critiscize them as artists for liking certain colors more than others</p>
<p>wahoo, I'm an academic 4, sometimes 5! I suck!</p>
<p>If I'm not mistaken, I heard that last year, likelies were generally given out to admitted students with 1500+ SATs (and a few "fringe" categories such as olympic-level athletes). My AI was a borderline 8/9 (depending on which site you use to calculate it) and I received a likely.</p>
<p>while AI certainly doesn't guarantee a likely letter , it does puts a rough estimation of school grades and sat scores.. People with AI of 8 or 9 are as rightly stated mostly admitted to some top school or the other due to high academic achievement. and others with 6 or 7 are used in for subjective evaluation.. And to a gr8 extent it is true.. a strong AI means statistical strength that we here at CC compare at Chances forum.. </p>
<p>But a strong AI wont alone get admission, ,yet it will help gr8ly..</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>smartmind, do you know if accademic 7 ever get accepted in the top 10 schools. My son is an accademic 7 got rejected from Yale early and I have these fears that he is going to be rejected from everywhere he applied to except his two safties, which he was accepted to already.</p>
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<p>there are much more than thousands of 6-7 AI students.. at all top colleges.. </p>
<p>an AI of lower than 5 should be a slight worry if at all.
yale rejected coz they couldnt offer enough seats... and many more will reject .. but equally gud top 10 ones will accept also..</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>i had an AI of 4 :( but no SAT IIs and i submitted ACT instead of SAT (sat was lower)... go figure</p>