<p>Is the Academic Index (AI) actually used as the overall academic rating of a person in ivy league admissions?</p>
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<p>BTW- that gave me a 231.5- excellent chances- but I kind of doubt that I could base my chances on that.....</p>
<p>No, it's not (at least outside of Dartmouth). Each of the top schools has its own proprietary system of evaluating the academic quality of applicants. Harvard's system, for example--which I'd argue is a much better analogue to Princeton than the Academic Index--is well and extensively described by Chuck</a> Hughes.</p>
<p>Wrong! Check your facts - in A is for admission the Dartmouth admissions officer clearly states that it is something all the Ivies have been using. I'm guessing the differences in admissions lie @ the extent to which Ivies choose to take AI into consideration.</p>
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Wrong! Check your facts - in A is for admission the Dartmouth admissions officer clearly states that it is something all the Ivies have been using. I'm guessing the differences in admissions lie @ the extent to which Ivies choose to take AI into consideration.
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<p>The Academic Index is used across the Ivy League for athletic recruiting purposes (there are rules on how far athletes can deviate from the academic norm). For admission of non-athletes, however, it most assuredly is not, and Hernandez does not claim it is.</p>
<p>Is it possible that you can sum up what Chuck Hughes basically states regarding Harvard's admissions system? I would be most grateful if you can.</p>
<p>I don't have the book at hand, and I don't want to break copyright. So go [url=<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Really-League-Highly-Selective-Colleges/dp/007141259X/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product%5Dhere%5B/url">http://www.amazon.com/Really-League-Highly-Selective-Colleges/dp/007141259X/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product]here[/url</a>], go to "search inside this book", search for 'academic rating', go to page 161, and start reading (you can use the arrow-bars on the side to go to the next page, etc.).</p>