College Admissions Predictor

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Hey, has anyone ever used this predictor @ <a href="http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/admissions.htm#download%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/admissions.htm#download&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I downloaded it, and it said I had a 43% chance of getting into Cornell...so I guess thats average??? Anyone else used it?</p>

<p><3 NIK</p>

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<p>I got a 81% but I don't think it's accurate :(</p>

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<p>I got a 96%, but thats wayyy too high. It's too stats driven; I think Cornell cares more about essay/recs/ECs than just pure stats.</p>

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<p>agreed with towerpumkin</p>

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<p>Wow, so once again, I have no chance. lol</p>

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<p>Use the code abc8848 to get the whole version. (I hope this isn't an illegal post; if it is, please delete...)</p>

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<p>yea i got 56% but theres no way my chances are that high.</p>

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<p>I saw on the old board, some people used it last year, they said the chances it gave were too low?</p>

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<p>76%, with Wellesley as a safety. This seems a little too high.</p>

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<p>yah, this thing seems very stupid.
it does not take anything into account except for numbers.
there is no way my chances are as high as they say</p>

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<p>i don't think it is accurate.
here are some of my percentages:
SAFETIES- 71% Hopkins, 78% U of Chicago?
PRIMARIES- 56% Cornell, 50% Georgetown, 43% Northwestern </p>

<p>I have one thing to say: I WISH!!!! this college admissions predictor should be banned off the internet. THERE IS NO WAY MY CHANCES ARE THAT HIGH AT ANY OF THOSE SCHOOLS.</p>

<p>by the way, the program's determination of "safety" and "primary" is totally off too. there's no way that i believe that the schools i listed are anything but reaches for me.</p>

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<p>its got some weird things going on. i put in some stuff to figure out how it works.</p>

<p>i put in neglibible stats, except for the class rank. if i put 9/100 it said 70% chance. if i put 11/100, it said 14% chance.</p>

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<p>those types of programs are just for fun and complete BS. Stats are just numbers, but ECs/recs/essays/etc also play a big factors in admissions. Nothing can predict admissions until the day you recieve the letter</p>

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<p>yeah, I don't think it is necessary to say it's not reliable, I think it is pretty obvious based on everyone's "chances"...but fun nonetheless for us COLLEGE obsessed ppl~~</p>