<p>Right, but I WISH I had a 10...lol this can't matter that much really, it's extremely harsh</p>
<p>letmepass: GPA inflates the result for most people. Rank is definitely important</p>
<p>I hate rank.</p>
<p>I have an upward trend in my grades, and I'm ranked 13th.
My friend has a downward trend in his grades, and he's ranked 11th.
My GPA was higher than his for both sophomore and junior years.</p>
<p>Which is better?
=(</p>
<p>my class rank is screwed up cuz my school wouldnt accept my credits when i transferrd. a kid in my class only has a 3.5 and has taken about half of the aps i took, yet he is ranked higher than me.</p>
<p>not trying to brag or anything...just venting. stupid school system.</p>
<p>College
230.5 (9 out of 9)</p>
<p>AI is very inconsistent especially if you go to very competitive high school. I go to a top 20 high school and it doesn't rank nor does it weight so if i put my gpa in I get 231.5 9/9, but if i had to guess my rank i would guess it to be around 10-15/300, now a 10 gives me a 225.5 8/9 whereas a 15 gives 223.5 7/9, so i really don't think its a very reliable measure. And yes it is a bit outdated, and if ivies even still use i, they use it (the AI) sparingly. A Is for Admission was published in 1999 and written between '97 and '98, so its about 7 to 8 years old, and better pools of students have definitely made other admissions factors (i.e. anything other than transcript and sat) more important.</p>
<p>I got a 6, but I think I have better ECs than some people w/ higher AIs than me... I have like six good leadership positions... And my personal essay was really unique (I think), it was about the American Museum of Natural History and anthropology... And I sent two supplemental photos of my artwork... And my interview went really well.</p>
<p>But also, I'm Caucasian and from NY...</p>
<p>Blahhhhhhhhhhhhh, I hate all you smart people !</p>
<p>Sorry, just venting and frustrated because I think I'll be deferred and having really worked on my other apps yet and I love Penn.</p>
<p>How do you do academic index with ACTs?</p>
<p>use a conversion chart... do a google search and itll come up...</p>
<p>and this was used for recruited athletes originally... as long as you had a 200 u could then be admitted to the school... a school like penn who uses a holistic approach would, i assume, make sure you had at least a 200, just so you qualify as academically capable, and then acceptance would come down to other factors (essays, recs, ecs, interviews, legacy, etc)</p>
<p>btw mine is 211.5, 5\9 when i put gpa in...
206.5, 4\9 when i put rank in... </p>
<p>good thing i had two soild interviews and am a legacy...</p>
<p>Your Academic Index: 236
Your AI Rank: 9 out of 9</p>
<p>Wharton</p>
<p>^^ i swear i read something about u (dopamine) writing the huntsman essay. did u change ur mind?</p>
<p>neways...
w/ rank 217 6/9....
w/ weighted gpa 227 8/9</p>
<p>Don't forget to post which undergrad school you're applying to.</p>
<p>crap sorry guys..</p>
<p>217 6/9 w/rank
227 8/9 w GPA</p>
<p>wharton</p>
<p>um, the AI doesnt work well for me:
226.5
8/9 bc my gpa is 4.41</p>
<p>212.5
5/9 bc our school only ranks by deciles. i am 10%...</p>
<p>AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...</p>
<p>oops oh yea
CAS</p>
<p>If I put that I'm 9th in my class (which I am), i get a 5/9 but if i put my gpa (4.00), i get an 8/9. hmm</p>
<p>and this was used for recruited athletes originally... as long as you had a 200 u could then be admitted to the school... a school like penn who uses a holistic approach would, i assume, make sure you had at least a 200, just so you qualify as academically capable, and then acceptance would come down to other factors (essays, recs, ecs, interviews, legacy, etc)</p>
<p>btw mine is 211.5, 5\9 when i put gpa in...
206.5, 4\9 when i put rank in...</p>
<p>good thing i had two soild interviews and am a legacy...</p>
<p>CAS</p>
<p>So far, this is how it is...</p>
<p>CAS:
3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9</p>
<p>Wharton:
6, 6, 6, 9, 9</p>
<p>mcgruff, which school are you?</p>
<p>And ew, legacies make me cry.</p>
<p>onevoice... is that with ranks or with gpas...</p>
<p>Yeah ride, I ended up changing my mind. I don't want to be bound to international business - there are some interesting entertainment and media courses at wharton that I want to take :).</p>