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<p>This is probably the nerdiest thing I will ever post, but here it goes.</p>

<p>There's lots of talk about how GPA is 2/3 of the admission decision and the SAT is 1/3. Using that and the SAT scores, I think I've figured out a way to estimate chances. For these chances you don't consider anything that's not just numbers (EC's, legacy, essay, etc). GPA is assumed to be on a 4.0 scale.</p>

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<p>Take the middle 50% of students at UP.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.57-3.97
SAT: 1740-1980</p>

<p>Now the "average" of those students would be</p>

<p>GPA: (3.57 + 3.97)/2 = 3.77
SAT: (1740 + 1980)/2 = 1860</p>

<p>Now figure out what percent of a "perfect" applicant that would be (a perfect applicant being someone who has a 4.0/2400)</p>

<p>GPA %: 3.77 / 4.0 = .9425
SAT %: 1860 / 2400 = .775</p>

<p>Take into account how it is weighed by multiplying by 2/3 and 1/3 respectively.</p>

<p>GPA weighing: .9425 * .66 = .6221
SAT weighing: .775 * .33 = .2558</p>

<p>Add them together and you have the "score" of the average student</p>

<p>score = .6221 + .2558 = .8779</p>

<p>Again the "perfect" applicant would have the highest score possible, a 1.0</p>

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<p>Now I will do my score as an example. I have a 3.42 GPA and a 2180 SAT.</p>

<p>GPA %: 3.42 / 4.0 = .855
SAT %: 2180 / 2400 = .9083</p>

<p>now the weighting</p>

<p>GPA weighting: .855 * .66 = .5643
SAT weighting: .9083 * .33 = .2997</p>

<p>add them together</p>

<p>my score = .5643 + .2997 = .864 (slightly below the average student with a .8779)</p>

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<p>Again this is a very rough estimate, but I hope this helps some.</p>

<p>And yes, I am a huge dork.</p>

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<p>Hahaha I find this pretty cute actually... given that you are a guy</p>

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<p>Well if Penn State uses weighed GPA mine would be</p>

<p>(3.86/4.00)(2/3) = .644
(2200/2400)(1/3) = .306
.644 + .306 = .949</p>

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<p>(4.00/4.00)(2/3) = .666
(1660/2400)(1/3) = .231
.666+.231 = .897</p>

<p>...engineering by the way.</p>

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<p>Ha, I really like this. Good stuff.</p>

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<p>fiN01, nerdy of not, I think this is pretty interesting. Do you have anything similar? some sort of "formula" that somehow includes EC's, ranks, etc? I mean CC is already doing a lot of predictions based on numbers but this might lessen my neuroticism.</p>

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<p>Well I have friends at my school who got in with a 3.45 GPA, no AP's and 1700 on SAT. I also have another who has a 3.4 GPA 9 AP's and 1650 and got in, so you never know. If you have more AP's and honors, but a lower GPA, you should be fine.</p>