http://www.mychances.net/blog/2007/04/06/predictions-on-display/ Data-driven college admission prediction Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:05:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.mychances.net/blog/2007/04/06/predictions-on-display/#comment-62 James Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:19:57 +0000 http://www.mychances.net/blog/2007/04/06/predictions-on-display/#comment-62 For many schools at the present moment, the formula is fairly simple (essentially sat, gpa, class rank in a quadratic transformation). At others, it is more complicated, taking other factors into account. Brent and I are going to update these models soon, enhancing the system with some of the factors (including HS info) that we recently started collecting. Once we've done that, we'll figure out how we'll publish the formulas that are in use. For many schools at the present moment, the formula is fairly simple (essentially sat, gpa, class rank in a quadratic transformation). At others, it is more complicated, taking other factors into account. Brent and I are going to update these models soon, enhancing the system with some of the factors (including HS info) that we recently started collecting. Once we’ve done that, we’ll figure out how we’ll publish the formulas that are in use.

]]> http://www.mychances.net/blog/2007/04/06/predictions-on-display/#comment-58 Will Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:53:49 +0000 http://www.mychances.net/blog/2007/04/06/predictions-on-display/#comment-58 I've always been interested in how MyChances determines the probability of admissions - which factors are taken into account besides GPA and SAT? Any chance us college-bound nerds could take a peek at the model/formula being used? I’ve always been interested in how MyChances determines the probability of admissions - which factors are taken into account besides GPA and SAT? Any chance us college-bound nerds could take a peek at the model/formula being used?

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