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How do you Measure your Chances for Admission?

by Claudine Vainrub, Principal of EduPlan / Sunday, 20 October 2019 / Published in College Admissions

What are your chances for admission at a given school? College admissions are based on several factors, some of which can be measured more objectively than others. These include:

  • Your GPA
  • Your tests scores on ACT, SAT, Subject Tests and AP

Other less measurable but important factors include:

  • Quality (rigor) of your course schedule
  • Your resume of activities, work and other experiences
  • Your contributions to your community
  • Your love of learning
  • Your life experiences

How to use measurable factors?

Check admissions data for each college on your list. Look at the range of SAT or ACT scores, and GPAs. Your test scores will put each college in one of the three zones: green, yellow or red.

What puts a school in your GREEN zone?

  • Your test scores are within the score range of top 25% students
  • College has an acceptance rate of 60-100%

What puts a school in your YELLOW zone?

  • Your test scores are in the mid 50% range, along with most of the other students
  • College has an acceptance rate of 20-60%

What puts a school in your RED zone?

  • Your test scores are lower than the average scores at the college
  • College has a low acceptance rate (typically under 20%)

How many schools should you have in each zone?

  • 1-4 in the GREEN zone. These are your SURE BETS or SAFETY colleges. For schools in this zone, you can often expect to receive merit scholarship awards.
  • 2-5 in the YELLOW zone. These are your EXPECTED or TARGET colleges. A majority of colleges in your list should be in this zone. It is your sweet spot for college admissions.
  • 1-3 in the RED zone. These are your REACH colleges. This is where immeasurable factors can be very influential.

Take Action

Create a list to gauge whether you have a balance of colleges in each zone. Note: This list is a comparison of data and does not guarantee or predict admission.

Follow these steps to check your zones:

  1. List your selected colleges in a spreadsheet.
  2. Assign a color to each college based on the acceptance rate and average test scores.
  3. Count how many of your colleges are in the Red, Yellow and Green zones.
  4. Adjust your list if needed!
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