Every student brings value to the process, an application “wallet” which holds up to six kinds of admissions currency: 1) the academic record; 2) standardized test scores; 3) extracurricular activities; 4) the ability to pay full price; 5) the commitment to attend if admitted, and 6) the capacity to meet a particular need of an institution. Decent performance on the first two measures alone will all but ensure admission to less selective universities, but what about highl

Defining Your Student's Objectives Hello, Moore College Data subscribers, and welcome to the blog. We decided to move our Viz of the Week to a blog format. Every post will bring you a new data visualization, and sometimes we'll chime in with commentary. Here we go! Defining Objectives--A Tool for Your Student Central to the mission of Moore College Data is redefining "fit" in tangible terms. For a school to be on your student's list, it should pass three tests: Is it affo

The framework of my counseling method in both philosophy and practice was scandalously simple: Every college on a student’s list must pass three tests. Think of these as the “three A’s:” Will the school likely be AFFORDABLE for the student/family? Does it APPEAL to the student, both in terms of quality of life and long-term objectives? Is the student ADMISSIBLE to the institution? Admissible means that the applicant’s academic metrics generally align with those of the existi