Cappex Answers Question: “What Are My Chances?”
Before you write your name on an application have you ever wondered “Really, what are my chances that this will work? What are my chances of actually getting in?”
Cappex now has the answer. A beta version of a great new college fit tool hits the Cappex site today, and we need your feedback. We call it:
The “What Are My Chances?” Calculator™.
Here’s how it works:
- Put in your college admissions info into the Cappex profile
- Enter the name of any school into the “What Are My Chances?” Calculator.
- Instantly find out your chances of getting in.
- Lather, rinse, repeat.
The Chances Calculator gives you two scores. You get your chances, from very low to very high. And you get a reliability rating, also from very low to very high. So if you don’t enter a GPA, don’t expect to get very reliable information. If your info is correct, then the Calculator is very accurate. (We’ve got stuff like algorithms at work here). The results look like this:
If you like the results you see simply click yes to send your contact information to the school.
The beta version is up now. You need to be a registered Cappex student to try the Calculator. If you are a Cappex student, check it out on your home tab. If not, you can sign up for a free Cappex account.
Enter as many schools as you like, play around, test it out, and speak to your guidance counselor about the results. Let us know what you think — good, bad or ugly — in the comments below.
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September 28th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
Thanks for this. It’s good to see how a rate at the different schools. I’d like to go to UT at Austin but my scores may be too low. What can I do to improve my chances there?
October 2nd, 2007 at 8:05 pm
This is a good system. The only major qualm is the fact that the calculator does not tell you what information is missing in your profile in order to get a completely accurate answer. A message that says “Tell us more about your desired majors” or “Your SAT scores may help narrow down the results” would be much more helpful than “Complete your profile.”
Perhaps a little later, students can search for colleges based on location or distance, and then use the calculator, instead of having to search outside of this site for a nearby college option and then type its name into the system.
October 8th, 2007 at 10:16 am
MAN. I DONT WANT TO HAVE TO DOWNLOAD IT TO ACCESS IT(BETA). Oh well. Seems like a cool feature on cappex. ENJOY EVERYONE !!
October 8th, 2007 at 11:33 am
What are my chances?
October 8th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
i wold like to know about scholarship programs
October 9th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
Destini: You don’t have to download anything. Just go to your home tab after you log in.
Patricia: For info on scholarship programs check out cappex.com/scholarships