Predicting admissions online.

• Position: Education - Brief Article

Can admission to top colleges be boiled down to a formula? Some online companies say yes. The founders of ThickEnvelope.com say that for a $79.95 fee they will assign applicants a probability, from 5 percent to 90 percent, of being accepted into 80 different colleges. Applicants enter SAT scores, class rank, grade-point average, and details of extra-curriculars. Other sites, both free and fee based, offer similar...