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  1. College Kickstart
  2. What’s Behind the Numbers
  3. What’s behind the numbers

    What’s behind the numbers

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    • What colleges and universities are covered?
    • Where is the college data sourced and how often is it updated?
    • How are qualitative factors taken into consideration?
    • For rolling admissions, how is a due date determined?
    • How are schools with guaranteed/assured admissions handled?
    • What factors into an early admission recommendation?
    • What determines a student's list grade?
    • When are application requirements updated?
    • How are the differences between resident and non-resident admission rates tracked?
    • Where is the Need-Based Aid and Merit-Based Aid sourced? How do the ratings work?