Build your college list

Add schools and tag each as a reach, target, or safety. Base rate is the school’s overall acceptance rate; your admit probability is the acceptance model scored against My student (using a default profile — build yours first) — so factors like legacy or recruited-athlete status show up as the gap between the two. Click any probability to override it with your own estimate — your number then replaces the model for that school (it may be more or less accurate than the model; it’s your call).

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School	Base rate	Your admit prob.	Model band	Your tag	Round	Weather
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI	18.0%	2.5%	reach	—	—	93
Illinois Champaign, IL	45.0%	4.1%	target	—	—	91
Northwestern Evanston, IL	7.0%		high reach	—	—	90
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN	53.0%	4.7%	target	—	—	85
Michigan State East Lansing, MI	83.0%	4.0%	safety	—	—	90

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Your odds2.5%
Base rate18.0%
Bandreach
Weather93
Plausible range 3.1%–51.0% — selective admissions are uncertain; treat it as a band, not a precise number.
Illinois
Champaign, IL
Your odds4.1%
Base rate45.0%
Bandtarget
Weather91
Plausible range 12.5%–77.1% — selective admissions are uncertain; treat it as a band, not a precise number.
Northwestern
Evanston, IL
Your odds
Base rate7.0%
Bandhigh reach
Weather90
Plausible range 1.1%–29.8% — selective admissions are uncertain; treat it as a band, not a precise number.
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Your odds4.7%
Base rate53.0%
Bandtarget
Weather85
Plausible range 16.8%–81.3% — selective admissions are uncertain; treat it as a band, not a precise number.
Michigan State
East Lansing, MI
Your odds4.0%
Base rate83.0%
Bandsafety
Weather90
Plausible range 49.1%–93.6% — selective admissions are uncertain; treat it as a band, not a precise number.

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Each dot is a school on your list, placed at its location.

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Elite Ranking

Your list reordered by expected value — how much My student would value each school, weighted by the modeled chance of getting in. Using a neutral weighting until you complete the fit simulator.

#1
Purdue University
Utility 0.66 · Admit 48%
0.32
#2
Michigan State University
Utility 0.63 · Admit 79%
0.49
#3
University of Michigan
Utility 0.58 · Admit 15%
0.09
#4
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Utility 0.51 · Admit 41%
0.21
#5
Northwestern University
Utility 0.33 · Admit 7%
0.02

bars: expected value (utility × admit probability)

These outputs are estimates from a baseline model — not guarantees of admission, cost, or outcome.