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hi! i am confused on how 7sage decides the chances you'll get into a certain school. For example, why is it that I have more of a chance of getting into a school where i am farther away from the median than another school...?
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So I don't know the exact formula 7sage applies to the data, but I can think of a couple reasons why this might be the case. Some schools may be more willing to take "super-splitters." Some schools might weigh GPA relatively more, while others might weigh LSAT relatively more. Some may weigh stats less altogether. So being farther away from a school's median compared to another's in one or both stats shouldn't necessarily lead to worse odds.
@AriVilker1 makes sense! I also noticed that the predictions are very different from those on the lsd website despite inputting the same details. Do you have any comments about that?
@ktacklesthelsat I don't have any special insight into that. I'd recommend someone from 7sage admissions respond to this. Although, I believe LSD is solely based on the raw data regarding applicants with very close statistics, while 7sage uses statistical modeling to create a smooth model based on the total applicant pool. I don't know that to be true, though.