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Evaluate Fit - Acceptance by Test Score Scatterplots

The Acceptance by SAT and Acceptance by ACT scatterplots in Evaluate Fit provide a visual way to compare your student’s academic profile against past applicants to a specific college.

These charts show how students with different GPAs and test scores have fared in the admissions process, based on admissions outcome data collected in CounselMore.

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What You’ll See:
X-axis

SAT Scatterplot → SAT score (1600 scale)
ACT Scatterplot → ACT Composite score (40 scale)


Y-axis:

WGPA – Displays the GPA of each applicant.

Note: The scatterplot uses the WGPA field for the Y-axis. If the WGPA is not filled in, the student (diamond) will not appear on the chart—even if a unweighted GPA is entered.


Color-coded Dots:

Each dot represents a past student’s outcome.
Gray = Applied
Green = Accepted
Blue = Accepted and Enrolled
Orange = Deferred

Red = Denied
Purple Diamond = Current Student

Tip: You can click on each color in the scatterplot legend to toggle categories on or off, helping you focus on specific outcomes.


How to Use It
Compare Student to History
: The purple diamond highlights your student’s GPA and test score, making it easy to compare with past outcomes.

Spot Admission Trends:
Green and blue clusters → successful ranges
Red clusters → less competitive ranges

Guide Conversations: Use patterns in the scatterplots to discuss target, reach, and likely schools with students and families.


Why It Matters
Scatterplots turn admissions results into a clear, visual story. They allow counselors and students to see where a profile aligns with past acceptances, while remembering that GPA and test scores are just one piece of a college’s holistic admissions review.

 

📊 All scatterplot data comes directly from CounselMore’s admissions outcomes reporting.