--- title: Net, Fit, Reach, Lottery – List Balance Labels and Target Mix description: Assign custom probability categories in Settings _ My Business --- [Skip to content](https://helpdesk.counselmore.com/my-business-admissions-probability-counselor-evaluation#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [![CounselMore College Planning Software Knowledge Base](https://helpdesk.counselmore.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logos/CMLogo_CCS_wide_trans-w2000-1.gif?width=1116&height=125&name=CMLogo_CCS_wide_trans-w2000-1.gif)](https://helpdesk.counselmore.com/?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations Select below, or search by topic - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Knowledge Base : CounselMore Support](https://helpdesk.counselmore.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [SETTINGS MENU & CUSTOMIZATIONS](https://helpdesk.counselmore.com/settings-menu-customizations?hsLang=en) 3. [Settings - My Business](https://helpdesk.counselmore.com/settings-menu-customizations?hsLang=en#settings-my-business) # Net, Fit, Reach, Lottery – List Balance Labels and Target Mix ## Assign custom probability categories in Settings ### **What are List Balance Labels?** List Balance Labels are the four categories you use to mark how likely a student is to be admitted to each college on their list. By default they are: - **Net**: "all net" or "safety net," a college the student is very likely to be admitted to - **Fit**: "campus fit" or "admissions fit," a college that matches the student's profile - **Reach**: "it's a reach," admission is less likely - **Lottery**: a highly rejective college, where the odds are unknown These are CounselMore's default terms. You can rename all four to match your own terminology, but you can't remove any of them. Your labels appear in your **College Lists**, the **App Tracker**, and your students' **Student/Parent Portal**. 💯 **CounselMore does not contrive admissions probability. Fit is determined by the evaluating counselor.** ### **How to rename your List Balance Labels** List Balance Labels can be changed **only in Settings**. There is no separate counselor-side or student-side setting. 1. Go to **Settings**. 2. In the left menu, click **Account Setup**. 3. Scroll down to **Client Portal Customizations**. 4. Click **List Balance Labels** to expand it. 5. Type your preferred name in the **Net**, **Fit**, **Reach**, and **Lottery** fields. For example, change *Net* to *Safety*. *![nfrl-1](https://helpdesk.counselmore.com/hs-fs/hubfs/nfrl-1.png?width=670&height=308&name=nfrl-1.png)*   ### **How to set your Target Mix** Target Mix is right below List Balance Labels. It sets the ideal balance for a college list, and it drives the **List Balance grade**. - **Net target %**, **Fit target %**, and **Reach/Lottery target %**: the share of the list for each band. The three must add up to **100%**. The defaults are 35 / 45 / 20. - **Min schools** and **Max schools**: the target number of colleges on the list. The defaults are 8 and 12.   ### **How to label a college on a student's list** 1. Open the student's College List (Counselor List or Student List). 2. Find the **Fit** column to the right of the college name. 3. Click the dropdown and choose Net, Fit, Reach, or Lottery (or your custom names). ![fitcol](https://helpdesk.counselmore.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fitcol.png?width=670&height=315&name=fitcol.png)   Note: List Balance Labels on multi-counselor accounts On a multi-counselor account, List Balance Labels are saved **per counselor**. A student's portal shows the labels of the counselor the student is **assigned to**, not the labels of the admin or the account owner. - When an admin renames their labels, only the admin's own students see the change. - Students assigned to another counselor see that counselor's labels. - To change the labels a student sees, the assigned counselor updates their own List Balance Labels in Settings, or the student is reassigned to you. **Scenario:** As the Admin, the balance labels are set to **Safety, Fit, Reach,** and **Lottery**. However, when viewing the student's portal, the labels are different. This is because the student is assigned to another counselor. Counselor's balance labels are set to **Net, Fit, Reach,** and **Lottery**, and the student portal follows the settings of the assigned counselor, not the admin. 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