Colleges Where the Interview Matters

28 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database rate the interview as important or very important in the "Selection of Students" section (C7) of their own Common Data Set. 3 are public and 25 are private; the median school on the list admits 48%, and the most selective are California Institute of Technology (3%), Columbia University (4%), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (5%). Most colleges treat the interview as informational at best. These do not: it is a weighed factor, so request one and prepare for it. The list is drawn only from schools with a published factor record; schools that do not report one are not assumed either way.

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Median acceptance

48%

Most selective

California Institute of Technology

3% acceptance

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Which of the Colleges Where the Interview Matters can I get into with a 3.7 GPA and a 1300 SAT?

By CollegeCalcAI's model, a student with a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 1300 SAT has a Likely or Safety estimate (45% or higher) at 17 of the 28 colleges here, including Fisk University, Morehouse College and Pacific Union College. 2 more are Target (25 to 44%), such as Berea College and Villanova University. The other 9 are Reach. Estimates assume Regular Decision and no hook; courses, activities and essays move them.

Estimated admission chance for three student profiles at each college: 3.3 GPA, 1150 SAT; 3.7 GPA, 1300 SAT; 4.0 GPA, 1500 SAT
College	3.3 GPA1150 SAT	3.7 GPA1300 SAT	4.0 GPA1500 SAT
California Institute of Technologyadmits 3%	4%Reach	4%Reach	7%Reach
Columbia Universityadmits 4%	4%Reach	6%Reach	8%Reach
Massachusetts Institute of Technologyadmits 5%	5%Reach	7%Reach	10%Reach
U.S. Naval Academyadmits 9%	8%Reach	13%Reach	21%Reach
Amherst Collegeadmits 9%	8%Reach	11%Reach	18%Reach
College of the Ozarksadmits 12%	15%Reach	22%Reach	28%Target
Davidson Collegeadmits 13%	10%Reach	16%Reach	27%Target
Georgetown Universityadmits 13%	10%Reach	15%Reach	26%Target
U.S. Air Force Academyadmits 14%	10%Reach	19%Reach	32%Target
Berea Collegeadmits 19%	18%Reach	34%Target	45%Likely
Villanova Universityadmits 27%	17%Reach	33%Target	61%Likely
Fisk Universityadmits 37%	56%Likely	74%Safety	85%Safety
Morehouse Collegeadmits 44%	59%Likely	84%Safety	92%Safety
Pacific Union Collegeadmits 47%	69%Likely	89%Safety	95%Safety
Sterling Collegeadmits 48%	70%Safety	89%Safety	95%Safety
Stony Brook Universityadmits 49%	36%Target	78%Safety	96%Safety
Kentucky Christian Universityadmits 61%	89%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Rensselaer Polytechnic Instituteadmits 63%	61%Likely	92%Safety	98%Safety
Florida National Universityadmits 65%	93%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Brigham Young Universityadmits 68%	72%Safety	97%Safety	98%Safety
Colorado Christian Universityadmits 68%	94%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Southern Nazarene Universityadmits 68%	94%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Alice Lloyd Collegeadmits 75%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Patrick Henry Collegeadmits 77%	88%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Trinity Christian Collegeadmits 85%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety

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Estimated admission chance for three student profiles at each college: 3.3 GPA, 1150 SAT; 3.7 GPA, 1300 SAT; 4.0 GPA, 1500 SAT (continued)
Cairn Universityadmits 88%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Davis & Elkins Collegeadmits 94%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Brewton-Parker Christian Universityadmits 96%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety

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