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COLLEGEACCEPTANCESTATISTICALPROJECT

UniversityofNewHampshire
AcceptanceRate79%
impossiblerate:21%0.21

ThereasonwhyIchoosethisuniversityisbecauseIliketheatmosphereofthis
universityandthepercentthatIcanentranceismorethanotheruniversity.

TexasA&MUniversityCollegeStation
AcceptanceRate66%
impossiblerate:34%0.34

ThereasonehyIchoosethisuniversitysbecauseitsveryfamousandlocatedinthe
cityImokaytobein.andalsoIthinktherequirementisnottoolowandnottoohighforme
toacheive.

St.LawrenceUniversity
AcceptanceRate46%
impossiblerate:54%0.54
ThereasonwhyIchoosethisuniversityisbecasueIhaveresearchedaboutthis
universitybeforeandIfoundthatthiscampushasagoodatmosphereandeducationsothis
universityismysecondchoice.

YaleUniversity
AcceptanceRate6%
impossiblerate:94%0.94
ThereasonwhyIchooseYaleUniversityisbecasuethisuniversityhasphychology
majorsoIdeciedtostudyatthisuniversitybutduetomySATscoreisnotquitegoodsoI
havetoimproveitalittlebitforacheivingmygoal.

PrincetonUniversity
AcceptanceRate7%
impossiblerate:93%0.93
ThereasonwhyIchoosethisuniversityisbecauseIhaveheardaboutthisuniversity
beforewhenIwasingrade5andIthoughtthatitsagooduniversitybecauseeveninthe
movietheseuniversityshowsupandanotherreasonisthisuniversityiswellknownaround
theworld.

(0.21x0.34x0.54x0.94x0.93)=0.03370notaccept

1(0.21x0.34x0.54x0.94x0.93)=0.96629accept

PSATconverttoSAT

470498
SAT 511
=
91
116

=475.3

UniversityofNewHampshire
= 500+610
=555
2

P(a<500)=0.25
Findzvalue

500555
Z= a
, = 82
,0.67=

MySATmathscoreis475
p(a<475)
Z= 457555
=1.19
82
p(a<457)=0.1170x100=11.7%
so,11.7%ofstudentshavelowerscorethanme.

TexasA&MUniversityCollegeStation

= 550+670
= 610
2

p(a<550)=0.25
findzvalue

550610
Z= a
, =89.6
,0.67=

MySATmathscoreis457
p(a<457)
Z= 457610
89.6 =1.7
p(a<457)=0.0446
0.0446x100=4.46%
so,19.77%ofstudentshavelowerscorethanme.

St.LawrenceUniversity
= 550+660
=605
2

p(a<550)=0.25
findzvalue

550605
Z= a
, =82
,0.67=

MySATmathscoreis457
p(a<457)

Z= 457605
164 =0.90
p(a<457)=0.1841
0.1841x100=18.41%
so,18.41%ofstudentshavelowerscorethanme

YaleUniversity
= 700+800
=750
2
p(a<700)=0.25
findzvalue

700750
Z= a
, =74.6
,0.67=

MySATmathscoreis457
p(a<457)
Z= 457750
74.6 =3.9
p(a<457)=3.9
0.0107x100=0.03%
so,0.03%ofstudentlowerthanmebutthererenoonewhohasthescorelowerthan
mine.

PrincetonUniversity
= 700+800
=750
2
p(a<700)=0.25
findzvalue
a

Z= ,0.67= 700750
, =74.6

MySATmathscoreis457
p(a<457)
Z= 457750
74.6 =3.9

p(a<457)=0.03
=0.03%
so,0.03%ofstudentshavelowerscorethanmebutthererenostudentwhogot
lowerscorethanmine.

Sources:
http://www.princetonreview.com/schools/1022973/college/universitynewhampshire
http://www.princetonreview.com/schools/1023562/college/texasamuniversitycolle
gestation
http://www.princetonreview.com/schools/1024157/college/stlawrenceuniversity
http://www.princetonreview.com/schools/1023891/college/yaleuniversity
http://www.princetonreview.com/schools/1024041/college/princetonuniversity?fsear
ch