Your Common App pieces don't map one-to-one onto a college's ratings — each part feeds several. Pick a school, then hover any input to follow the wires. Different machines; the same inputs.
Your applicationWhat gets scoredThe decision
Transcript & grades
GPA across four years
Course rigor
APs/honors vs. what's offered
Test scores
SAT / ACT / AP
Honors & awards
Common App honors section
Activities list
The 10 activity slots
Personal essay
The Common App statement
Supplemental essays
"Why us," short answers
Counselor letter
School profile + rec
Teacher letters (Ă—2)
Subject-teacher recs
Interview
Alumni / staff write-up
Athletic recruitment
A coach's support
Background / context
First-gen, family, circumstances
The decision
The reader's overall read, argued in committee.
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