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In points-based GoCPS programs, students were admitted strictly in order of application score within priority groups

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2021: local conditions change quickly

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q2 i? Among applicants to points-based programs, no admitted student had a lower application score than a non-admitted student within the same priority group. → Lisa Barrow 2018

Evidence

Lisa Barrow 2018

Lisa Barrow, Lauren Sartain, & Marisa de la Torre. (2018). GoCPS: A First Look at Applications and Offers. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/gocps-first-look-applications-and-offers

q2 · i? · associational · r3

Validation analysis of selection outcomes for programs admitting by application score (test, audition, or points). The paper reports admission followed score order as expected within priority groups, with no admitted student scoring below a non-admitted peer.

"Among students who apply to points-based selection programs, no admitted student has a lower application score than a non- admitted student within their priority group."

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type claim
id gocps-points-admission-score-order
title In points-based GoCPS programs, students were admitted strictly in order of application score within priority groups
description In points-based GoCPS programs, students were admitted strictly in order of application score within priority groups
status review
evidence_strength moderate
newest_evidence 2018
recheck_by 2021
generated by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08
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