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The R Score: What It Is
and What It Does
July 12, 2017
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The R Score: What It Is and What It Does
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................5
1. Classification Methods ................................................................................................................6
1.1 The average grade .............................................................................................................6
1.2 The Z score ........................................................................................................................6
1.3 The college R score ...........................................................................................................7
2. Example of R Score Calculation ...................................................................................................8
2.1 Effect of using the college Z score ....................................................................................8
2.2 Impact of using two indicators: strength of the group and dispersion of the group .... 12
3. The R Score and the Admissions Process ................................................................................. 16
3.1 Importance of the R score in the admissions process ................................................... 16
3.2 Overall average R score .................................................................................................. 16
3.3 Weight of failures in the calculation of the average R score ......................................... 16
3.4 Program average R score ............................................................................................... 17
3.5 Adjustments for certain candidates ............................................................................... 18
3.6 Procedure for introducing the modified R score ........................................................... 19
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 20
Appendix A: R Score Formula ........................................................................................................ 21
Appendix B: Program Average R Score and the Admissions Process ............................................ 25
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