<p>Perhaps the essay helped and hurt some people? Also, if you look at the cover page that you should have printed out when you submitted your application, you will notice that in the chart titled “SPA USE ONLY,” they have some abbreviations and numbers. I think that…
AI = academic index
CAI = ???
GEO = store location number
CP = number of college prep classes, with AP classes counting twice as much as honors classes
EX = extracurricular activities, calculated using number of years involved and positions held (don’t know exact formula)
WE = work experience, more specifically how many jobs you’ve held
VS = volunteer service, more specifically the number of hours you’ve volunteered. </p>
<p>I might be wrong about these abbreviations, but I came up with these looking at how they corresponded to what I entered on my application.</p>
<p>Maybe if CCers compared the numbers that they have for these (besides GEO), we might know what set them apart (in addition to the essay).</p>