<p>Here are two (relatively) recent articles on Academic Index and the Ivy League:</p>
<p>Dec 2011
<a href=“Before Athletic Recruiting in the Ivy League, Some Math - The New York Times”>Before Athletic Recruiting in the Ivy League, Some Math - The New York Times;
<p>and the author’s follow-up article:
Jan 2012
[A</a> Rare Glimpse Inside the Ivy League’s Academic Index - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/ivy-academic-index/]A”>A Rare Glimpse Inside the Ivy League's Academic Index - The New York Times)</p>
<p>and how the AI is calculated:
<a href=“Calculating the Academic Index - NYTimes.com”>Calculating the Academic Index - NYTimes.com;