High School GPA and ACT Scores for College Admission Decisions

A dataset by Richard D. Sawyer, published on paperswithcode, analyzing the predictive relationship between high school academic performance and college admissions. The data likely contains variables such as high school averages and ACT scores. The specific temporal coverage, row count, and geographic scope are not detailed in the available metadata.

Use Cases

• Build a model to predict college admission likelihood from academic metrics (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Analyze the relative importance of GPA versus standardized test scores (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Benchmark fairness or bias in admissions criteria using historical data (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on the paperswithcode platform.
• Authored by a named researcher, Richard D. Sawyer.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Row count, column definitions, and file format are unknown.
• License is listed as 'closed', which may restrict usage.

Provenance

Source

paperswithcode

Collection Method

Method of data gathering is unknown.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Spatial coverage is unknown.