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> That’s nice..your tool cannot differentiate between GMAT Classic vs FE scores though
Great point — you’re right, the current version takes GMAT Classic scores as the primary input since most school medians are still published in Classic format. GMAT Focus Edition scoring is different (205-805 scale vs 200-800) and the percentile equivalencies are still settling across schools.
For Focus Edition scores the rough conversion is: GMAT FE 645 ≈ Classic 700, FE 675 ≈ Classic 730, FE 705 ≈ Classic 760. So if you have a Focus score just convert it before entering and the assessment will still be accurate.
Adding native Focus Edition support is on the roadmap — schools are still publishing updated median data for FE scores so once that stabilizes it’ll be incorporated. Appreciate the feedback — exactly the kind of thing that makes the tool better

how less ai is ur tool? considering all ur replies are so gpt

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Nah..your tool is as generic as they come, wouldn’t advise anyone to spend $19 for something you can get for free

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> Nah..your tool is as generic as they come, wouldn’t advise anyone to spend $19 for something you can get for free
Fair. Did you try the free result or going off the concept? Asking because I’d genuinely like to know if the output feels generic after trying it — that’s a product problem worth fixing. First school is free so costs nothing to test

for that you have to shell out $19 to the users for fixing your bot problems.

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> What’s the mechanism behind, the tool evaluates and compares profiles to the schools avg?

Good question. The tool uses a combination of factors — not just GMAT vs school average. It looks at your full profile holistically: GMAT percentile at that school, GPA, undergrad institution tier, work experience quality and seniority, industry and how saturated that background is in the applicant pool, nationality and gender dynamics specific to each school, and your career achievement signal.
It then benchmarks you against what that specific school’s adcom actually looks for — not just published class stats but the unstated preferences and pool dynamics that consultants discuss privately. For example it knows that Indian male in finance is Wharton’s most overrepresented demographic and factors that into the verdict. It knows Kellogg weights peer leadership more heavily than any other M7 school and looks for evidence of that in your profile.
The output gives you a verdict bucket, your specific gaps at that school, a pool warning if your demographic is overrepresented, and one school-specific action item

Interesting, great work man