To calculate the final score, evaluators also interview students individually.
Bial's inspiration to design the test, which is being funded by the Mellon Foundation, came as she worked to recruit students for the Posse Foundation, an organization she founded 10 years ago that helps New York City public high school students attend college.
The 700 students who applied for the Posse Foundation scholarships are those who will participate in the Bial-Dale College Adaptability Index.
After the Posse students are chosen, the top 100 students will be admitted to nine participating universities, including Pennsylvania State, Rutgers, the Universities of Michigan and Delaware, and five liberal arts colleges--Beloit, Carleton, Colorado, Grinnell and Macalester.
With a number of U.S. colleges and universities reducing or eliminating their affirmative action programs, Bial said her test was as a way "to help continue to recruit diverse student groups."
The universities will use the results of this index "heavily but not exclusively," she said.
After the students are considered, Bial said she will track their progress throughout their college careers.
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