Next year, Auburn University will use Applications Quest software, in part, to admit its undergraduate class. Applications Quest software was created by Dr. Juan Gilbert (named one of the nation's top African-American Scholars by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education), Associate Professor at Auburn University.
From Applications Quest's website:
Imagine if two applications could be compared in such a manner that their relative difference, or similarity, could be quantified on a 100 point percentage scale. Using this notion, two identical applications would be 0% different and 100% similar. All other application comparisons would fall between 0% and 100% on this relative scale.
According to Gilbert, using Application Quest removes any bias from the decision process.
