How the cards are built.
The trail behind the school-page cards. Each note names the CDS fields, the derivation, and the caveat. Nothing here predicts an admissions decision or a financial-aid package.
Academic profileWhere a student’s SAT or ACT lands in the score bands the school published for enrolled first-years. Not a chance-me.Admission roundsED, EA, wait-list, and yield from Section C — including what CDS will not let you compute.Merit and need aidWhat the school reported in Section H, plus federal net-price and outcome context. Not a package estimate.