In order to be a judge for the Top 100, you must be invited and accept the invitation. If you have not been invited but wish to become a judge, please complete the form at the end of this page. All judges must be in FERPA compliance. This is automatically reviewed, and you will be notified of steps you will need to take in order to fulfill this requirement.
To log into the system to confirm your invite or to log in to judge, follow the instructions below according to your position.
If you are a current faculty or staff member, you will log in using your IU username and passphrase.
External reviewers are required to obtain an IU Guest account. If you have previously served as a judge for the Top 100 or have an IU Guest account for other reason, you do not need to setup another account. Simply login in using the email account and password that you signed up with for your IU Guest account.
If you do not currently have an IU Guest account, please follow these instructions below to create an account. If you have any questions or have trouble setting up an account, please contact the UITS Support Center by calling (317) 274-4357, online chat at https://ithelplive.iu.edu/, or emailing ude[dot]ui[at]plehti.
When signing into the Top 100 judging system, make sure to select the "Guest" tab at the top.
Judging will be done in two rounds. The first round will narrow the applications by selecting only those that should move forward to the second round. Applications will be more closely reviewed in the second round to finalize the Top 100. Details of each round are as follows:
When you log in, you will see your assigned applications. You will be able to swap out an application if there is a conflict. This can only be done in the first 48 hours before applications have been scored. If you need to swap, please contact ude[dot]ui[at]001pot.
You will be presented with a random subset of completed applications that you have been assigned to provide an initial review. In this first round, our goal is to narrow the pool of applications to those most deserving of careful scoring in round two. Outstanding applications should demonstrate significant academic, co-curricular, and/or personal accomplishments that exceed that of a typical high-achieving college junior or senior. Therefore, when you access this list, you will see your set of applications and be asked to identify the strongest ones based on your overall impressions of application completeness, quality, and merit.
All applications are being reviewed by at least three judges in this first stage, and it takes two judges giving an advance to round two rating for an application to move forward in the process. At no point are you able to see how other judges have rated any given application. You do not have to rate all of your assigned applications at once. You can continue to log in to the system and work on rating until judging ends. As a reminder, all you are being asked to do in this first stage is to identify the strongest applications based on your own overall judgment.
To score/view/edit an application click on the review button. Next to each application, you will be able to select YES (to indicate the application should advance to round 2) or NO (to indicate it should not advance).
When you log in, you will see your assigned applications. You will be able to swap out an application if there is a conflict. This can only be done in the first 48 hours before applications have been scored. If you need to swap, please contact ude[dot]ui[at]001pot.
You will be provided with a random set of Top 100 finalists to examine closely and use the following to assess.
There are five components where you will give each application a score. Keep in mind that all applications have already been deemed quite strong, so we recommend you be very conservative in your allocation of points in each category. That is, if you score them all at the top of the scale, the final selection will be more arbitrary and less meaningful. The components for scoring are:
This score comes only from you. At no point are you able to see how other judges have scored any given application. You do not have to score all of your assigned applications at once. You can continue to log in to the system and work on scoring until judging ends.
Category / possible points
The various sections of the application and the associated scoring boxes have been separated for your convenience.
You will also be able to view the letter of recommendation submitted at the student’s request, but you will not be scoring this letter. Please read the letter of recommendation. This letter should help illuminate the entire application for you.
Academic and scholarly achievement—can describe up to five total
50 points total for this section
Descriptions below are what students see on the application:
Academic and Scholarly activities may include experiences in research, scholastic honors programs and honor societies, experiential and service learning, and awards. Describe up to five activities using up to 150 words or less per activity. Include activities that are scheduled for Spring 2025.
Cocurricular activities—can describe up to five total
50 points total for this section
Descriptions below are what students could see on the application:
Cocurricular activities may include global engagement, academic peer mentoring, e.g., in the MAC, student clubs, athletics, and creative expression. Describe up to five activities using using up to 150 words or less per activity. Include activities that are scheduled for Spring 2025.
External, personal or other activities - can describe up to five total
50 points total for this section
Descriptions below are what students could see on the application:
External, personal, or other activities may include community service leadership positions, employment on and off campus, military service, e.g., National Guard, support of veterans, etc., parenting, care of elderly family members or other dependents, volunteer activities and internships/career development activities. Describe up to five activities using using up to 150 words or less per activity. Include activities that are scheduled for Spring 2025.
Miscellaneous – 50 points
Feedback:
You will be required to provide feedback on each application. Use the text box to share your thoughts. The final selection committee will use feedback to rank applications with equal scores.
Overall impression:
This is an opportunity for you to explain how you scored each nominee. This information is helpful when reviewing the final candidates and may be shared with fellow judges during the selection process.
When you are finished scoring an application, click on “Complete Scoring” on the bottom of the page.
You will be able to edit/modify the scores associated with any given application until judging ends or you have submitted your final scores.
Please close all browser windows when you have finished.
Recommend a colleague to be a Top 100 judge or, if you want to be a Top 100 judge yourself, provide the following information to receive an invitation to judge.
Reach out to us at top100@iu.edu or visit our FAQ page.
