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[quote=Anonymous]An early July (July 7) YCBK podcast had some good content on exactly what AO are looking for when they use “holistic” - really helpful imo:

“Because colleges want difference makers, colleges want people that will make the big splash. They don't want the person that graduates and nobody knows them. They want the person in their class that's going to be greatly missed by everybody.

It's all impact, right? The personal qualities is personal impact, positive personal impact through personal qualities, and extracurricular impact. Now, this is important.”

“One of them is, are you interesting and unique? You ever had food without any spices? It's bland.

It significantly improves the food experience if you can spice it up. That's how being interesting and unique is. The last two years, I've worked with rock climbers from California that were ranked in the top 50 in the country.

And that's the kind of thing. It just adds some spice because of their uniqueness. I'm working with a kid this year who's a juggler.

That kind of stuff really can spice it up, and it makes the place an interesting place.”

“The next one is demonstrated understanding and alignment with the mission. Demonstrated understanding, you get who we are. Alignment with the mission is you believe in what we value.

“Are you in alignment with our mission? And when you are, that can be one of the things that can make a student with lower test scores, lower grade point averages, less rigor, be seen as the better fit than the person that has the higher class rank, make higher grades, higher test scores, more APs.”

“Most admits have a confluence of multiple factors from the ones I listed, both here and off the institutional priority list.”

From Your College Bound Kid | Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission Interviews: The Big Fear That Many Teens Have When It Comes To Admissions, Jul 7, 2025
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