Considering the Whole Student: A Look at Holistic Admissions
Examine current challenges facing admissions teams and how holistic review can help alleviate some of these pressures.
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This webcast will explore the state of holistic admissions via a broad overview of the research on this topic and a close-up look at how specific institutions are approaching holistic review. Expert panelists will examine current challenges facing admissions teams as a whole and discuss whether, and how, holistic review can help alleviate some of these pressures and limitations.
- Why some institutions are adopting holistic review
- What the holistic review process looks like at some institutions
- How holistic admissions affects institutional goals and metrics such as equity, diversity and student preparedness
- What institutions need to know about what happens after they start practicing holistic review
Additional resources:
- "An Admissions Reformer Takes Stock" (Inside Higher Ed)
- "Putting Admissions in Context" (Inside Higher Ed)
- "A Disruptive Year in Admissions" (Inside Higher Ed)
- "Holistic Admissions: Expanding Beyond Traditional Admissions" (AACRAO Consulting)
- "Holistic Review in Graduate Admissions: A Report from the Council of Graduate Schools" (Council of Graduate Schools)
- "The Higher Ed Admissions Workforce: Pay, Diversity, Equity, and Years In Position" (CUPA-HR)
- "Fall census reveals strong student retention, academic profile" (Virginia Tech)
- "The Equity/Excellence Imperative: A 2030 Blueprint for Undergraduate Education at U.S. Research Universities" (UERU)
- "AI and Holistic Review: Informing Human Reading in College Admissions" (ACM Digital Library)
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