Demystifying Holistic Admissions

The comprehensive guide to holistic review

What you’ll learn

What you need to get started

Want to start but not sure how? Find out how thought-leading schools have implemented changes at their school.

Strategies to review holistically at scale

If time is a barrier to conducting holistic admissions for your team, check out these ideas on how to build a scalable process at your school.

What holistic admissions means to schools

Every school defines “holistic admissions” differently. Find out the criteria schools most frequently consider when conducting holistic assessments.

Why holistic review matters

98%
of admissions professionals agree that schools benefit from holistic review
85%
of successful students in the Fisk-Vanderbilt PhD'14 class would have been missed prior to implementing holistic review
4 in 5
schools using holistic review elements saw an increase in diversity

See how holistic review can enhance your admissions process