Listen "How Do Admission Offices Review 50k+ Applications?"
Episode Synopsis
This episode of the Admit Report Podcast is a companion podcast to this popular article.
In it, Ben discusses a common question he received at Vanderbilt: how the heck do you possibly review almost 50,000 applications every year? Ben breaks down admissions decisions into the components schools care about most including academics, extracurriculars, and fit for major. He discusses how admission officers make the tough admissions decisions that can seem random when so many highly-qualified students are denied from competitive schools.
Subscribe to the Admit Report Podcast for more admissions content!Check out our website, admitreport.com, for hundreds of articles on admissions as well as courses, strategy guides, data, and private consulting.
In it, Ben discusses a common question he received at Vanderbilt: how the heck do you possibly review almost 50,000 applications every year? Ben breaks down admissions decisions into the components schools care about most including academics, extracurriculars, and fit for major. He discusses how admission officers make the tough admissions decisions that can seem random when so many highly-qualified students are denied from competitive schools.
Subscribe to the Admit Report Podcast for more admissions content!Check out our website, admitreport.com, for hundreds of articles on admissions as well as courses, strategy guides, data, and private consulting.
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