Well Rounded vs Spike: What to Focus on for College Admissions?

At highly-selective colleges, the amount of qualified applicants far exceeds the number of available spots. This is where the concept of holistic review plays a vital role.

Schools that employ a holistic admissions process consider a variety of factors such as extracurricular activities, essays, interviews, and letters of recommendation in addition to your transcript and test scores.

Most students aiming for top schools make the huge mistake of trying to be “well-rounded.” However, the reality is that the majority of colleges look for well-rounded classes and not always well-rounded students.

To have a well-rounded class, they have to admit individual students who are great at 1-2 things (and also have super grades/stats).

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