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YCBK 230: Interview about CLEP & Modernstates.org with David Vise
YCBK 230: Interview about CLEP & Modernstates.org with David ViseInterview 97: Karen Kristof on “How admission officers evaluate a transcript”
- Karen Kristof gives her backstory, including the five different admission offices she has worked at and the various roles she has had at those colleges
- Karen explains why she loves her job so much
- Karen tells us what selective schools look for when they evaluate a transcript
- Karen explains how it is not about having a specific GPA or getting a certain AP score
- Karen talks about the importance of engagement and intellectualism
- Karen shares some of the mistakes students make with their course selection
- Karen talks about the importance of broadly challenging yourself
- Karen talks about critical thinking and writing
- Karen talks about quantitative and qualitative skills
- Karen tells us how they can tell if the student has intellectual curiosity from the curriculum
- Karen shares the biggest mistakes she sees students make with the courses that they select
- Karen shares the importance of the School Profile
