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
