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• Christoph discusses how the admission file reading process works at Duke
• Christoph answers the question, if Duke allows one admission officer to auto-deny a student without any other admission officers reading the file, does that open up the door for the biases of that one reader to have too much influence in admission decisions
• Christoph answers the question, what percentage of students are academically qualified, and has this number gone down now that they are test-optional
• Christoph answers the question if a student is a test-optional applicant, but they come from a school that offers a lot of APs, does it up the ante for the student to do well on their AP exams
• Christoph unpacks the difference between being a competitive applicant versus being a compelling applicant
• Christoph shares the personal qualities that Duke looks for in an applicant
• Christoph makes such an essential point about the angular student and the well-rounded student
• Christoph answers the question, has he seen the rise of students doing their research, and how does the admissions office perceive this
• Christoph walks us through what their 1-5 rubric is, and he talks about how they used to assess six areas and assign numbers but now they have four main categories
• Christoph explains how the writing section has great value to Duke even though it is not part of their 1-6 rating scale
• Christoph shares what teachers provide in their recommendations that is so helpful to you in your assessment process
• Next, Christoph shares what value the counselor recommendation provides
• We close out in our lightning round when Christoph goes on the hot seat

You can also listen on Episode 504, Episode 506, and Episode 508