The whole "holistic review" crap should be banned. It was originally invented to reduce the number of Jewish people [1]. It is still being used for illegal or illicit discrimination of one kind or another.
This article [2] says "holistic review" is subterfuge... it is how colleges make admission decisions based on factors they would rather not talk about.
This article [2] says "holistic review" is subterfuge... it is how colleges make admission decisions based on factors they would rather not talk about.
[1] https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/06/23/a-lawsuit...
[2] https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/12/the-fa...