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[music] >> ROB: Hey folks, Rob Franek and I’m Editor-in-Chief here at The Princeton Review and we are here with our series Ask Us Anything at The Princeton Review and you have volleyed many questions our way. [short music break] The question that we are tackling today is: what do admission counselors who are reviewing our college applications actually look for when they start to evaluate our application? [short music break] Folks there are six things that are the most important criteria for admission counselors and admission committees reviewing your application. Number one on that list, and this does not fluctuate, is going to be your high school transcript and your high school GPA. Folks your high school transcript is the most revealing, the weightiest document in your college admission application because it answers this question for admission counselors and admission committees at schools large and small. And that question is: Did you challenge yourself in high school? Did you challenge yourself? With regular-level courses, or advanced level courses, or AP-level courses, or IB-level courses. What were the opportunities that you had in high school? Did you take advantage of those opportunities and then obviously, what’s your GPA? How well did you do? [short music break] Number two on the list are standardized tests and we’re going to sharpen that. We’re going to say the SAT and the ACT. To a slightly lesser degree, AP exams and SAT Subject Tests. Folks, we’re 4,000 teachers at The Princeton Review, a long time teaching the SAT and the ACT. These are deeply, deeply flawed exams. They’re also still the gatekeepers along with your high school GPA to get you into college, but hear us when we say this: these are incredibly coachable exams and still the second most important. And even test-optional schools, some of them, are using those SAT and ACT scores, not only for academic admission, but for scholarship dollars. [short music break] Number three on the list is your college essay. Folks, if you’re fifteen years old watching this video or ninety-five years old, those open-ended questions, your prompts from those college essays can send shivers of fear down your spine and you’re in good company. But here’s the thing, remember this about your college essay: it’s such a singular and such a unique way for you to describe something about yourself to that admission counselor or that admission committee. Folks, your essay should be as unique as you are. Number four on the list are recommendation letters. Folks, just two quick points about your recommendations. Number one, follow direction. If a school is asking you for three letters of recommendation, don’t send in ten. And make sure that you are choosing wisely those folks that are recommending you. They should be able easily to talk about your character, your values, your perseverance, your grit, your moxy, in the classroom and outside of the classroom. Number five: demonstrated interest. Folks, the blessing and the curse about living in modern...