Beyond Test Scores: The Non-Cognitive Secrets to Jumping Off the Page

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Beyond Test Scores: The Non-Cognitive Secrets to Jumping Off the Page

Admissions Officers (AOs) want more than just your SAT scores and GPA. Based on W.E. Sedlacek's data-backed framework presented to the National Association of College Admissions Counselors.

Christine Gacharná

Jul 09, 2026

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The goal is to make your application so colorful and full of flavor that your surprising, unparalleled, idiosyncratic, and compelling personality positively jumps off the screen at them. It looks something like this ^^^.

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