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Six-step implementation process for an admissions portfolio review system

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Description

The report documents the process the Ross Undergraduate Admissions team used to build and run portfolio review: align the portfolio to central admission processes, establish technological capacity, develop rubrics, build reader capacity, conduct outreach, and iterate. Rubrics align with "skills and mindsets students need to flourish in the Ross program and community—including critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and curiosity." The pattern balances a standard review's efficiency with qualitative portfolio depth inside existing university timelines.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Rubrics with clear criteria and detailed performance indicators for reliable qualitative review
  • A technology platform (SlideRoom) to accept and transfer media submissions
  • A hired team of 20 to 25 short-term contractual professional readers

Constraints

  • Implemented within the University of Michigan's existing application deadlines, review timeline, and decision release, avoiding university-wide change

Target Learners

  • Undergraduate BBA applicants

Learning Goals

  • Reliable evaluation of applicants' critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and curiosity

Claims

Examples

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Key Sources

  • Willis, L., & Martinez, M. R. (2022). Authentic student work in college admissions: Lessons from the Ross School of Business. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/756.774
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title Six-step implementation process for an admissions portfolio review system
description The report documents the process the Ross Undergraduate Admissions team used to build and run portfolio review: align the portfolio to central admission processes, establish technological capacity, develop rubrics, bu...
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