Kanelos: UATX heavily weighs standardized testing, GPAs, and character in admissions
Pano Kanelos · Ep 74: Niall Ferguson & Pano Kanelos on Building the University of Austin · Joe Lonsdale · Dec 13, 2023 · at 14:05
Pano Kanelos, President of the University of Austin (UATX), outlines the criteria used to evaluate applicants for UATX's inaugural undergraduate class.
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“And so we take very seriously you know, quantitative measures standardized testing, GPAs, class ranking, and that, because we want to understand, you know the operating system inside a student's mind, but character is also very important.”
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