Stefan Beljean's article traces the history of this principle of university admissions and subjects it to a critical organisational sociological analysis. The author's central thesis is that the holistic admissions approach only superficially stems from a sense of responsibility towards applicants, but rather serves the tangible interests of elite universities, such as maintaining their financial stability or preserving their legitimacy in the eyes of the public.

Beljean, Stefan (2024). Amerikanische Elite-Hochschulen und ihre Zulassungskriterien. Zur Rhetorik und organisationalen Funktion „ganzheitlicher“ Bewertungen. In: Dorn, C., Kaufmann, M., Meier, F. (Hg.) Organisierte Personenbewertung. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, S. 161–181. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-45259-9_6