The Admissions Committee attends not only to academic performance, but also to non-academic qualities. These qualities include, but are not limited to:
For the preliminary screening of candidates (short listing for interviews), non-academic qualities are assessed by way of the personal narrative abstract, the c.v. highlights, and references.
For candidates selected for interviews, non-academic qualities are assessed by way of the personal narrative (full text), c.v. (full text) and performance in the interviews.