Case Study: Emory College Woodruff Scholars Program achieves a more efficient holistic review with Kira Talent

The Emory College Woodruff Scholars Program leverages a more efficient holistic review

The Emory College Woodruff Scholars Program, one of Emory University’s most competitive scholarship programs, receives up to 14,000 applications each year and needed a more efficient way to conduct holistic review. The team turned to Kira Talent and its assessment platform to help narrow a highly qualified applicant pool while still evaluating candidates beyond their academic records.

Kira Talent replaced Emory’s first round of in-person interviews with a Kira assessment and centralized rubrics, scoring, reporting, and applicant/reviewer communications on one platform. The result was a streamlined selection process, significant time savings, and faster decision-making: the team cut countless hours of interview coordination, reduced administrative work despite staffing shortages, and now receives final reports within an hour of the last reviewer’s scores, with analytics automatically compiled by Kira Talent.

Emory College Woodruff Scholars Program

Janet Gonzale

Associate Director