When a university admissions officer looks at an applicant's school grades,interview scores,and referee's ratings and makes an overall judgment about the applicant's potential in the undergraduate program,she is using a mechanical composite approach.

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The described approach is not a mechanical composite approach. A mechanical composite approach involves assigning numerical weights to various pieces of information about an applicant and adding them together to arrive at a score or ranking. The approach described in the question is a holistic approach, which takes into account multiple factors and makes a qualitative judgment about an applicant's potential.

When a University Admissions Officer Looks at an Applicant's School