What's the typical admissions process? Do AO's give applications an overall grade?

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I believe this may be the Holy Cross video you mentioned:

https://youtu.be/HDmEQTw2R8w?si=Y8LEeEjEy1HcKzbI

I found it helpful as well, but it is important to keep in mind that this is the process at ONE college with holistic admissions, and others may differ.