{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"612: Admission Nutrients (Part 6 of 6: Intellectual Curiosity): Important Ingredients for a Well-Balanced College Admission Process\u2014And Life with Hillary Dickman","description":"Welcome back to the podcast! This is our sixth and final chapter of our series on admission nutrients \u2014 qualities that can make for a healthier, more meaningful college admission process\u2026 and life. In case you missed it, we started with collaboration, with Raissa Diamante (Director of admission from Harvey-Mudd College), then I sat down with Deanna Dixon, (Dean of Admission at Smith College) to talk about leadership, then Tom met with Dysean Alexander (Assistant Director for West Coast Admission at Lafayette College) to talk about consistent engagement and Nathan Faust (Loyola Marymount University) to talk about service to others. Today we conclude the series by talking about intellectual curiosity with Hillary Dickman from Colorado College. In our conversation, Hillary and I cover a lot of ground, including:  What is intellectual curiosity in the context of the college admission process? Where does intellectual curiosity show up in a student\u2019s application? Why is it important in the admissions process at Colorado College and how does their approach to identifying intellectual curiosity differs from other liberal arts colleges? What is Colorado College\u2019s latest supplemental essay prompt? Advice for both students and parents as they navigate this process And more!  Hillary Dickman is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area and holds a Bachelor\u2019s and a Master\u2019s degree in Speech Communication from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She began her career in higher education teaching public speaking, interpersonal communication, and intercultural communication at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Since 2021, she\u2019s been part of the admission team at Colorado College, where she\u2019s worked on scholarship programs, the counselor advisory board, and now focuses on print and email marketing. She\u2019s also navigated the college admission process as a parent \u2014 her older child is a recent graduate of Wellesley College, and her younger one is a student at Colorado College. I hope you enjoy this conversation. I certainly did.     Play-by-Play: 3:09 \u2013 What do college admission counselors do during the summer?  4:55 \u2013 What are some of the roles that Hillary plays at Colorado College?  8:56 \u2013 What makes Colorado College a unique school? 10:39 \u2013 What is intellectual curiosity in the context of the college admission process? 17:43 \u2013 Where does intellectual curiosity show up in a student\u2019s application? 22:29 \u2013 What are some examples of intellectual curiosity from over the years?  32:29 \u2013 What do students or parents misunderstand about intellectual curiosity? 40:01 \u2013 Why is intellectual curiosity important at Colorado College?  48:22 \u2013 What is Colorado College\u2019s latest supplemental essay prompt? 57:10 \u2013 What if the thing I\u2019m curious about has nothing to do with my major? 1:00:18 \u2013 What advice does Hillary give to students for writing their personal statement? 1:04:03 \u2013 How long does Hillary spend reading an essay and the application as a whole? 1:09:54 \u2013 How does Hillary recommend students get started with the writing process? 1:13:58 \u2013 What are Hillary\u2019s thoughts on using ChatGPT in the application process? 1:18:16 \u2013 What is demonstrated interest and why is it important to Colorado College?  1:24:00 \u2013 What does Hillary hope that students and parents will keep in mind throughout this process?    Resources: College Partnerships with CEG Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow, the secret to happiness (TED) CEG Podcast Episode 506: Demonstrated Interest: What Is it, Why Is it Important, and How Do You Show it? with Dean of Enrollment Christine Bowman What is Demonstrated Interest? A Practical How-To Guide College Essay Guy\u2019s Personal Statement Resources College Essay Guy\u2019s College Application Hub   ","author_name":"The College Essay Guy Podcast: A Practical Guide to College Admissions","author_url":"http:\/\/collegeessayguy.libsyn.com\/website","html":"