5 Ways to Show Intellectual Curiosity on College Applications

🚨 Join our College Application Training Camp. Spots are filling up: https://hubs.la/Q04jDBCB0. Get HYPSM expert support on college essays, storytelling, application strategy, and more! Parents: Is your student working hard but struggling to communicate what actually makes them different? Students: Are you worried your application sounds too generic… even though your interests and experiences are real? Matt, Former UChicago Admissons Officer, reveals how to demonstrate intellectual curiosity in a way that admissions officers remember. Learn the common mistakes students make, how to build a compelling narrative, and 5 concrete ways to show curiosity through action, specificity, and original thinking. 00:00 Curiosity Problem 00:30 Show The Trail 00:51 Rabbit Hole Stories 01:17 Self Directed Proof 01:39 Specificity Wins 02:04 Cross Discipline Leaps 02:28 Make Something Real 02:52 Avoid Syllabus Essays 03:12 Bottom Line Recap