Episode Synopsis "The Search: Season 2 Episode 8: An Applicant Interviews the Dean"

When Heath Monsma applied to Dartmouth College, he wrote beautifully in his essay about what he learned by creating his own podcast in high school. So Dean Coffin decided to switch seats with this engaging applicant. Heath asks the dean about his own youth and about what drew him into college admissions, picking up, along the way, some insider tips about how to become the first in your family to attend a selective college.

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• Coming Soon: Admissions Beat, a new podcast series by Lee Coffin from Dartmouth College
• The Search: Season 2 Bonus Episode: Lee Coffin Welcomes the Class of 2025
• The Search: Season 2 Episode 9: Podding Together
• The Search: Season 2 Episode 8: An Applicant Interviews the Dean
• The Search: Season 2 Episode 7: Major Minor
• The Search: Season 2 Episode 6: Listen to Yourself
• The Search: Season 2 Episode 5: Financial Fit
• The Search: Season 2 Episode 4: Finding Your Place
• The Search: Season 2 Episode 3: Decision Daze
• The Search: Season 2 Episode 2: My Neighbor Says
• The Search: Season 2 Episode 1: Reading Season
• The Search: Season One Highlights
• The Search: Bonus Episode: Ask Me Anything!
• The Search: Episode 12: Admissions Then and Now
• The Search: Episode 11: Shaping a Community
• The Search: Episode 10: Practical Matters
• The Search: Episode 9: Scholarship Dollars and Sense
• The Search: Episode 8: Junior Jitters
• The Search: Episode 7: Telling Your Story
• The Search: Episode 6: What Counts?
• The Search: Episode 5: Avoiding the Parent Trap
• The Search: Episode 4: Passport to Admission
• The Search: Episode 3: Does It Fit?
• The Search: Episode 2: Getting Started
• The Search: Episode 1: Admissions 101