Bowdoin’s holistic approach to college admissions and the desire to build “a community of people to be impactful in our world” were among the points Whitney Soule, Bowdoin’s dean of admissions and financial aid, made while interviewed live on Bloomberg Radio.

In addition to the quantitative measures admissions officers look for to make sure prospective students are prepared for what the College would be asking of them academically, Soule spoke of kindness and character as factors that also weigh heavily in the application review process.

Listen as Soule describes what Bowdoin is looking for—and the distinction between being nice and being kind.