Hadley D'Esopo
Hello and welcome to Dickinson! As a Dickinson 2023 alum and your admissions counselor, I’m so excited that you’re here!
I’m originally from Acton, MA but heard about Dickinson from my high school English teacher who was an alum. Thus began an 18 school grand tour of small liberal arts colleges up and down the east coast. Dickinson was somewhere around visit number 10 or 11and immediately became a top contender. The strong sense of community, along with the academic rigor and flexibility of a liberal arts education, drew me in and made me feel as though I had come home.
As a student at Dickinson, I was an English major and theatre minor, became president of the Mermaid Players (the student theatre club), and worked for Admissions and the Theatre Department. Following my graduation, I served for two years as the Post-Baccalaureate Fellow in Museum Education at The Trout Gallery, the art museum at Dickinson, running K-12 education programs on and off campus. When that role ended, I knew I wasn’t ready to leave Dickinson, and I moved across the parking lot to the Admissions office.
Fun Facts:
- In addition to working at Dickinson, I also work and perform at the Carlisle Theatre. The theatre has been running since 1939 and hosts a wide variety of events, performances, movies, and concerts throughout the year in its beautiful art deco space.
- During the 2020 fall semester, when we were all virtually attending Dickinson, my friends and I lived together on Cape Cod in a house that we lovingly called Dickinson East. And yes, there is a “campus tour” video!
- Massey’s or Leo's: A deeply controversial stance, but both! I prefer Leo’s ice cream, but Massey’s has some of the best shakes I’ve ever had.
- The college search process can be daunting, but I hope to be one more resource as you go on this exciting journey. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Hadley D’Esopo
Assistant Director of Admissions
desopoh@dickinson.edu