Its pretty hard (if not impossible) to write a step by step guide on how to be creative. This makes it very hard to teach someone creativity, which is probably

Its pretty hard (if not impossible) to write a step by step guide on how to be creative. This makes it very hard to teach someone creativity, which is probably what the admissions rep was talking about. But if I had to take a gander at answering "How to be creative", It would go something along the lines of... Take initiative. Do something, anything. Then ask "What if this was done differently?" and follow through on the question or modification. See where that leads you and question/modify that. Ad infinitum. Once you start, don't ever stop doing things or questioning everything about them. If you're stuck, or just need a change in something, talk to other people. Creativity doesn't mean being alone forever.