Blog – College Dollars and Sense – Page 4

Essay Lessons from the Multiverse: A Reflection on Everything, Everywhere, All at Once and the College Essay

Distinctive College Consulting
Essays
2,384 views

By Adam Muri-Rosenthal, Ph.D. SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for Everything, Everywhere, All at Once (2022), so if you haven’t yet seen it, see it (it’s a masterpiece!) and then come back…

Conflict Is Great (for Your Essays)

Distinctive College Consulting
Admissions
3,407 views

By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. One of my favorite shows of all time, Breaking Bad, opens with one of the most unforgettable scenes in television. The main character, Walter White, is wildly driving an…

Don’t Study Business (as an Undergrad)

Distinctive College Consulting
Admissions
2,043 views

By Adam Muri-Rosenthal, Ph.D. Many students come to me with the intention of studying business as undergraduates. If that’s your dream, I will bend over backwards to help you make it a reality. But it’s…

The ABCs of the Why This School Essay

Distinctive College Consulting
Admissions
1,446 views

By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. Crafting college essays is frequently more an art than a science, and how you approach your writing process should represent your individuality in experience as well as…

What Makes an Elite Essay

Distinctive College Consulting
Admissions
1,413 views

The essay is one of the most revealing pieces of the college application process. Not only are you expected to bare your soul in 650 words or less, but you’re also offering a window into how you think…

Focus on Your… Flaws?

Distinctive College Consulting
Admissions
1,267 views

By Adam Muri-Rosenthal, Ph.D. Unlike the rest of your application—which is about telling colleges what you’ve done—the personal statement for the Common App is about telling them who you are. That’s…

Achievement Unlocked: How to Power-Up an Extracurricular Activity

Distinctive College Consulting
Admissions
1,176 views

By Adam Muri-Rosenthal, Ph.D. Having read the title of this post, you probably believe that it will give you all of the information you need to ensure your extracurricular activities will impress even…

Passion Projects Are the New Community Service

Distinctive College Consulting
Activities
1,726 views

By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. In a recent conversation with a student, something bothered me about her ideas for community service. It also bothered me that something about wanting to help others was…

Waitlisted? Now What?

Distinctive College Consulting
Admissions
1,455 views

By Victoria Tillson Evans, Ph.D. For many students, landing on a college waitlist hurts. Some even (wrongly) perceive it as a failure (trust me, it’s not). They might even question what they didn’t…

What Do You Really Care About?

Distinctive College Consulting
Admissions
1,362 views

By Adam Muri-Rosenthal, Ph.D. No college information session would be complete without a colorful Powerpoint peppered with grandiose value statements. Diversity! Sustainability! Intellectual excellence…