Dr. Elizabeth A. Stone and Meredith Joelle Charlson combine their college admissions counseling and writing expertise to guide others through the college admissions essay process from start to finish. Walking readers through their strategies, student writing samples, and hands-on curriculum, Stone and Charlson provide a guide for parents, teachers, and counselors to support a wide range of students. College admissions essays are daunting and intimidating, yet this guide will empower and enable mentors to teach their students how to become clearer, more descriptive, and more authentic writers, ultimately helping the students generate much better college essays.