Do you want to write a great application essay? One that admissions officers will love? This is the book for you. Written by an expert with over thirty years of experience in the college admissions world, this book offers time-tested advice to students stressing out about their application essays. Follow these ten tips, and you'll create a terrific essay -- without going crazy in the process. Nancy Donehower, Ph.D. has a unique perspective on the admissions process. She has been an admissions dean at highly selective colleges and the director of college counseling at rigorous college preparatory high schools. Nancy has taught popular workshops and lectured about aspects of the admissions process to students and families in the United States and abroad. Her articles and commentaries about college admissions have appeared in several publications and on public radio.