Our Services

Capstone Projects & Essay Writing

“Perfect grades aren’t enough anymore. With 26,000 high schools in America alone, there are more valedictorians than seats at elite universities. What stands out is leadership, creativity, and proof of impact. The right capstone makes you impossible to ignore.”

Cole Whetstone, Founder

How It Works

Whetstone Capstone Accelerator takes you from idea to impact in three simple steps.

Tell Us About You

Share your story, your passions, and your goals. We’ll pinpoint where your interests meet real opportunities for impact.

Get Matched

Match with a mentor from Harvard, JPMorgan, Microsoft, and beyond to shape your idea into an action plan you can execute.

Start Your Project

Build, execute, and publish a project with results admissions officers can’t overlook.

Successful Student Capstones

Name: Long J.

Location: New York

Project: Second Start

Admitted to: Columbia University

Name: Emma A.

Location: New York

Project: LingualAI

Admitted to: Harvard University

Name: Maya P.

Location: New Jersey

Project: OpenDonor

Admitted to: Stanford University

Long

Long co-founded a nonprofit that guides newly released individuals toward housing, job training, and mental health services, lowering their risk of returning to prison.

Emma

Emma and her team built a chatbot trained on endangered language datasets that lets users practice phrases conversationally, simulating dialogue to revive usage.

Maya

Maya co-founded a blockchain platform to track nonprofit donations, ensuring 100% transparency for donors and recipients.

Our Mentors Come From the World’s Leading Institutions and Companies

Essay Writing

Stephanie
Asst. Director, Princeton

For the last ten years, Stephanie has taught, written with, and edited for the staff and students at Princeton University. Prior to her work at Princeton, she taught

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“Admissions go to the voices they remember and can’t find anywhere else—the essay is your chance to prove you belong.”

Work 1:1 with the team that’s guided Rhodes scholars and astrophysicists. Led by Stephanie, Whetstone’s team has guided students to early admission at Harvard, Cambridge, and many of the world’s most selective universities.

Unify your personal statement and supplements into one powerful narrative, align your Activities List and Additional Information with that story, and maximize every character to its full potential.

Book a free consultation today and get access to our e-book bundle

You’ll receive: 20 Successful Common Apps, Cole’s Successful Essays to Harvard, Stanford, and leading universities, and our Capstone Guide

Thank you for your interest in booking a consultation.

An expert Academic Advisor from our team will be in touch with you to set up a time and date for your consultation. They'll let you know what you need to bring to the first meeting. During the consultation, you will:

Get an assessment of your child's current academic candidacy and circumstances and where they stand as a potential top college applicant.
Discuss your child's academic and extracurricular strengths and weaknesses and analyze what it will take for them to gain admission to their reach schools.
Gain an understanding of how Whetstone works and the type of personalized timeline/ roadmap we will build to maximize your child's admissions odds.
Formulate a plan (or 2-3 variations) with a range of support options that align with your child's needs and suit your family's budget.

Frequently Asked Questions

What services does Whetstone Admissions offer for college admissions?

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