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You paste a draft, choose the essay type and (optionally) the exact prompt. The essay is read against a six-dimension rubric, scored out of 100, and annotated with quotes from your own writing. You get an overall score, six dimension scores, strengths, line-level feedback and a ranked revision plan. A typical review takes 20–40 seconds.

Yes. The first review is free and does not require an account. It includes your overall score, all six rubric scores, a summary, your strongest and weakest sentences, the top two revision priorities and a preview of the line feedback. A one-time paid review unlocks the full line-by-line feedback and the complete revision plan.

AI can assess the qualities admissions readers consistently look for: specificity, reflection, structure, voice, evidence and prompt alignment. It cannot predict an admissions decision, and it does not know what any particular admissions office will value on a given day. Treat the score as structured feedback on your draft, not as an admissions rating.

The rubric has six dimensions: Personal Voice & Authenticity, Reflection & Insight, Storytelling & Structure, Specificity & Details, Character & Perspective, and Writing Quality. The weights total 100 and change by essay type. For example, school fit carries more weight in a Why This College essay than in a Personal Statement. The overall score is the sum of the six dimension scores, calculated on our server.

A strong Common App essay usually does four things: it starts inside a real moment rather than a general statement, it uses details only the writer could supply, it shows a change in thinking rather than announcing a lesson, and it sounds like a seventeen-year-old rather than a brochure. The report checks each of these against your draft.

Most universities distinguish between using AI to review or brainstorm and using AI to generate substantive application content. Reviewing your own draft for clarity and reflection is different from submitting AI-written text. Policies differ by school, so check the admissions office page for every school you apply to. This tool is designed for review: it comments on your writing and does not produce replacement essays.

No. It does not generate a replacement essay or paragraphs for you to submit. It identifies the sentence or section that needs work, explains why, and asks a coaching question that helps you write the revision yourself. That is deliberate: the voice in your application has to be yours.

Yes. Supplemental, Why This College, Why This Major, Community, Challenge, UC PIQ and short-answer essays each have their own rubric weights and reader focus. You can also paste the school’s exact prompt so the report can check whether the essay answers the question that was asked.

Your essay is not used for model training. Reviews created without an account are deleted after 30 days. If you create an account, the review stays in your workspace until you delete it. You can delete any report from its page, which removes the essay text, scores and feedback.

No. No essay score can guarantee admission, and this score is not an official rating from any university. Admissions decisions depend on your transcript, context, activities, essays, recommendations and the school’s priorities. The score is a revision tool: it tells you where the writing is strong and where it is still general.