Know where your essay stands before admissions does
AI detection, prompt-specific scoring, and section-by-section feedback for your personal essay.
Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find engaging
Common App — Prompt 4
The moment that changed my perspective on leadership
Common App — Prompt 5
A time you questioned or challenged a belief
Common App — Prompt 3
The background or identity that is so meaningful to me
Common App — Prompt 1
Something I do that brings me joy and why
Common App — Prompt 7
Three stages, one review
Every essay goes through AI detection, foundational scoring, and prompt-specific evaluation — each stage informing the next.
AI Detection
Your essay runs through AI detection — flagged passages feed directly into your review so you know exactly what to rewrite.
Foundation Score
Scored on structure, clarity, and voice — the fundamentals every strong essay needs, regardless of program.
Common App — Prompt 5
Focus Score
Evaluated against what your specific prompt asks for — each program has its own rubric matched to what committees look for.
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Common App rubrics
Each rubric is built around what admissions committees evaluate for this program type.
Common App 2025: Background, Identity, Interest, or Talent
Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
Common App 2025: Engaging Topic or Concept
Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
Common App 2025: Gratitude and Motivation
Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
Common App 2025: Lessons from Obstacles
The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
Common App 2025: Personal Growth and Understanding
Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
Common App 2025: Questioning or Challenging a Belief
Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
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