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College Essay Grader

Get honest, specific feedback on your Common App personal statement or supplemental essay: how clear your story is, how well it shows who you are, and which sentences to strengthen before you submit.

0 words · up to about 2,500 words. Your essay isn’t saved.

Free: 3 checks a day · Premium: 100 a day

Free account required. The grader explains how to improve; it never writes or rewrites your essay. AI feedback can be wrong; see the AI disclaimer.

What you get

  • Built for application essays

    Scores for focus, supporting details, reflection, flow and style, read the way admissions essays are read: your story, your voice, and what it shows about you.

  • Sentence-level comments

    See exactly which lines feel generic or unclear, and why, so you can make them sound like you.

  • Personal statement and supplements

    Use it for your Common App personal statement, "Why us" essays and other supplemental questions. Paste the prompt for sharper feedback.

  • No ghostwriting

    It never writes or rewrites your essay. Admissions readers want your voice, and so do we.

Free and Premium

Free: 3 essays a day with the full rubric and top 3 comments. Premium: 100 essays a day with up to 12 comments each, plus every other Premium tool.

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College Essay Grader FAQs

How does the college essay grader work?

Paste your essay and the application prompt. The grader scores five areas from 1 to 5 (thesis and focus, evidence and support, analysis and reasoning, structure and flow, and clarity and style), reading them the way an application essay should be read: how clear your story is, the details you use, what you reflect on, and your voice. It gives an overall score and comments on specific sentences with how to improve them.

Can it grade my Common App personal statement?

Yes. Paste the Common App prompt you chose and your essay. It works for supplemental essays too, such as "Why this college" or activity essays.

Is the college essay grader free?

Yes. A free account can check 3 essays a day with the full rubric and the top 3 comments. Premium checks up to 100 a day with up to 12 comments each.

Will a high score get me admitted?

No tool can promise that. Admissions decisions depend on your whole application. The grader helps you make your essay clearer and more personal; ask a teacher or counselor to read it too.

Will it write or edit my essay for me?

No. It explains what to change and why, and you revise it in your own words. Colleges expect the essay to be your own writing.

What's the word limit?

The grader reads up to about 2,500 words. The Common App personal statement is limited to 650 words, so it fits easily.

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