Paste your essay and get an overall score, your strongest and weakest lines, and line-by-line feedback on exactly what to improve. Our free college essay grader reads the way admissions officers do, with results in about a minute. Built by the Harvard and MIT grads behind Next Admit.
Receive an overall score out of 100 and a breakdown of your draft's strengths and areas to improve.
See how your essay scores across richness, insight, voice, authenticity, and mechanics, each scored 1 to 7.
Find your strongest and weakest sentences, with an explanation of why each one stands out.
Get 10 to 15 comments on specific phrases, each with an actionable note on exactly what to change.
Most AI tools tell you your essay is great. Admissions officers are harder to impress, so this grader is too. A typical first draft scores in the 40s to 60s. Anything above 85 is rare. Here's a sample analysis of a Common App draft about fixing a grandfather's broken radio.
A real, specific story with a clear arc. Held back by a safe ending and a few "telling" sentences that explain what the scene already showed.
"The static had a rhythm to it, like someone breathing through a wall."
A precise, surprising image that does the emotional work without announcing it.
"That experience taught me that patience and persistence are the keys to success."
This is the generic lesson every reader has seen a thousand times. Cut it and trust the scene to carry the point.
Every essay is scored 1 to 7 in five categories. It's the same rubric our Ivy League consultants use in every Next Admit essay review. Our co-founders, Gohar (MIT) and Mahad (Harvard), built it after reading thousands of applications. Read the full methodology.
Does your essay put the reader inside a scene? Vivid, specific detail scores high. Generic description scores low.
How deep is your reflection? "Hard work pays off" scores a 1 or 2. Mature thinking that shows real growth scores a 6 or 7.
Does it sound like you? Genuine, conversational writing scores high. Stiff, formal, or AI-sounding writing loses points.
Is it honest? The strongest essays admit imperfections. Stories that feel too polished score low.
Does it read cleanly? We check grammar, flow, and structure. Any noticeable error caps this score at 4.
This is the centerpiece of your application. We'll show you whether your story and voice come through. All seven prompts are built in.
"Why us," extracurricular, identity, and short answers. Supplementals are where you show fit. Name the school, and we'll check how specific your answer is.
The UC PIQs reward clear, direct answers, so we'll flag anything vague. All eight questions are built in.
Ask a chatbot to grade your essay, and you'll get a different answer every time, usually a generous one. Our grader uses the same fixed rubric for every essay, so your score actually means something. When you're ready for a human read, our consultants use that same rubric.
Yes. You get three full grades per month at no cost and with no account. We ask for your email so we can send you a link to your results. If you want a human to edit the essay, that's our paid College Essay Review.
The grader is conservative on purpose. Most drafts land between 40 and 70. A 70 or above means the essay is strong. Scores above 85 are rare. If your first draft scores in the 50s, that's normal. Fix the weakest line and the comments, then regrade.
All of them. Pick the essay type and the grader adjusts what it rewards. All seven Common App prompts and all eight UC PIQs are built in. For a supplemental, paste any prompt and name the school.
A chatbot gives a different, usually generous, answer every time. The grader scores every essay on the same rubric with explicit rules. For example, any noticeable error caps mechanics at 4, and generic or AI-sounding writing gets penalized. It also grades your essay as an answer to your specific prompt and school.
No. It scores your draft and tells you what to change. It never writes replacement text, so the essay stays yours.
Yes. We store your essay with your results link only. We never publish, share, or sell it. Your essay is sent to OpenAI's API to generate the grade, and under OpenAI's API data policy, it is not used to train their models. Email support@nextadmit.com to delete a grade.
No, but it will help you put your best foot forward. Admissions is holistic and unpredictable, and no single essay guarantees a decision. A high score means your writing is strong in the areas admissions officers care about.
Think of it as a sharp first reader. The rubric keeps scores consistent, and the comments point to specific issues. Occasionally a comment may miss the mark, and you can dismiss it on your results page. For a full human read, our consultants use the same rubric.
Next Admit's co-founders, Gohar Khan (MIT) and Mahad Khan (Harvard), wrote the five-category rubric after reading thousands of college essays. It's the same rubric behind the scores in our consultant reviews. Read the methodology.
No. Getting feedback on your own writing is a normal part of the process, just like asking a teacher or counselor to read your draft. What schools prohibit is submitting writing that isn't yours. Our grader never writes for you, so your essay stays your own.
The grader shows you where your essay stands. Our Ivy League consultants help you get it where it needs to be, with line-by-line edits and a full written evaluation in as little as 24 hours. 94% of our clients have been accepted to 1+ of their top 6 schools.
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