Narrative Strength
Does the essay tell a story with a real arc — a clear beginning, a turn, and a resolution that earns its ending?
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“I used to label every jar before I understood what my grandmother was preserving: not fruit, but the afternoons we spent making it.”
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72/100
A vivid voice carries the piece; make the change in your perspective clearer through one specific moment.
Narrative Strength7/10
Specificity8/10
Reflection & Insight6/10
Authentic Voice8/10
Writing Execution7/10
Overall Admissions Value7/10
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Evidence: “I used to label every jar” gives the reflection a concrete before-and-after. Build the ending around a later moment that shows what changed.
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Specificity
Are the details concrete enough that this essay could only have been written by this applicant?
Reflection & Insight
How deep is the reflection — does it show a genuine change in thinking or behaviour, not just a lesson stated at the end?
Authentic Voice
Does it sound like a real seventeen-year-old, or like a thesaurus with a deadline?
Writing Execution
Are the sentences controlled — structure, transitions, rhythm, grammar — without straining for effect?
Overall Admissions Value
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- How does this college essay grader work?
- Paste your Common App personal essay and it is scored by an AI model against six admissions-focused dimensions: narrative strength, specificity, reflection and insight, authentic voice, writing execution, and overall admissions value. You get a 100-point overall score, a 1–10 score per dimension, and a short comment on each.
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- How is the 100-point score calculated?
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- How is this different from an admissions consultant?
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