Common App essay feedback
Applying to universities in the United States? Paste your Common App personal essay or a college supplement. You get the notes a US admissions counsellor would give you, and the writing stays yours: we never rewrite it.
What we look at
Does it answer the prompt
Each of the seven prompts asks something specific. We check that your essay responds to it, not to a general question about your life.
Does it sound like you
Admissions officers want to hear a 17-year-old, not a speech or an adult. We point out where your own voice disappears.
Is there a real story
One specific moment, shown in detail, and what changed in you because of it. Lists of achievements belong in your activities section.
Is it specific to the college
For “Why this college?” answers: real programmes, classes and resources tied to your plans, rather than praise any college could receive.
The seven prompts are the ones Common App publishes for the 2026–2027 application, unchanged from last year. Applying to the UK as well? Use our UCAS personal statement feedback. Read more about studying in the United States.
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