Observed arrival · 2026-09-29
EssayRoast keeps the essay in the student’s hands
A free-beta tool reviews UC Personal Insight Question and Common App essay drafts, citing the student’s own words and suggesting what to fix first.
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- UC and Common App applicants revising personal essays
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- The beta offers three reviews a day; essays are deleted after review unless the student chooses to save them.
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The workflow begins with a prompt selection and optionally takes an activities list for sharper feedback. Its six checks are described as a floor rather than a definition of a great essay: judgments cite the student’s own wording, while follow-up questions address what the checklist cannot settle. The beta allows three reviews per day and says students choose whether to save each essay.
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