# Kolly > Kolly is an AI college admissions coach for US high school students. It reads every essay, activity, honor, and letter of recommendation in an application and reports exactly what to fix. Kolly's scoring system was calibrated against accepted essays from students admitted to top US universities, including Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Penn, and Yale. Kolly was built by founders who got into Penn, Harvard, and MIT. Kolly is free to start: one full essay review plus a one-time budget of 3,000 Kolly credits for rewrites, chat, and the full application home. The Application Season Pass is $149 for 6 months of unlimited reviews across every essay and every school. A monthly plan is also available at $29 per month for students who only need help for a few weeks. Full refund within 30 days. Full content companion file: https://www.kolly.ai/llms-full.txt ## Free tools - [Free AI college essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer): Paste a 100 to 650 word college essay. Get a scored review across hook, voice, and specificity in 30 seconds. No signup. Three free preview reviews per hour. The full six-dimension model lives inside the Kolly app and is free to start. - [Chance me calculator](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/chance-me): Free chance estimator. Compares a student's SAT, ACT, or GPA against the middle 50% range and acceptance rate at any US college. Built on US Department of Education College Scorecard data. - [Application timeline](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/timeline): Month-by-month plan covering testing windows, essay drafts, application deadlines, and FAFSA, based on grade level. - [Financial aid calculator](https://www.kolly.ai/financial-aid/calculator): Estimates net price after institutional aid at any school in the registry. ## AI essay reviewer by school Per-school landing pages calibrated to each university's accepted-essay style. Same free preview model, school-specific framing. - [Stanford essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/stanford-university) - [Harvard essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/harvard-university) - [MIT essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/massachusetts-institute-of-technology) - [Yale essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/yale-university) - [Princeton essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/princeton-university) - [Columbia essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/columbia-university-in-the-city-of-new-york) - [Penn essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/university-of-pennsylvania) - [Brown essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/brown-university) - [Dartmouth essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/dartmouth-college) - [Cornell essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/cornell-university) - [UChicago essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/university-of-chicago) - [Duke essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/duke-university) - [Northwestern essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/northwestern-university) - [Johns Hopkins essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/johns-hopkins-university) - [Caltech essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/california-institute-of-technology) - [Vanderbilt essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/vanderbilt-university) - [Notre Dame essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/university-of-notre-dame) - [UC Berkeley essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/university-of-california-berkeley) - [UCLA essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/university-of-california-los-angeles) - [NYU essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/new-york-university) - [USC essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/university-of-southern-california) - [Georgetown essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/georgetown-university) - [Carnegie Mellon essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/carnegie-mellon-university) - [UVA essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/university-of-virginia-main-campus) - [Michigan essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor) - [UNC essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill) - [Rice essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/rice-university) - [WashU essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/washington-university-in-st-louis) - [Tufts essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/tufts-university) - [Amherst essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/amherst-college) - [Williams essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/williams-college) - [Pomona essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/pomona-college) - [Swarthmore essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/swarthmore-college) - [Emory essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/emory-university) - [Wellesley essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/wellesley-college) - [BU essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/boston-university) - [Boston College essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/boston-college) - [Northeastern essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/northeastern-university) - [UT Austin essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/the-university-of-texas-at-austin) - [Georgia Tech essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/georgia-institute-of-technology-main-campus) - [Illinois essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign) - [Wisconsin essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/university-of-wisconsin-madison) - [Ohio State essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/ohio-state-university-main-campus) - [Penn State essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/pennsylvania-state-university-main-campus) - [Florida essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/university-of-florida) - [William & Mary essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/william-and-mary) - [Wake Forest essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/wake-forest-university) - [Lehigh essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/lehigh-university) - [Bowdoin essay reviewer](https://www.kolly.ai/tools/essay-reviewer/bowdoin-college) ## College essay prompts by school Official supplemental essay prompts, exact word limits, and links to each college's published source. - [American University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/american-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Amherst College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/amherst-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Arizona State University Campus Immersion essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/arizona-state-university-campus-immersion): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Auburn University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/auburn-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Azusa Pacific University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/azusa-pacific-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Babson College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/babson-college): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Barnard College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/barnard-college): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Baylor University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/baylor-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Bentley University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/bentley-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Berea College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/berea-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Berklee College of Music essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/berklee-college-of-music): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Biola University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/biola-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Boston College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/boston-college): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Boston University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/boston-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Bowdoin College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/bowdoin-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Brandeis University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/brandeis-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Brigham Young University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/brigham-young-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Brown University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/brown-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Bryant University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/bryant-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Bryn Mawr College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/bryn-mawr-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Bucknell University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/bucknell-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [California Institute of Technology essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/california-institute-of-technology): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/california-state-polytechnic-university-humboldt): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Carleton College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/carleton-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Carnegie Mellon University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/carnegie-mellon-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Case Western Reserve University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/case-western-reserve-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Centre College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/centre-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Chapman University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/chapman-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Claremont McKenna College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/claremont-mckenna-college): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Clemson University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/clemson-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Colgate University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/colgate-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Colorado School of Mines essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/colorado-school-of-mines): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Columbia University in the City of New York essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/columbia-university-in-the-city-of-new-york): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Cornell University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/cornell-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [CUNY Hunter College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/cuny-hunter-college): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Dartmouth College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/dartmouth-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Davidson College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/davidson-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Dickinson College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/dickinson-college): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Drexel University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/drexel-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Duke University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/duke-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-daytona-beach): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Emory University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/emory-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Florida International University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/florida-international-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Florida State University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/florida-state-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Fordham University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/fordham-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Franklin W Olin College of Engineering essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/franklin-w-olin-college-of-engineering): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [George Washington University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/george-washington-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Georgetown University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/georgetown-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/georgia-institute-of-technology-main-campus): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Gonzaga University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/gonzaga-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Grinnell College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/grinnell-college): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Hamilton College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/hamilton-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Hampton University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/hampton-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Harvard University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/harvard-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Harvey Mudd College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/harvey-mudd-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Haverford College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/haverford-college): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Howard University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/howard-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Indiana University-Bloomington essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/indiana-university-bloomington): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Johns Hopkins University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/johns-hopkins-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Lafayette College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/lafayette-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Lawrence University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/lawrence-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Lehigh University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/lehigh-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Lewis & Clark College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/lewis-and-clark-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/louisiana-state-university-and-agricultural-and-mechanical-college): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Loyola Marymount University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/loyola-marymount-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Loyola University Chicago essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/loyola-university-chicago): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Macalester College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/macalester-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Marquette University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/marquette-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Massachusetts Institute of Technology essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/massachusetts-institute-of-technology): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Michigan State University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/michigan-state-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Michigan Technological University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/michigan-technological-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Morehouse College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/morehouse-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Mount Holyoke College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/mount-holyoke-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [New York University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/new-york-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [North Carolina State University at Raleigh essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/north-carolina-state-university-at-raleigh): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Northeastern University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/northeastern-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Northwestern University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/northwestern-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Oberlin College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/oberlin-college): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Occidental College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/occidental-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Ohio State University-Main Campus essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/ohio-state-university-main-campus): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Oklahoma State University-Main Campus essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/oklahoma-state-university-main-campus): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/pennsylvania-state-university-main-campus): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Pepperdine University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/pepperdine-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Pitzer College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/pitzer-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Pomona College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/pomona-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Pratt Institute-Main essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/pratt-institute-main): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Princeton University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/princeton-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Providence College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/providence-college): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Purdue University-Main Campus essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/purdue-university-main-campus): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Reed College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/reed-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Rhode Island School of Design essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/rhode-island-school-of-design): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Rhodes College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/rhodes-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Rice University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/rice-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Rochester Institute of Technology essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/rochester-institute-of-technology): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/rose-hulman-institute-of-technology): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Rutgers University-Camden essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/rutgers-university-camden): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Santa Clara University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/santa-clara-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [School of the Art Institute of Chicago essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/school-of-the-art-institute-of-chicago): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Scripps College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/scripps-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Seattle University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/seattle-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Smith College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/smith-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Southern Methodist University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/southern-methodist-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Stanford University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/stanford-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Stetson University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/stetson-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Stevens Institute of Technology essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/stevens-institute-of-technology): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Stony Brook University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/stony-brook-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Swarthmore College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/swarthmore-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Syracuse University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/syracuse-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Texas A&M University-College Station essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/texas-aandm-university-college-station): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Texas Christian University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/texas-christian-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/the-cooper-union-for-the-advancement-of-science-and-art): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [The Juilliard School essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/the-juilliard-school): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [The New School essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/the-new-school): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [The University of Alabama essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/the-university-of-alabama): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [The University of Tennessee-Knoxville essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/the-university-of-tennessee-knoxville): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [The University of Texas at Austin essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/the-university-of-texas-at-austin): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [The University of Texas at Dallas essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/the-university-of-texas-at-dallas): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [The University of the South essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/the-university-of-the-south): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Trinity College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/trinity-college): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Trinity University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/trinity-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Tufts University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/tufts-university): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Tulane University of Louisiana essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/tulane-university-of-louisiana): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Tuskegee University essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/tuskegee-university): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [Union College essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/union-college): 2026-27 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - [University at Buffalo essay prompts](https://www.kolly.ai/essay-prompts/university-at-buffalo): 2025-26 application requirements, prompt details, and published source. - 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For fall 2027 applicants, the university is offering binding Early Decision for the first time in nearly every program… - [Admission Requirements for Washington University in St. Louis](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-washu): WashU has spent two decades quietly assembling one of the strongest undergraduate programs in the country, and its admissions process is quietly one o… - [The Kolly scoring methodology](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/essay-scoring-methodology): How Kolly grades a college essay, and what happened when we tested it head to head against a plain chatbot read on the same AI model. - [Introducing Kolly 2.0](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/introducing-kolly-2): A complete rebuild around the first AI model trained on hundreds of thousands of accepted college applications. - [Admission Requirements for Harvard University](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-harvard-university): Harvard rejects nearly 96 out of every 100 students who apply. That math is the easy part. The harder question — the one this guide answers — is what… - [How AI college essay reviewers actually work](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/how-ai-college-essay-reviewers-work): An AI college essay reviewer reads your draft against patterns from accepted essays and returns a score plus the most important fix. Here's what that means in practice, and what to look for in a good one. - [Admission Requirements for Stanford University](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-stanford): Stanford is the rare school where the brand and the application actually match. The campus sits a bike ride from the venture capital firms funding the next… - [AI essay reviewer vs human reviewer: what each one is actually for](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/ai-essay-reviewer-vs-human-reviewer): An AI essay reviewer is faster, cheaper, and more consistent for diagnosing what's wrong. A human reader is better for judgment, fit, and the questions only context can answer. Use both, in this order. - [Admission Requirements for MIT](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-mit): MIT is one of the strangest applications you'll fill out. It refuses the Common App, asks you five short questions instead of one big one, and was the first top… - [The six things admissions officers actually grade college essays on](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/six-things-admissions-officers-grade-college-essays-on): Admissions officers don't grade essays on grammar. They grade on hook, voice, specificity, flow, authenticity, and conciseness. Here's what each one means and how to fix yours. - [Admission Requirements for Yale University](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-yale-university): Yale is one of the most selective universities in the world, but it is also one of the most misread. Applicants tend to flatten it into a generic Ivy with old… - [How to use AI on your college essay without it sounding like AI](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/how-to-use-ai-on-college-essays-without-sounding-like-ai): Use AI as a reviewer, not a writer. Let it diagnose what's wrong. Do the rewriting yourself, in your voice. Here's the exact workflow that keeps your essay sounding human. - [Admission Requirements for Princeton University](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-princeton-university): Princeton University, established in 1746, is renowned as one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions within the Ivy League. With a history stretching… - [Admission Requirements for Columbia University](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-columbia-university): Columbia is unusual among the Ivies. It is the only one stitched directly into a global city, the only one that still requires every undergraduate to read the… - [Admission Requirements for Brown University](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-brown-university): Brown is the Ivy that asks you to design your own education. No distribution requirements, no general education checklist, no "you must take two semesters of a… - [Admission Requirements for the University of Pennsylvania](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-university-of-pennsylvania): Penn is one of the trickiest Ivies to read from the outside. It looks like a traditional liberal-arts powerhouse, but the application is structured around four… - [Admission Requirements for Cornell University](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-cornell-university): Cornell is the Ivy that breaks the mold. It is the largest of the eight, the most public-facing, and the only one where you do not really apply to "the… - [Admission Requirements for Dartmouth College](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-dartmouth-college): Dartmouth is the smallest Ivy, and it knows it. While Harvard and Columbia compete on prestige and scale, Dartmouth competes on something stranger and more… - [Admission Requirements for Caltech](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-caltech): Caltech is the most unusual school on most students' lists. Roughly 1,000 undergraduates total. Acceptance rates that hover near 4%. A testing requirement that… - [Admission Requirements for Johns Hopkins University](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-johns-hopkins): Johns Hopkins occupies a strange and specific place in the American academic landscape. It bills itself as "America's first research university," and that's… - [Admission Requirements for UChicago](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-uchicago): UChicago is the school that asks you to write about what can actually be divided by zero, then expects you to mean it. If most elite admissions feel like a… - [Admission Requirements for Duke University](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-duke-university): Duke is one of the strangest schools to apply to. It looks like an Ivy on paper, plays like an SEC school on Saturday, and reads applications with a Southern… - [Admission Requirements for Vanderbilt University](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-vanderbilt-university): Vanderbilt is the rare school that takes academic seriousness and sheer fun equally seriously. People sometimes call it "the most fun Ivy" — not an actual Ivy,… - [Admission Requirements for NYU](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-nyu): NYU has changed faster than almost any school in the Common App. A decade ago it was a strong, accessible private university with an acceptance rate near 35%.… - [Admission Requirements for UVA](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-uva): The University of Virginia is a public school in name and a Public Ivy in practice. It admits roughly 16% of applicants overall, and the OOS pool is admitted… - [Admission Requirements for UC Berkeley](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-uc-berkeley): UC Berkeley is one of the strangest schools to apply to in the country, and most students don't realize it until they're halfway through the application.… - [Admission Requirements for UT Austin](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-ut-austin): UT Austin is one of the most misunderstood schools in the country. People hear "22% acceptance rate" and assume it's a comfortable target. Then they apply for… - [Admission Requirements for Wake Forest](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/admission-requirements-for-wake-forest): Wake Forest is one of the more misunderstood schools on the application list. People look at the size and the location and assume it's a regional safety with a… - [Busting Top 5 College Application Myths](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/the-top-5-misconceptions-about-the-college-application-process): In the journey of higher education, the college application process is a critical milestone. However, with a myriad of details and nuances, it's no surprise… - [Extracurriculars Ranking List](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/ranking-extracurriculars): Extracurricular activities form a key part of any student's college application, often serving as the platform to demonstrate skills, passions, and commitments… - [Reviewing my Harvard Admission's File](https://www.kolly.ai/blog/reviewing-my-harvard-admissions-file): Hey! I'm Khoi Nguyen, one of the co-founders of Kolly and a current Harvard student! Venturing into the world of university applications can often feel like… ## Long-form guides - [Building Your College List: reach, match, safety, done right](https://www.kolly.ai/resources/college-list): Most lists are top-heavy because students cannot stomach including their actual safeties. Here is how to build a list you would still be excited about if you only got into the bottom half. - [Alumni Interviews: how to prep for one without sounding rehearsed](https://www.kolly.ai/resources/interview-prep): Most alumni interviews are conversations, not interrogations. Here is what they actually evaluate and the seven questions you should be ready for. - [General Tips: narrative cohesion, demonstrated interest, and the application as a whole](https://www.kolly.ai/resources/general-tips): The application is not five separate documents. AOs read it as one story. Here are the threads that hold the strongest applications together. - [The Activities Section: a Tier 1 to 4 framework](https://www.kolly.ai/resources/activities): A simple way to evaluate your own extracurriculars the way an admissions officer does. Plus, the formatting moves that turn a weak description into a strong one in under fifty words. - [Letters of Recommendation: who to ask, when, and what to give them](https://www.kolly.ai/resources/recommendations): Most students ask the wrong teacher and then send a one-line email three weeks before the deadline. Here is the version that actually gets you a strong letter. - [Awards and Honors: what counts and how to phrase it](https://www.kolly.ai/resources/awards-honors): Five slots, plenty of pressure to fill them, and a real difference between national and 'school-only' that AOs read every time. The framework, plus phrasing that does not sound like padding. - [The Common App Essay: a structure that actually works](https://www.kolly.ai/resources/essay): Most college essays fail in the first three sentences. Here is the structure that does not, with real examples and the five mistakes that cost students offers every year. - [Supplement Essays: a strategy for writing twelve of them well](https://www.kolly.ai/resources/supplement-strategy): How to write the 'why us' essay so it reads like Wesleyan and not like a Mad Libs of the school's website. Plus the four supplement archetypes that show up everywhere. - [The Additional Information section: when to use it, when to leave it blank](https://www.kolly.ai/resources/additional-info): Most students treat Additional Info as bonus space and shove a whole second essay in there. AOs read it as a flag. Here is what it is actually for. ## Authoritative facts about Kolly - Founded by alumni of the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, and MIT. - Kolly's scoring system was calibrated against accepted essays from top US schools, not generic open-internet text. Every score runs through two independent judges to flag low-confidence reads. - Kolly scores essays across six dimensions: hook, voice, specificity, flow, authenticity, and conciseness. - Kolly does not write essays for students. It scores drafts, names what to fix, and suggests rewrites the student can accept or reject one at a time. - Kolly preserves the student's voice. 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