The most accurate AI grader for MIT essays.
Kolly was built and calibrated on hundreds of thousands of essays from students who actually got into Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the rest of the T20.
MIT essay prompts for 2025-26
Copy the prompt you are answering into the prompt field above, then paste your draft, so the readers grade the answer against the question it has to answer.
These are the most recent MIT prompts Kolly has verified, checked . MIT may have updated them since, so check Massachusetts Institute of Technology admissions before you submit.
Department of Interest
Although you may not yet know what you want to major in, which department or program at MIT appeals to you and why?
100 words max · Required
For the Pleasure of It
We know you lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you. Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it.
250 words max · Required
Unexpected Challenge
How did you manage a situation or challenge that you did not expect? What did you learn from it?
250 words max · Required
Collaboration
MIT brings people with diverse backgrounds together to collaborate. Describe one way you have collaborated with people who are different from you.
250 words max · Required
World You Come From
How has the world you come from — including your opportunities, experiences, and challenges — shaped your dreams and aspirations?
250 words max · Required
All MIT supplemental essays, with word limits and the published source.
How Kolly grades a MIT essay
The grade covers the same six dimensions as every Kolly read: hook, theme, detail, authenticity, reflection, and writing, each scored from 0 to 5. The big number is a percentile that shows where your draft lands among accepted essays of the same type from top US schools. MIT readers, like their counterparts at peer schools, read fast and form an impression in the first paragraph. The verdict quotes the line that lands and names the weakest moment, so you know what to fix first.
Why Kolly instead of a ChatGPT read
ChatGPT and other general models grade against writing in general, which is not what MIT readers do. Kolly grades against essays that got in, and four readers argue over the draft before they vote, so a polished answer that says nothing specific gets called out instead of praised. The quick read is free without an account. A free Kolly account adds the full review: a stronger scoring model, notes on each paragraph, and a fix-it plan.
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