The most accurate AI grader for UNC essays.

    Kolly was built and calibrated on hundreds of thousands of essays from students who actually got into University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the rest of the T20.

    UNC 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 UNC prompts Kolly has verified, checked . UNC may have updated them since, so check University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill admissions before you submit.

    Community Impact / Personal Quality

    • Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.

      Required

    All UNC supplemental essays, with word limits and the published source.

    How Kolly grades a UNC 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. UNC 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 UNC 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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