Does this answer the prompt?
Paste the prompt and your draft. In about ten seconds, see whether your essay is actually answering what was asked — not just related to it. No rewrite, no red pen, just a clear read.
Why this is easy to get wrong
Most essays that miss the prompt aren't off-topic — they're adjacent. A prompt asks how you overcame a challenge, and a draft describes the challenge in detail without ever getting to what came after. It reads like it's answering. It isn't, quite.
That gap is hard to see in your own writing, because you know what you meant. This tool reads your draft the way an admissions reader would — without that context — and shows you exactly where it delivers and where it drifts.
What you'll get back
A plain read of what the prompt is actually asking, where your draft delivers on that, and where it falls short or wanders. It's a diagnosis, not a fix — it won't rewrite anything for you.
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