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$100/mo
$80/mo founding rate
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$500/season
$400 founding rate
one payment, covers August through March
Founding pricing is available to our first 100 students, for as long as you stay subscribed. The Season Pass is available for purchase through October 31.
Private tutors typically run $75–150 an hour. Admissions consultants — charging by the hour, by the essay, or for a full season package — commonly run $2,000–75,000+. Margin is unlimited, for everything, at one of these two prices — no per-session or per-essay charges either way.
Everything included
- Unlimited brainstorming conversations, for as many essays as you're working on
- Unlimited developmental feedback passes — comprehensive, or a focused pass on one thing at a time (organization, voice, ethos, pathos, logos, and more)
- Unlimited line editing
- Every Common App essay and every college supplemental essay
- Every scholarship essay
- Your full essay history, organized by essay, plus season-long reflection tools and a season letter at the end
- Full access to Margin's resource center
Revise as many times as good writing requires. Not as many as an appointment book allows. Not as many as the budget allows. Read more about what "unlimited" actually means here: Why Unlimited? →
What's not included
- Live 1:1 sessions with a human inside Margin — it's built to work alongside a tutor, teacher, or counselor you already have, not replace real-time conversation with one (see How Margin Uses AI →)
- General admissions strategy, school-list building, or financial aid advising
- Feedback outside the admissions season the pass was purchased for
Not ready to pay yet?
Try our free tool first — it matches your material to the right Common App prompt in about five minutes, no card, no account needed.
If cost is a barrier
Margin partners with school counselors and college-access nonprofits to offer full scholarship access to students who need it most — no essay contest, no means-testing paperwork. If you're a student, ask your counselor whether they have nomination access; if you're a counselor, see our page for counselors →.
Refund policy
We offer a full refund within 7 days of purchase of a Season Pass, as long as no more than 5 completed feedback passes have been generated. Not sure yet? Start month-to-month instead — cancel anytime, no refund request needed.
Questions about pricing? See our FAQ → or contact us directly →.