GradPilot

What is GradPilot?

GradPilot is a web-based essay grader that evaluates college and graduate admissions essays against 253 published rubrics. It provides rubric-aligned critiques, calibrated scores, and AI detection for applicants. A free account is required to submit essays, with two Quick Reviews available daily and paid tiers unlocking full scoring and detection.

What are the features of GradPilot?

• Rubric-based evaluation

  Analyzes pasted essays against published criteria for specific prompts, including all seven Common App personal essay prompts, eight UC Personal Insight Questions, and supplemental essays.
• Quick Review

  Provides focused critiques of an essay against the selected rubric without generating numerical scores or AI detection.
• Full Review

  Adds calibrated rubric scores, sentence-level critiques pointing to specific passages, revision suggestions, and word-limit cut recommendations.
• AI detection

  Integrates Pangram Labs to flag AI-generated text at the sentence level within Full Reviews, reporting a clear or flagged signal.
• Shared feedback

  Generates a review link allowing mentors or counselors to add comments alongside GradPilot's feedback without creating an account.
• Draft comparison

  Evaluates revised drafts against the same rubric on the Pro plan, showing score changes and remaining issues between versions.

What are the use cases of GradPilot?

• Graduate or professional school applications

  Scores personal statements for medical, law, MBA, PhD, nursing, and residency programs against those programs' published rubrics.
• Word limit reduction

  Identifies specific words, sentences, or paragraphs to cut based on rubric scores, showing how many words each suggested trim saves.
• Checking university AI policies

  Consults a directory tracking official AI tool policies across over 170 universities before submitting an application.

How to use GradPilot?

1. Select a rubric

   Choose an essay type and specific prompt from the supported list on the web interface.
2. Paste your essay

   Enter the draft text into the submission field.
3. Choose a review type

   Start a free Quick Review or purchase a Full Review to receive rubric-aligned feedback, typically ready in about 2–3 minutes.

GradPilot Pricing Information:

• Free

  $0; includes 2 Quick Reviews per day with rubric-based critiques. Excludes AI detection, calibrated scores, specific fixes, and word-limit cuts. Requires a free account.
• Trial

  $5 for the first Full Review; includes rubric-based review, AI detection by Pangram Labs, calibrated scores, specific fixes, and the first 2 suggested word-limit cuts.
• Pro

  $50 for 10 Full Reviews ($5 each); includes everything in Trial, plus draft comparison across revisions, all suggested word-limit cuts, and the option to toggle AI detection on or off per review.
• Application Season Special

  $200 for up to 200 Full Reviews ($1 each); must be used within 30 days of purchase. Includes everything in Pro.