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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm a college consultant, and I use Prompt for my students' essays. It's by far the most valuable resource I use in my practice. The writing coaches offer clear, actionable feedback in a kind and enco... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prompt was really helpful! I liked that there were no harsh due dates, but friendly reminders of when drafts/apps were due. Written feedback was very detailed and helpful, whether with bigger changes... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My coach, Anne was phenomenal! She helped me extensively with my supplementals and made them each something better than I ever thought possible. She respected my ideas and bounced off of them, which m... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I can't speak highly enough about Prompt. The expert advice they gave my son on his college essays was always timely, thorough and there was no way I could replicate the insights they provided. They... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good advice to refine your application

Our son was accepted to excellent Engineering schools nationwide including Cornell, Purdue, U. Florida, Ohio State, Texas A&M, U. Illinois, among others. It was very helpful for him to device his essays, bounce ideas with the advisor and refine his writings. It was all 100% his writing but the advisor gave very good insight.

29 March 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A wonderful experience

This was a great experience. It made my college essay writing experience a lot less anxiety-ridden and I felt ended feeling proud of the essays I had written. The advisor I met with was quick with her feedback and always refined my essays to be succinct but powerful.
And the proof is there: I only got rejected from two schools.

29 March 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prompt exceeded my expectations

Prompt exceeded my expectations with regards to college application essay help. I knew we were signing up for essay help, but I didn't realize that the coach would also help with the activities lists and short-answer questions too. The coach even helped with the extra scholarship essays too for the schools in my package. Our coach was very quick to respond with quality feedback, and not just grammar corrections. Some of my son's essays went through 7 or more revisions. The essays turned out much better than they would have with just me giving him guidance.
Worth every penny! My son ended up getting a full tuition scholarship and a science fellowship to one of his top choice universities. Prompt was a big factor in his success and made the college application process a lot less stressful for him and me.
THANK YOU PROMPT TEAM!

29 March 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Worth it!

My husband heard about Prompt on our local public radio station, after looking into it a bit more we decided it was perfect to help our son organize his applications and write the essays. The process provided multiple places to reflect and generate ideas. The actual essay coaching was superb. Rebecca provided very thoughtful and precise feedback. The 3 school and common app package was a lot of work, including all the school specific essays. It helped to have someone besides a parent involved in the process. In the end it was worth it, he will be attending his 1st choice school in the fall, MIT!

29 March 2024
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Just Meh. Overpriced and not a good outcome.

So, for the $, the essay quality was just ok. They let my son write 2 essays on the UC common app that were not even answering the prompt. One was about a hardship and how it was academically challenging, etc. and the topic they helped him pick was not academic at all.

In the end I sat with him for hours afterwords and reworked all his essays. We changed 2 completely and revised heavily the rest. For the $, I would not do it again.

He got into some good schools, but I'm sure the Prompt essays would have hurt him and I'm thrilled at what we did on our own.

28 March 2024
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We appreciate the honest feedback so we know where to improve! While we vet our coaches thoroughly and each one goes through an extensive training program, it doesn't always work out on the first try. Families are always welcome to get in touch with their Student Success Manager or our director team if they notice something not going as expected -- that's why coach rematching is free and unlimited, and we encourage families to ask for one of our coach mentors or directors to review an essay at any point if they have concerns. Unfortunately, it looks like we weren't aware of your struggles with the two drafts your student did, so we didn't have the opportunity to make it right. If you'd like to reach out to us directly to let us know more about what we can address, we would be happy to hear from you.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Coach Emily

Coach Emily was excellent at helping my daughter choose topics to write about and was a superb editor and supportive throughout.

1 November 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Prompt essay coach services were a great value

The Prompt essay coach services were a great value from my (parental) perspective. They encouraged time management, and even though the essays were not completed until the 11th hour, our coach was available. This process is very stressful, and the multiple essays that selective schools require make this service even more valuable. If you anticipate that your student is going to be applying early to selective schools, and facing a time crunch during the first semester of the busy senior year, having a neutral third party reviewing and editing is helpful in maintaining a buffer between student and parent.

1 November 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend Prompt…

Our son worked with a Prompt tutor on his Common App essay as well as all of his supplemental college essays. He was accepted to his first choice college and he thinks Prompt’s help was a major factor in his acceptance! The tutor was professional, quick to respond, detailed in her suggestions, and made the entire process easy for our son. We were thrilled with the whole process, and plan to use Prompt again when our daughter applies to college. We highly recommend using Prompt!

27 March 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A coach who gets results

Let's face it, the college admissions process is overwhelming. Prompt helped my student craft an amazing common essay. His coach's insightful feedback allowed him to strengthen his essays while adding his own vision and writing style. The overall process helped him stay on track to submitting applications on time. The results speak for themselves. My student's writing skills have significantly improved. The self-reflection needed to craft the essays also improved my student's self-confidence. In the end, my student was admitted into many top tier universities. The essays made a difference, he went in test-optional to most schools. I highly recommend using their service.

27 March 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My experience was really great

My experience was really great. Prompt helped me make sure that my writing was perfected and really helped look at my essays with another eye. Video calls could be scheduled when I needed it, so everything was so flexible for time, yet they still kept me on the timeline that I specifically requested. I, as a result, had lots of admission successes!

25 March 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent coaching

Bria was SO helpful with my daughter’s college application process! We were SO overwhelmed and Bria Broke everything down in clear steps and reassured us throughout. I loved not needing to push her to meet deadlines and my daughter learned how to better manage her time independently.

31 October 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Incredibly Helpful! Amazing Coach!!

Prompt was super super helpful with essay writing and brainstorming!!! I worked with Maya M. who is amazing. She was energetic, supportive, creative, meticulous (which is good for essay editing) and gave amazing feedback. She also saw potential in essay topics that I had overlooked, and it was also amazing to get a second opinion on ideas that I had.

1 November 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I wish I hired this company sooner!

Excellent experience! It saved my relationship with my son too! After 2 months of my son not able to come up with an essay topic and countless weekends of me badgering him, I hired Prompt to take over. My son was matched with an excellent coach who had the ideas flowing for an essay at the very first session. My son felt comfortable, confident and ended up writing an excellent essay that was truly him. It conveyed everything he wanted admissions to know! He had lots of excellent admissions offers. Thank you again!

20 March 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Most Responsive Team Members

My Daughter used prompt services to review her Essays for UC and State California College Admission. She always appreciates the response she gets from her Essay reviewer. I believe Prompt has amazing team members with thorough professionalism. I would recommend my friends for sure to use prompt services for their kids college addmission.

7 March 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Leigh is amazing!

My son’s writing coach, Leigh is amazing! I would echo other posts that mention how helpful the brainstorming sessions are as well as the third party feedback for the essays. Worth every penny!

20 March 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We love Prompt

We love Prompt! 2 of my high school seniors had wonderful experiences working through college applications with these Prompt counselors/ editors. They made the process significantly easier and my students met all their deadlines.

19 March 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The coaches i had worked very well with…

The coaches i had worked very well with me and were very adaptable to my schedule. They understood my story and gave me great ideas on how to further improve my essay. I would definitely recommend prompt to anyone looking to improve their college essay.

28 July 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our Prompt writing Coach Jessica is the best!

Our experience with Prompt was great. We didn’t know what we didn’t know until we hired them. We worked with an amazing writing coach named Jessica. She took her time to learn what was important to my son and helped him mold his essays to support his college goals. He was applying test optional to all his schools and was accepted to 11 of 12. One deferral we are still waiting on. He is going to his #1 reach school and that would not be happening without the help we received from Prompt.

15 August 2023
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