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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

While I have enjoyed my experience with prompt throughout the year and find their editirs to be knowledgeable and extremely helpful. I wanted to acknowledge a specific situation that happened this wee... See more

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 4 out of 5 stars

Liked the initial meeting to brainstorm and outline of draft. Liked that response to drafts was fast, mostly a day or two after. Wish there were more virtual meetings to move things along more quickly... 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

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I really enjoy Audrey

I really enjoy Audrey, she was very patient with me. Very helpful and very knowledgeable and very professional and answering all questions and giving me very good information on my Plans, Thank you!

21 November 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Going above and beyond

While I have enjoyed my experience with prompt throughout the year and find their editirs to be knowledgeable and extremely helpful. I wanted to acknowledge a specific situation that happened this week. Personally, I was burned out and running out of time and needed help. I had an appointment at 6 PM and I reached out to Prompt at 12 noon and basically begged for some same day help! Ben answered my email immediately and was incredibly responsive, understanding, and worked his magic to get my essays to an editor asap. They were reviewed before my meeting! It was just one of those days and I was incredibly grateful to have Prompt on my side and for their flexibility. 5 star service for sure. Thank you!

16 November 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prompt is a life saver!

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 encouraging manner, no matter how rough the draft may be! I'm also impressed by their turnaround time, and by how responsive they are when I've reached out with questions or concerns.

24 September 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Improved My College Application and My Writing Skills

I came across Prompt when applying for colleges. Not only did they get me into top universities, they helped to improve my writing tremendously, even though I was already a great writer. The coaches are amazing and you are supported all the way through the process. The coaches truly care and put a lot of effort into the paper based on your experiences and conversations with them. Highly organized with great people, I recommend Prompt 100%!

26 January 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An investment that is worth every penny

We used Prompt for our 2 college bound seniors and our experience was nothing but amazing. Prompt took the reins in helping my boys brainstorm, organize and polish their essays. The boys were fully engaged and we literally had to do nothing. The essays they wrote were amazing and I actually learned a lot about them! Prompt services are definitely and investment, but it was worth every penny. They helped my boys write many honors college essays, for which the were accepted into the programs, and received scholarship money. And most importantly, they were accepted to their first choice schools!

30 November 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Phenomenal help for my son with college applications, highly recommend!

My son was assigned to Bria as the Student Success Manager and Emily as the essay coach.
Both of them were instrumental in helping my son with his college applications.

He was able to get into 14 of his 20 colleges including his top choice. We attribute a huge part of his success to Prompt. Our son had a good 43 essay prompts to write and he needed some support to wade through this arduous process. The essay prompts were not limited to just admission, but also for scholarship and letter of continued interest as well.

Prompt was so supportive always. Bria built a customized schedule for him and helped him be on track. Emily, on the other hand helped him in building a solid outline for the essays and she gave a detailed feedback always. Some of his prompts went to five, six and even seven drafts and she was very patient and supportive in every single iteration of the draft submission. With each and every draft, there were meaningful additions and edits and it was gradually looking more refined.

Half way through the process, I got the feeling that my son has evolved into not just a better writer but has become a better thinker as well. He learnt how to articulate his thoughts and feelings more clearly across which was a significant change for sure.

The essays are the most daunting part of the college application process, and having Prompt by our side was a huge help. Every college had its own dates and deadlines but Bria made it seamless tracking all this for us. My son was not just in time but sometimes a week or more early with his submissions and is very thankful to Prompt.

Prompt as a tool had its own cool automation as well. For example, if there were essays that could be reused for subsequent applications, the tool would help the student know which ones they were.

I highly recommend Prompt to every student navigating through their college application process.

31 March 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience with the Prompt service!

Great experience for my son and definitely worth the investment! My son's writing coach, Lillian, was absolutely amazing and helped him organize and outline his thoughts in preparation for the essays. He felt very comfortable meeting with her and bouncing ideas off of her. The process and tools that the Prompt team has created made it easy for my son to chunk things up into manageable pieces, stay on task, and get timely feedback from his writing coach. My son had previously been getting essay feedback from his school counselors, but he commented numerous times on how much better things were with Prompt. The best part was that I didn't have to nag or be involved much at all. Ultimately, he completed his essays in time to apply Early Action to all of his colleges and was accepted to all of his top choices. He ended up with a completely full ride to one of his schools and we couldn't be more thrilled with the outcome!

31 March 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helped my daughter.

Prompt helped my daughter organize her thoughts, her writing and create a timeline for completion. Her coach Leigh was excellent in helping my daughter create, edit and perfect her many essays.

1 April 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very Helpful for My Daughter!

This was a great experience for my daughter. It kept her on track and made her college essay writing experience a lot less anxiety-ridden. She felt very connected with her Coach Leigh who was fantastic with helping her edit in a thoughtful way. My daughter and I were both proud of my daughter's work product and although she did not get into one of the schools where she applied with Prompt's help, she got into all others and we knew that the one which she did not get into was NOT due to her essays.

1 April 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prompt was a huge support in helping…

Prompt was a huge support in helping our son achieve success during the college application season. Prompt helped with his organization and crafting compelling essays. He was accepted to his top two choices at selective schools. Thank you Eva!

30 March 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous program

Fabulous program! My son was paired with a coach who had similar interests as him. The coach made him comfortable to share his thoughts, ideas and passions, and was able to give my son concrete, step-by-step support in creating a powerful, authentic essay that highlighted his unique strengths. Highly recommend!

29 March 2024
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Prompt was so helpful!

Prompt was so helpful for my college writing process! There was lots of flexibility available, and feedback always came back fast. I remember I wanted to completely rewrite my commonapp essay, and it was a very smooth experience thanks to their flexibility. The feedback is great, however it should be noted that the subject matter of the essay won't change much, and so make sure the topic you're writing about is what you really want to share. Thank you Emily and Prompt for your help!

30 March 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Trust the process, it's worth it

This was a great experience. Our son got into his dream school, LSU. He was also accepted to Penn State, OU(Oklahoma), KU(Kansas), UMD(College Park). The essay writing process really helped him for other essays not associated with the college application process.

1 November 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Feedback was timely, thorough, and very organized

Having started the college application process not knowing exactly what schools were looking for, the Prompt process helped me to condense my experiences into appealing essays. I got the three school package for my more competitive schools, but was able to apply what I had learned to my other applications.
Coach Jane was amazing and helped me to formulate my ideas through outlines and templates for sentence structures I could try. I had a lot of essays, but feedback was pretty much always ready within a couple days.
I would definitely recommend this service for very competitive schools.

29 March 2024
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We are so glad you were able to use your feedback for your other schools! Congratulations on your acceptances!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

They got my STEM kid to brainstorm ideas and express himself in a meaningful way in his essay. The outcome was something that he truly wrote and let the schools know who he was as a person and student. He was skeptical but actually enjoyed the process. Got into his top choice.

1 November 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Focus for Hesitant Writer

My son hesitated to begin his Common App personal statement and lacked focus with the suggested prompts. Monica's intake interview was very insightful. Within the first hour, she walked him through several options and helped him select a narrative he felt excited to write about. After only a few email exchanges, his essay was complete. He was accepted to all the schools where he applied and invited to several scholar programs. It's completely worth the investment!

15 August 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prompt was the perfect match for my…

Prompt was the perfect match for my son! His coach Laila was amazing at getting him to talk and helping him brainstorm ideas for all the essays he had to write! She knew all the right questions to ask and helped him construct great essays. He got into some amazing colleges including a full ride to his top choice! Thank you Prompt!

1 November 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Proud of my essay!

Prompt helped me create a Common App essay that I could be proud of. They were very responsive with assistance and making appointments to help keep me on top of my timeline.

21 September 2023
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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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