The Admissions Panel Prompt: 7 Claude Officers Who Try to Reject Your College Essay
Paste your Common App essay and seven tough Claude admissions officers read it, vote ADMIT or REJECT, and quote the exact lines to fix. Claude never rewrites it, so every word stays yours
Your Common App personal essay is one essay of up to 650 words, and the same essay goes to every college you apply to. With early deadlines landing on November 1 at many schools, it's the one page you can still make much better.
This prompt turns Claude into a panel of seven admissions officers whose job is to reject it, so you find the weak lines before a real reader does.
The 7 officers
| Officer | What they look for |
|---|---|
| 1. The Skimmer | Reads for 30 seconds, like a reader with 50 more essays tonight. What sticks, and where they start skimming |
| 2. The Cliche Hunter | Openers and topics thousands use: "Ever since I was young", dictionary definitions, the usual injury or trip story |
| 3. The "So What?" Officer | Telling instead of showing; claims with no moment behind them |
| 4. The Voice Officer | Lines that sound like a thesaurus or an AI instead of you |
| 5. The Prompt Officer | Does it answer your prompt and show something the rest of your application can't |
| 6. The Mechanics Officer | Word count (650 max), typos, run-ons, sentences a tired reader reads twice |
| 7. The Committee Chair | One question: would anyone remember you tomorrow? |
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