Is your draft ready to submit?
Pick your application, paste your draft, and see what to fix, one part at a time. It takes about two minutes.
It checks your length, opening line, stock phrases, signs of AI writing, and sentence rhythm.
Works for AMCAS, AACOMAS, TMDSAS, CASPA, PTCAS, OTCAS, PharmCAS, OptomCAS, ADEA AADSAS, AACPMAS, and VMCAS, and for statements of purpose for graduate school, nursing, social work, public health, psychology, and law school.
How the "sounds like AI" check works
It compares your draft with numbers Pangram Labs published from millions of documents: how often human writing and AI writing use each pattern per 10,000 words. Human writing averages about 2 long dashes per 10,000 words (about one every 5,000 words), for example, and AI writing about 17 (about one every 590 words). The check also uses Pangram's published AI phrases, its counts of three-item lists and "not just X but Y" sentences, the chatbot leftovers it tracks (bold text, bullet points, arrows, "Certainly! Here's"), and AI vocabulary that expert readers flagged in a study Pangram co-authored.
No single pattern proves anything. People use every one of them, and Pangram's own detector doesn't rely on lists like these. Treat a flag as a reason to reread a sentence, not as a verdict.
Sources: Pangram Labs, 9 Signs of AI Writing; Pangram Labs, Did AI Write This?; Russell et al., People who frequently use ChatGPT for writing tasks are accurate and robust detectors of AI-generated text.
FAQ
Do spaces count toward the character limit?
Yes. The application services count letters, spaces, punctuation, and line breaks. A 4,500-character limit is usually around 700 to 800 words.
Why doesn't my count match Microsoft Word or Google Docs?
Word's "characters (with spaces)" leaves out paragraph breaks, and application portals count them. Curly quotes and apostrophes can also change when you paste. Check the final count in the portal itself.
Do admissions committees check for AI?
Policies vary by program, so read yours. Whatever the policy, readers have become quick to notice generic, generated-sounding writing, and a statement that reads that way gets trusted less. Your own words, with details only you could know, are the safest choice.
Is this an AI detector?
No. It counts the patterns that Pangram Labs' research found far more often in AI writing than in human writing, such as long dashes and stock AI phrases, and shows you where they are in your draft. No tool can prove who wrote a statement, so treat a flag as a reason to reread a sentence.
Does it work for college or UCAS personal statements?
It's built for graduate and health professions applications, such as AMCAS, CASPA, and PTCAS, and for statements of purpose. The opening line, stock phrase, AI writing, and sentence rhythm checks work on any personal statement, but the built-in limits and prompts don't cover college or UCAS applications.
How current are the limits and prompts?
Each one comes from the application service's official instructions, which are linked in the checker, and they're rechecked every three months. Last checked October 21, 2026.
Who made this checker?
Vince Kotchian Test Prep. Our writing consultant, Lauren Hammond, PhD, works with applicants on personal statements and statements of purpose for master's, PhD, and health professions programs.
Is my draft stored anywhere?
No. The checker runs entirely in your browser. Your text isn't sent to us or to anyone else.
If nothing gets flagged, is my statement good?
It means you avoided the obvious problems. Whether the statement works depends on the story you chose, how you tell it, and what it says about you, and that takes a human reader.