Process - How Our Editors Critique Your Essay
Our editors will critique all of these elements in your essay. You will receive a complete answer to each question below, along with specific recommendations for improvement.


GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, AND SPELLING
Comprehensive review of grammar, punctuation and spelling including, but not limited to:

	Does the writer avoid grammatical errors? (including tricky errors related to the use of restricted vs. non-restricted clauses, compound and complex sentences, sentence fragments, run-on sentences, parallel structure, etc.).
	Does the writer avoid punctuation errors? (including correct use of commas, colons, semi-colons, apostrophes, italics, capitalization, hyphens, etc.).
	Does the writer avoid spelling errors? (including common errors such as it's/its, their/there, review of commonly known proper names, foreign words and phrases, etc.).

STRUCTURE

	Does the essay demonstrate the structure expected for this type of essay?
	Are paragraphs well-organized, both internally and in relation to the each other?
	Does the essay have a strong introduction and conclusion?
	Are paragraphs too long or too short?
	Are there good transitions between paragraphs and from subtopic to subtopic?

CONTENT

	Does the writer answer the question or cover the necessary material?
	Is the content appropriate for this type of essay?
	Does the writer provide enough information or too much information?
	Does the writer provide enough detail and give specifics?

TONE

	Is the tone consistent throughout the essay?
	Is the tone appropriate to the subject?
	Is the tone appropriate to the type of essay?

RELEVANCE

	Does each section of the essay relate to the prompt or topic?
	In a personal essay, does the writer demonstrate the relevance of his life experiences to the essay question?
	Are examples and quotes used by the writer relevant?

WORD CHOICE

	Does the writer choose the correct word to get across his or her meaning?
	Is word choice varied and interesting?
	Is word choice appropriate to the topic and type of essay?
	Does the writer choose vivid, descriptive adjectives?

CLARITY

	Is it easy for the reader to understand the writer's meaning?
	Are individual sentences clear or confusing?

COHESION

	Do all parts of the essay belong together?
	Does the writer relate each subtopic or example to the others in the essay?

CONCISION

	Is the essay too wordy? Can sections be cut?
	Does the writer get to the point effectively and clearly?

INTEREST

	Does the essay maintain the reader's interest?
	Does the writer provide strong, vivid language, and interesting examples?