Help for the work in front of you.
Think through where you want to go, then work on what it takes to get there. Your questions, applications and essays each have a place in Premise.
Before you rule a college out.
A price tag can make a college feel out of reach before you know what your family would pay. Premise helps you separate what you know from what still needs checking.
The mentor can compare options, examine an assumption, or work out a next step. Its recommendations explain their reasons and tradeoffs, and you can push back.
A factual question can end with an answer. Not every visit has to become an assignment.
Sample conversation
A sample Mentor exchange. A student has heard the sticker prices but does not know what aid would look like. Premise explains net price, the limits of an estimate, and how to check one school's official calculator.See what your draft is doing.
You’ve read it so many times you can’t tell what’s working. Get a specific reaction to the scene, the pacing, or the line that leaves a reader wondering. You decide what the essay means, and you write every word.
A published essay excerpt, and beside it 2 pieces of Premise feedback, each quoting a line of the excerpt and reacting to it.
From “Red Over Black” by Elizabeth (opens in a new tab), published by Johns Hopkins Admissions. Feedback shown here is from Premise.
Earlier reads stay with the draft
Look back at a past read and mark it: still working on it, resolved, or keep as is.
Context where it counts
Add the prompt, and the read takes it into account.
Another look, when you need it
Ask for a mechanics pass, or a Fresh Read that sees only your prompt and current draft.
Keep the next college move in view.
A school you’re considering. A cost you need to check. An application already underway. Bring them into one place and work through what needs attention.
Look up available school facts, keep your activities together, and return to the essay you were working on. Sources and review dates stay close to the facts, and missing information is named.
A profile you can correct.
See what Premise has saved, edit a detail, or set aside an interpretation. Later guidance uses your corrections.
Learn something.
Bring it back.
One thing worth trying
When experience would help you choose, Premise can help plan a small experiment around your time and circumstances. You can choose it, change it, or leave it.
A chance to reconsider
Tell the mentor what you noticed, including when something didn't happen. Reflection can change the next suggestion. It is never graded.
Bring the question you have now.
When your invite comes, start with a college question or your own draft.