Your school list against 400+ colleges
For every school on your list, the report considers admissions context, testing policy, deadlines, supplements, merit aid, intended major, and how the student's record fits the strategy.
Independent Second Opinion
One overlooked inconsistency can weaken your whole application.
Your major, your activities, and your essays can each look strong on their own and still point in different directions. Start free with a readiness score for every school you enter. When you want the specific issues to fix and the questions to raise before you submit, the full review has them.
A readiness score for every school you enter. No card required.
- 400+
- colleges in the engine
- 70+
- BS/MD & BS/DO pathways
- 19,000+
- structured data points
- 7
- review dimensions scored
Every read is grounded in structured admissions data, not one person's judgment.
What you get back
74/ 100
Verdict: Almost Ready
A readiness score and a submit verdict, seven scored dimensions, and every school read on its own. Here six dimensions land 66 to 88 while narrative coherence sits at 52, the one gap to fix before submitting.
See the full sample ↓How it works
Your application
Tafel engine, reading your file against 400+ colleges
- ✓ School list
- ✓ Major strategy
- ✓ Essays
- ✓ Activities
- ✓ Honors
- ✓ Supplements
A scored Second Opinion, with a readiness score and the fixes that matter most
What we review, what you receive, and why it is independent
What will we review?
Every school on your list, your personal statement, every supplemental essay, your activities, your honors, and your major strategy, all read against structured data from 400+ colleges.
What will you receive?
One complete written report, delivered as a downloadable PDF. Your complete application is evaluated across Tafel's college and strategy models before the structured report is produced, typically in about 30 minutes. It opens with a Consultant Discussion Summary and ends with the exact questions to take back to your consultant.
Why is this more objective?
It is fully independent, with no stake in where your child applies, and every read is backed by Tafel's engine and its 400+ college dataset, not one person's judgment.
Already working with a counselor or consultant?
Even strong advice deserves an independent second opinion.
Confirm the strategy you already have, identify what deserves another look, and take sharper questions back to your counselor or consultant. Tafel complements the person already advising your family. It does not replace them.
An independent second opinion, grounded in structured admissions data.
Structured scoring
Scores fit, checks the intended major against the record, and flags contradictions quantitatively, rather than by gut.
400+ colleges
Structured admissions data behind every read on your list.
70+ BS/MD & BS/DO
Combined-degree pathways covered, with their own bar.
What you'll see: your whole application, reviewed as one strategy
Every essay, read closely
Your personal statement and each supplement are reviewed for clarity, differentiation, overlap, specificity, and whether the response actually answers the prompt.
The gaps a single perspective may miss
Contradictions, concentrated risk, weak claims, duplicated themes, and missed opportunities across the complete application.
A prioritized agenda for your consultant
Every major finding is tagged Critical, Worth discussing, or Optional refinement, with the exact questions to raise in your next meeting.
See a sample
A scored, section-by-section verdict on the whole application.
A complete document that opens with a readiness score and a submit verdict, rates seven dimensions of the file, scores every school on your list, and ends with the exact questions to raise, all delivered as a downloadable PDF.
Sample · illustrative, not a real student
74/ 100
Application readiness
Strong file, one thing to fix before you submit.
Verdict: Almost ReadyReadiness to submit, not an admit chance · List tier: Target-to-reach
File-strength rubric · seven dimensions
Academic foundation88
Distinction and spike depth79
Narrative coherence52
Essay strength81
Evidence and outcomes66
School-list realism and fit76
Character and ownership72
Every school on the list, scored
| School | Readiness | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 86 | Strong |
| UT Austin | 78 | Competitive |
| Case Western | 71 | Mixed |
| Rice | 62 | Mixed |
| Georgia Tech | 58 | Concern-heavy |
Whole-application signal
Each part is strong on its own. Together they do not yet converge into one clear signal, the kind of gap a piece-by-piece review tends to miss, and the reason narrative coherence scores below the rest of the file.
Consultant Discussion Summary
- (Critical) The personal statement, the activities, and the supplements are each well done, but read as one application they point in different directions: the essays lead with engineering, the activity list is led by debate and service, and the intended major is computer science. A reader comes away with a capable student and no single through-line.
- (Worth discussing) Two supplements and the personal statement all center the same robotics moment, so across the application there is little range or new information about the student.
- (Optional refinement) The activity list is ordered by title rather than by what best supports the intended direction.
What to ask your consultant: Which single signal should this application send, and should the essays and activity order be re-sequenced so every part points to it?
What's inside your report10 sections · one complete written report · downloadable PDF
- 01Overall strategy assessment
- 02College-by-college riskper school
- 03Major strategyper school
- 04Application positioning
- 05Personal statement
- 06Supplemental essaysper school
- 07Activities list
- 08Honors section
- 09Additional information
- 10Recommendation strategy
Delivered as a downloadable PDF, ready to share with your consultant.
For BS/MD and BS/DO families
See every supplement prompt before the programs send them.
The BS/MD review surfaces the supplement prompts for your programs from Tafel's catalog of 70+ combined-degree pathways, so you can start writing early instead of waiting for each portal to open. The prompts change little from year to year. Confirm the current wording with each program.
Plans
Start free. Go as deep as you want.
The free scan returns a readiness score for every school you enter. Every paid plan reviews your whole application; the difference is depth, a quick written review or the complete section-by-section report.
Free Scan
Your readiness score on every school you enter
Free
No card required.
Quick Review
Your readiness score, whole-application signal, highest-priority finding, and the key questions to raise before you submit
$149
One-time.
Recommended
Full Review
The complete section-by-section report: school-specific risk, major strategy, essays, activities, honors, and consultant discussion questions.
from $499
One-time. Choose your school count.
Up to 5 schools · $499
Up to 10 schools · $899
Best for most families
Up to 20 schools · $1,299
Applying to BS/MD or BS/DO programs?
A combined-degree application is held to a medical-school standard. See the BS/MD Second Opinion, $1,999.
Add a school: $75 eachFresh re-review after major edits: $149
Our promise: every paid review is delivered in full, your readiness score, the seven-dimension rubric, a college-by-college read, and your consultant discussion questions, or we refund it.
Want the platform for the rest of this season?
The Tafel platform carries you through the rest of this application year: essays and supplements, the final readiness review, interview prep, and decision and waitlist planning. See platform plans →
Tafel's structured review system evaluates the materials you submit and produces the report.
The report is an independent opinion based on the information you provide. It is not independently verified, does not rewrite your essays, and does not guarantee admission, scholarships, or any outcome. Confirm deadlines, test policies, and requirements with each school.
Want to talk it through first?
Book a short call and we will walk you through what the review covers and which plan fits your family.
How to get started
1
Choose your plan
Choose the level of depth you need: a free readiness score, a focused written review, or the complete section-by-section report.
2
Add your materials
Paste the school list, personal statement, activities, and any supplements. Start with what you have and add essays as they are drafted.
3
Receive your complete independent review
One complete written report, opening with a Consultant Discussion Summary and ending with the exact questions to take back to your consultant.
Common questions
Does this replace my counselor or consultant?
No. This is an independent second opinion that complements them. It stress-tests the plan and hands you specific questions to raise with the person you already work with.
What if the essays are not finished yet?
Start with what you have. The report reviews everything submitted and flags what is still missing. Each paid review includes one complete report; a fresh re-review after major edits is available separately for $149.
What do I actually receive?
One complete written report covering all sections above: a review of every supplemental essay, a college-by-college risk read, the seven-dimension file-strength rubric, and your consultant discussion questions.
How fast is it?
Your complete application is evaluated across Tafel's college and strategy models before the structured report is produced, typically in about 30 minutes. You can add or revise materials before generating the report; once it has been generated, a fresh review after major edits is available for $149.
What is the report based on?
A structured read of the actual materials your family provides: every essay and every school on your list, across all ten sections. It is an independent opinion to guide your decisions, based on the information you enter, and it does not rewrite your essays for you.
Can I talk to someone before I buy?
Yes. Book a short call and we will walk you through what the review covers, how it works, and which plan fits your family. Most families buy directly, but the call is there if you want it.
Before you submit, make sure the strategy has been challenged.
One complete independent review. The strengths, the risks, and the exact questions to take back to your consultant.