Closed beta · from 13 November 2026
Your story, [sharpened].
Storylode uses AI to read your essays, CV and recommender briefs the way the admissions committee will, shows you what to fix, and suggests concrete edits. You stay the author. Every change is yours to accept or reject.
Closed beta, invite only. Covers 20 top MBA programs.
Current prompts and criteria for
How it works
From raw notes to a final application.
Write once in your General folder, then see every piece through each school's lens.
- 1
Collect your stories
Write your raw stories once. Storylode shows which themes and prompts they cover, and what is missing.
Story bank · Recommender memos
- 2
Review every piece
Essays, short answers and your CV are read on each school's own criteria, with a short list of what to fix.
Essay review · CV check
- 3
Check and track
Everything is read together for one consistent story. Conflicts go on each school's Next up list.
Overall review · School pages
Pricing
One pass per application cycle
Pay once, no subscription. Passes go on sale after the beta, at launch prices. The beta is free.
Single School
59 USD
79Launch price
- 1 school
- Reviews of your CV, essays, recommender memos and story bank
- Overall review before you submit
- Up to 15 reviews a day
Season Pass
99 USD
149Launch price
- Everything in Single School
- Up to 3 schools
- Up to 25 reviews a day
Season Pass Plus
149 USD
249Launch price
- Everything in Season Pass
- Up to 6 schools
- Up to 35 reviews a day
- Every pass lasts until 31 May of the application cycle.
- Launch prices only from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, 27 to 30 November 2026.
- Upgrade later and pay only the difference.
- Need one more school later? Add it for 39 USD.
- Not for you? Ask for a full refund within 7 days of buying, if you have used at most 2 reviews of your pass.
Full rules: Terms.
Your story, your words
Storylode never writes your essay.
Schools care about authenticity, and so do we. Storylode critiques, asks questions and suggests small edits. It never drafts an essay from scratch and never changes your text on its own.
AI, not a person
Language models review your work against each school's published criteria. No human consultant reads it. AI can be wrong, so treat each review as a second opinion.
Reads like the committee
Feedback against each school's own criteria, such as Tuck's "Aware" or Harvard's "Growth-Oriented".
Sees the whole application
Essays, CV, recommender memos and transcripts checked for one consistent story.
There when you write
Feedback in minutes, at any hour. Even at 11 pm the night before a deadline.
How Storylode compares
Good feedback shouldn't cost
thousands per school.
Consultants charge several thousand dollars per school and take days per round. Most applicants go without.
| Storylode (AI review) | Admissions consultant | General AI chatbot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to feedback | Minutes | Days per round | Seconds |
| Knows each school's current prompts and criteria | Yes, 20 schools | Depends on the consultant | Not reliably |
| Checks CV and recommender briefs | Yes, per school | Usually, often extra | Only if you paste them |
| Reviews the whole application together | Yes | Yes | No |
| Writes text for you | Never | Sometimes | Often |
| Cost | Free in the beta, then from 59 USD per cycle | Several thousand dollars per school | Low |
Questions applicants ask
Is using Storylode allowed by business schools?
Policies differ by school and cycle. Storylode gives feedback and never writes your essay, like a consultant or a friend who reads your draft. Check each school's current policy on AI before you apply.
Is Storylode AI or a person?
AI. Language models review your work against each school's published criteria and current prompts. No human consultant reads it. AI can be wrong, so treat each review as a second opinion and check the facts yourself. Every AI review runs with zero data retention.
Does Storylode write my essays?
No. It rates, flags and suggests small edits to what you wrote. You accept or reject every change.
What else can it check besides essays?
Your Story bank, CV, recommender memos, short answers and optional essays. It also reads transcripts to check that your essays quote the right facts, and prepares notes for video prompts.
I already work with a consultant. Can I still use Storylode?
Yes. Storylode gives you a second read between your consultant's rounds. When your consultant returns a Word file, accept or reject their tracked changes in Word first, then import the file into the essay. Storylode reads the text you kept. It does not read Word comments.
Does Storylode apply for me or guarantee admission?
No. You submit your application on each school's own site. Storylode cannot guarantee admission. The school decides.
Which schools are covered?
Berkeley Haas, Cambridge Judge, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, London Business School, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Oxford Saïd, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, UPenn Wharton, UVA Darden, Yale SOM. More schools follow.
What happens to my stories and drafts?
They are used only to review your application. Every AI review runs with zero data retention: the AI providers keep no copy and do not train on your text. We never sell your work, show ads or use it to train AI models. You can delete your account and all your data at any time.
What does a pass cost, and can I get a refund?
You pay once per application cycle, from 59 USD. There is no subscription. Not for you? Ask for a full refund within 7 days of buying, if you have used at most 2 reviews of your pass. The full rules are in the Terms.
How do I get into the beta?
The free closed beta runs from 13 November 2026 to 23 November 2026 and is full. Join the waitlist with the short form: we email you once when Storylode launches, and we may invite a few more testers.
Get your story adcom-ready.
Join the waitlist. We email you once when Storylode launches.