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Admissions readers want to hear you. ESL Humanizer fixes the grammar and phrasing that make a strong personal statement sound translated — and leaves your story, your ideas and your voice exactly where they are.
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When I was child, I always was curious about how things are working.
Natural English
As a child, I was always curious about how things work.
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Writing tips
5 fixes that make a personal statement read fluently
Small errors pull a reader out of your story. These are the ones that show up most in essays by non-native writers.
- 01
Articles before singular nouns
English needs a or the before a singular countable noun — even in short phrases like when I was a child.
When I was child, I lived in Samarkand.
When I was a child, I lived in Samarkand.
- 02
Put frequency words in the right place
Adverbs like always, often and never go after the verb be, but before most other verbs.
I always was curious.
I was always curious.
- 03
Keep the past in the past
Stories need consistent tenses. Use the simple present for facts that are still true, like how things work.
I wanted to see what is inside.
I wanted to see what was inside.
- 04
After vs. afterwards
After needs an object (after dinner). On its own, English says afterwards or later.
My father was angry, but after he helped me.
My father was angry, but afterwards he helped me.
- 05
Natural verb phrases
Direct translations often pick the wrong verb. English makes a decision but takes part in a competition.
I made a participation in the olympiad.
I took part in the olympiad.
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Will it make my essay sound like AI?
It's designed to do the opposite of generic AI polish: it keeps your register, avoids fancy vocabulary and changes only what's unnatural. You see every edit and can undo anything.
Can it write, expand or cut my essay to the word limit?
No. It won't write new content, add ideas or trim your essay to a word count — those are decisions for you as the author.
Does it work for supplements and emails to admissions?
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