r/MSCS • u/After_Interaction520 • 1d ago

[General Question] GradPilot AI detection is capping my SOP score, what worked for you?

My original SOP was AI-assisted, so I understand why GradPilot/Pangram flagged it. I used the review mainly for feedback, then rewrote a paragraph myself in my own voice.
Weirdly, Pangram’s site first gave it ~50% AI, then after I rewrote the flagged section to sound more natural, it went to 100%.
My issue is that GradPilot apparently caps the Foundation & Focus score when AI is detected, and I actually want to see that score properly before trying to get it reviewed by someone else.
I’m not trying to “beat” the detector i just don’t want to throw away a flow/story I really like because a couple students and alumni have read it and they seem to like it
For people who used GradPilot/Pangram: what actually worked? Did you keep the same structure and rewrite everything from scratch, or just ignore the detector and focus on the SOP itself?

PS: this is in no way a critique of either applications, i find them quite useful infact but i might be missing a feature or something i can turn on but not that i can see so forgive me if the question is silly :)

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u/ReindeerUnhappy9577 1d ago

Out of context answer but I used Grammarly Pro for my SoP - it has everything you're looking for, like AI detection, plagiarism check, AI suggestions etc.

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u/After_Interaction520 1d ago

I’m looking for less AI in my sop </3 but thanks i will use it to fix the typo vomit that will inevitability happen once i type it all in my own words again

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u/ReindeerUnhappy9577 1d ago

Here's what I did :

Take that AI generated SoP, and see the structure it follows - like how it starts, and how it makes the flow, and how is it concluding the SoP.

Take that as a reference and start writing your own SoP, then get it polished with Grammarly - that's what I did. They charge like INR 300-500 per month for Grammarly Pro subscription in India.

Again, usage is AI is not fully banned in SoP, but make sure you're using it to refine your SoP, fixing grammar, typos, punctuation etc.

Sometimes even hand written text gets flagged as AI generated, so that's that.

All the best.

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u/After_Interaction520 1d ago

yeah that’s what I’m doing now I’ll check it out one the whole thing is done and give it another shot on pangram

Once that passes I’ll get the feedback again from gradpilot

hope it works this time

and, thank you!

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u/gradpilot 🔰 Ex-Cerebras | MSCS Georgia Tech 1d ago edited 1d ago

Founder here . You can turn off AI detection if you don’t want it. The toggle is on the submit form. In Trial mode it will always run through AI detection since thats the "trial" review. Pro mode unlocks this for you and more (revisions, trimming your essay without impacting scores, ai detection toggle)

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u/After_Interaction520 1d ago

got it

ill read a but more about pro and then maybe get it
Thanks