The Single Shot Express!
Running a little late on getting your apps done?
No worries, we can help! This is the fastest turnaround available. Get ONE essay reviewed immediately – often SAME-DAY turnaround! (Not guaranteed – we do our best but sometimes we need a tiny bit more time – 24-HOUR turnaround is the target for these.)
Check out the INTERVIEW EXPRESS ESSAY DECIMATOR!
Get one interview-specific essay reviewed super quick – no Speedy Review add-on required!

Single Shot Express! aka ONE QUICK ESSAY REVIEW!
The Single Shot Express is priced incredibly low, to help out any BSers who are really tight on cash yet still want to benefit from the full ‘Snark treatment. However, there are some strings attached. Please read carefully to understand what you’re getting.
The Details
- one essay
- one round of review
- one super fast turnaround!
Your Single-Shot Express delivers:
- Marked-up draft in Word, pointing out spelling/punctuation-type errors, plus extensive in-line comments on the content, along with
- A separate non-printable PDF report detailing strengths and weaknesses
- Quickest turnaround possible - your essay will get super expeditious treatment and we'll complete your review as quick as we can. We often can return feedback the same day, or next day (exact turnaround time cannot be guaranteed but we'll be getting your review done ASAP - far quicker than our standard service - including weekends and holidays when possible!)
No freebies or bonuses with the Single Shot Express: No EssaySnark blahg membership. No follow-up questions. Does not qualify for the Good First Drafts Rebate Opportunity. So then what do you get? A detailed critique on whether this essay is good! Then it will be up to you to sort through and work the feedback into your next draft. Your essay must be within 10% of the school's stated limit, and no more than 700 words (hard limit). Must submit essay within three days of purchase.
Prices may change at any time. This is a very popular service and we can only support so many BSers with it. Pricing will go up as we get busier.
TERMS: Single-Essay Expedited (Rush) Review
This is ONE review for one essay only, for any school except Harvard. Please purchase the Harvard Essay Decimator if that's the school you need a critique for. If you want all your essays reviewed, you need to go for the full Essay Decimator two-stage review service. This Single Rush service is not intended to support you on a full set of essays for the same school. Please do not keep sending us each subsequent essay for one school using these one-off purchases or we will think you are a cheapskate who's trying to game the system and take advantage of us. Our prices are already ridiculously cheap - plus, you get a much more valuable holistic review when we examine your pitch in its entirety, by reviewing all the essays simultaneously. Therefore, we reserve the right to accept only one essay for review per school under this reduced-cost service. Please suck it up and buy the standard Essay Decimator service if you want help on the full pitch.If the essay is more than 10% over the school's stated length then an additional fee will apply.
Your essay must be submitted within 3 days of purchase. NO REFUNDS if you have already submitted your draft; a full refund less $25 is available if you have not submitted your essay. Non-transferable.
Pricing is subject to change without notice.
A recheck of your essay may be purchased separately; please see the Discounts page off the My SnarkCenter menu for instructions.
Express Turnaround
Standard turnaround for most EssaySnark services is 3 business days. By comparison, for this express-turnaround product, we can often return feedback within 24 hours. Worst case is you should expect feedback next business day.Important Notes: If you submit your work to us during U.S. business hours, you have a higher chance of getting a faster turnaround. If you submit your essay outside of business hours, we may not know right away that it's waiting for us! We do all in our power to provide feedback within 24 hours and often can deliver same-day feedback, even on weekends and holidays, but this is not guaranteed. You can contact us prior to purchase to check availability.
View the FAQs on the EssaySnark Essay Reviews here.
Purchase the Single Shot Express Essay Decimator: $ 349.00
This Single Shot Express review can only be purchased one time through this page. However, we’re happy to support you with another one! If you’re trying to get a second essay reviewed, please check your purchase confirmation receipt receipt or the My SnarkCenter menu -> Discounts & Offers page (repurchase offers are only visible on the site while your original purchase subscription is active).
Hear what others say about the Single Shot Express
If you’ve gotten your essay decimated and you’ve lived to tell about it — please do! We’d love for you to share your experience with others who are working up the courage to go through this process. Was it worth it to get a panicked last-minute review of your work?
There’s lots more customer reviews on our main Essay Decimator page too.
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I used the Single Shot Express to decimate essay #1 at my first-choice school. Paired with the school-specific strategy guide and related blog posts, this service gave me a lot of confidence in the essay that I ended up submitting. Essay Snark provides an objective and critical review that you might not get from friends or family. You will get big picture feedback and in-depth comments that will help you shape your writing into an effective message. Another reason this service is valuable: seeing the way ES analyzed this essay gave me a critical-thinking framework to apply to my other essays. I had really high expectations given the quality of the school guides and Recommender's Instructions, and the Single Shot exceeded them in content and quality. If you really want to submit a quality application, this is money well spent.
Thank you Essay Snark for this excellent service. You keep surprising me with the quality of the feedback provided. My essay got totally decimated, and I'm very thankful for it!! If you can stomach the honesty of the comments, definitely buy this service.
I have used this service several times and have always been given quick, reliable, and useful feedback to be able to take my essays to a new level! From my experience, the Snark is very open and transparent. if your essay sucks, he will tell you it sucks, and help you fix it. If it's good, then Snark will say it's good but still offer a tremendous amount of feedback to make it great. Definitely worth the money!
I knew the rush essay review was fast with mostly same-day turnaround -- but a full review in under 90 minutes??!! Now THAT's something I didn't expect! It came in especially handy, as I was getting ready to submit my application the very next day. Receiving a positive review from EssaySnark was a HUGE confidence booster and helped with my anxiety before hitting that submit button for my first app. This service is a GREAT value for money, especially if you have already gone through several rounds of revisions with your essay and are looking to get some quick expert feedback on whether you're missing anything in your approach.