Why I Built an AI IELTS Grader That Replaces the...

A founder story. Originally published on englishaidol.com. This version syndicated with permission. TL;DR: I'm a TESOL-certified English teacher. I watched thousands of international students hit a wall because they couldn't afford human writing feedback. So I built an AI that gives instant band-score feedback on IELTS and TOEFL writing, calibrated to the same rubric real examiners use. It's free. Here's the story. A student emailed me in 2023. She was from a small city in Vietnam. Her target un