I have posted in the past about ETS and Pearson, two companies that often hire people to work from home scoring tests. Write Score is another such company, but with this one you are scoring essays written by elementary, middle, and high school students. Per Career Builder, this company is currently looking for 100 scorers for the upcoming season which starts in late August and runs through April. If the idea of scoring essays appeals to you and you meet the qualifications, now is a good time to get your app in!
From what I can see, this opportunity is for U.S. residents only.
How much does Write Score pay?
Career Builder lists the pay at $8 to $15 an hour. The exact amount you can earn will depend on how quickly you score the essays, but your hourly rate will likely fall within that range. You are hired as an independent contractor for this company, so they do not take taxes out of your pay.
What are the requirements to apply?
It does not look like you have to have any experience or have a teaching certificate or anything like that. They do however require a 2-year degree (but it doesn’t say in what field, so I guess any 2-year degree is acceptable.) Write Score will train you how to do the job so you don’t have to go in with prior scoring experience.
As far as technical requirements go, you need email access and high-speed internet.
How does training work?
I did some research, and it appears that after you apply you will be invited to start the training process if Write Score feels you are a good fit. Starting training does not mean that you are hired however and the training is, from what I’ve been reading, a pretty grueling process. In order to have a shot at getting a job with Write Score, you have to pass the training, and also not everyone who passes the training will get in because they have limited slots available.
Another possible problem here is that you are not compensated for your training. I know for some of you this is a deal breaker because why would you want to spend time training when there’s no guarantee you will get the job?
How does scheduling work?
I can’t find any information about working a set schedule. Instead, you are given deadlines that you have to meet. This might be a little more flexible than a set hourly job.
Feedback
This thread on WAHM is pretty useful (and it’s where I found some of the details I mentioned above). It appears that Write Score is a good fit for some people and that they pay on time. However, other people are not willing to sacrifice time on the training when they know they might not get the job.
The work is seasonal so you couldn’t depend on it long-term, but it looks as though the pay could be good and the work seems pretty flexible if you can get in.
Would you like to apply?
Their website does not appear to have an app, but you can apply through CareerBuilder (where the job lead is originally posted). Good luck, and please comment below if you know anything about Write Score or have experience with the company you could share.
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I applied and they send me a list of 30 essays to score in a 2 day time frame. Hopefully, I scored them correctly! I can’t wait to hear back
Good luck Nicky!
I completed and passed Stage 1 of the training…just waiting for Stage 2 now. Looks like this stage will include webinar training. This looks to be something I could really enjoy…hope I pass the rest of the training! In Stage 1, they also send you some examples of essays that have already been scored. As I was reading through them, I mentally scored each one. What I found was that they are much more leniant than I am!
If you are a freelance writer and apply, remember that you are scoring at an elementary through high school level…not as something that is to be published! 
Good luck April!
This looks -wonderful-. April, can you tell us how long it took you to get through stage 1? Since they’re essays up through high school level…I’m going to imagine they’re never more than a few pages long?
Markato, the essays themselves are only a couple pages long. They send you 30. I didn’t really time myself, and I would assume it would get faster as you learn how to score them. I kept going back and rereading the ones they sent that had already been scored, so as to get somewhat of an idea. I’m still waiting to be placed in the webinar sessions of stage 2. I hope they haven’t sent something that I accidentaly deleted…I tend to do that if I don’t immediately recognize the sender.
Good luck to anyone who applys!
Just received my schedule for the training…looks to be a fairly long training process…2 to 3 weeks (a couple hours each day). So, like Anna said, this may turn some people off since you are training (unpaid) for a job you may or may not get. My training is not until next month, so that gives me plenty of time to free my schedule up for it. I may end up not getting the job, but I think it will be worth it if I do! I think this would be something I would really enjoy!
Just an update…started training this week…looks like I could enjoy this! She said this was the last training group for the season. I suppose you might be able to send your ap, but I guess there will be no more training sessions until next season. Hope I pass the training!
Good luck April! I hope you pass it, too. Sounds like this is a good opportunity!
Just an update! I have been scoring for a little over a month now. It is great…but it is also time-consuming! Since I work from home as a freelancer, I have the time to devote to it, but it would be difficult for anybody with more than a couple of other “irons in the fire.” Even with working at home, I sometimes find it challenging to meet my scoring deadlines and keep up with my writing sites too! Speaking of scoring…I got a batch I need to be working on now!
Thanks April! I wonder when/if they’ll be hiring again? I’m glad you got in and you like it!
I would guess they won’t do anymore hiring until the summer (right before school starts). Things have been pretty slow lately. Hoping it picks back up soon!
I can’t wait until this one gets going again. I forget if I ever applied last year or not. I think I had applied to ETS and Pearson right around the same time, so I may have been overwhelmed with all of that.