A 2024 survey of college applicants found that about 50 percent had used AI for brainstorming essays, 47 percent had used it to create an outline, and about 20 percent had used it to generate ...

Students dread the application essay. Critics think it’s an exercise in fakery. Here’s why it’s worth preserving — and how to save it. Liza Libes is a writer and college counselor in New ...

With college essay season upon us, many young writers will fall into the same old trap that hurts applicants every year: viewing the personal statement as an extension of the resume. It's ...

Students facing the college application process typically dread one component: the Common App essay. Students are presented with six essay prompts, as well as a seventh option, which is “topic ...

A powerful Common App essay is a key component of the college application process. Most high school students who are applying to college start out by completing the Common Application that is ...

Another 10 schools out of the Forbes top 100 report they rely on essays to a lesser extent, while two (Colby College and Hillsdale College) don’t make that data available on their website.

Writing a college essay has always been nerve-wracking, but now there's a new twist: artificial intelligence. With AI tools like ChatGPT at your fingertips, letting a computer write your way into ...

Of the 30% who used generative AI for help on their essays, 50% used it for brainstorming ideas, 48% used it for spelling and grammar checks, 47% had it create an essay outline, 32% used it to ...

Students who use tools like ChatGPT to write their college essays need to walk a fine line. Colleges will likely penalize students who submit completely AI-generated applications. Using AI to edit ...

Each included a 150-word essay that applicants wrote about their extracurricular activities or work experiences. First, the team recruited a cohort of real admissions officers to read a sample of ...

Can ChatGPT write a good college-admissions essay? As a sought-after tutor, I needed an answer to this question. So I conducted an experiment.

U.S. Education News; College Essay Prompts Get Absurd. ‘So Where Is Waldo, Really?’ Essays might now play a greater role in admissions. Good luck writing them.