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AI is affecting so many aspects of our lives, including the college admission process.

AI may be scoring your college essay. Welcome to the new era of admissions (AP) -- Students applying to college know they can’t — or at least shouldn’t — use AI chatbots to write their essays and personal statements. So it might come as a surprise that some schools are now using artificial intelligence to read them.

Sometimes, what appears to be trivial can make a great college application essay!

15 Most Brilliant College Essay Topics Ever Written These are the most brilliant college essay topics ever.

The process involved with College Admissions evolves with the times. Note the changes for 2025!

6 Disruptive Trends Reshaping College Admissions And The Future Of Workforce Training Transformative changes are occurring in College Admissions. Six are described here.

ChatGPT has its place, just not on your Common Application's personal statement! Here's why.

Why You Shouldn’t Look To ChatGPT For Top College Admissions Advice The college admissions process has grown increasingly complex, requiring families to quickly adapt to shifting policies, application requirements, and proven strategies.

Lying on college applications is never recommended - even if some of these examples are pretty funny!

Admissions Officers Are Spilling The Tea On Students Who Got Caught In Ridiculous Lies, And I Can't Believe Anyone Thought They'd Get Away With These "The student wrote about his experience in the womb. While this isn't technically lying, it's pretty damn wild."

While parts of the college application process are streamlined, analyzing the current process may seem like a moving target, especially these days. I feel for our students for this, and other challenges.

Today’s college admissions process isn’t just convoluted. It’s cruel A recent high school graduate reflects on the emotional toll the college admissions process had on her senior class.

Whether you're applying to undergraduate or law school, the professional advice is similar: don't procrastinate!

How Much Time Do Law School Applications Take to Complete? Written materials for law school applications can take several weeks to complete, so don't procrastinate.

AI will never know what you think about, what you value, and what you dream about. - at least at this time!

AI And The College Essay I asked admission leaders from four very different institutions about their views on essays and AI, and here is what they said.

AI may know about a student's resume listings, but it doesn't know (yet!) how you think, what you value, and what impressionable experiences you've had.

AI For College Admissions Essays: A Proposed Ethical Framework Rather than banning these tools or ignoring them, we need a shared framework that helps students use AI ethically and responsibly while preserving application integrity.

So many high school seniors wait until September to begin their college application essays, when it would be much less stressful to complete the essays during the summer.

What to Do for College During Each Summer of High School Using your time off wisely can pay dividends down the road, experts say.

This article provides a different slant about how students present themselves on paper.

5 Extracurricular Activities To Make Your College App Shine Identifying which extracurricular activities truly resonate with admissions committees becomes critical when building out your college application.

Is it right to "white wash" one's history on college application essays?

Trump’s anti-DEI campaign hits universities: even sharing experiences of racism in college essays may be banned Asked whether classes on African American history would run afoul of the president's order, Linda McMahon said she wasn't quite certain.