While using AI-powered tools such as ChatGPT is undeniably convenient and efficient, using it to craft college admissions essays is extremely risky. From the hundreds of essays we’ve read over the past year, the use of ChatGPT is not hard to spot. Most student essays that utilized ChatGPT felt extremely cold, were well above the…
Most colleges require the Common Application personal statement. Many colleges also require applicants to submit additional college supplemental essays. These college supplemental essays ask students to respond to a wide variety of topics: their most meaningful activity or experience, an important community they belong to, even something which brings them joy. Essays – which can…
Expert Miami College Counselor Mandee Heller Adler discusses how much a college counselor (or parent or other college admissions expert) should contribute when it comes to helping a student with the college admissions essay. Mandee Heller Adler was quoted in The New York Times talking about the subject of the college admissions essay.