The college essay is the bane of many high school seniors’ existence. Students belabor the essay prompts, writing draft after draft in pursuit of elusive perfection. Their essays are reviewed by ...

Writing college essays that stand out is a critical step in the college admissions process. College admissions officers read thousands of essays each year, and a compelling essay can make a ...

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 or ...

A member of the board of admissions examining applications at Princeton University in 1962. School is out and summer is here. Yet future high school seniors and their families are likely already ...

Writing a college admissions essay is hard. But using AI could backfire badly. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Tero Vesalainen / iStock / Getty Every fall, high school students applying to ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. At certain moments of the year, high school students who are applying to ...

Elon Musk has done it again: he’s in the news. At times, his clickable comments are bombastic and jarring simply for the sake of turning heads. But his and other experts’ call for a pause on all AI ...

Every fall, high school students applying to college face an intimidating task: They must write a stylish, memorable essay that will boost their admissions chances. So who can blame them when they ...

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I asked OpenAI's ChatGPT to write some college admissions essays and sent them to experts to review. Both of the experts said the essays seemed like they had been written by a real student. However, ...

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Last year was a landmark year for college admissions. The Supreme Court’s end on affirmative action took center stage and conjured up the most confusion and uncertainty among colleges and students ...