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If, for instance, a student tells an AI platform they want to write a personal essay about their love of crafting intricate Halloween costumes, requesting prompts to help them explore this topic, AI might ask things like: What is a Halloween costume you created that you are especially proud of, and what was the inspiration? What does the process of creating a costume look like for you? Where else does this creative instinct manifest itself in your life?Using Ai as a spell- and grammar-checker is ok, IMHO, since those capabilities were included in word-processing software before AI. What Stacey Brooke suggests is reasonable but goes against the strict prohibitions demanded by college admissions offices.
Those questions are comparable to those posed by writing tutors, and, better still, they come free of charge to anyone with access to technology. They also represent potential pathways for more directed storytelling and reflection than a student would likely generate independently. Most students don’t have experience writing personal narratives before they are asked to do so for a college admissions essay.
While students applying to college should check a school’s specific policies on using AI on an application, using it as an assistive, self-teaching tool instead of as a ghost writer can lead to essays that are complex, contemplative and more authentic than something ChatGPT simply spits out. AI can actually help applicants hone creativity and strategic thinking, but only when used properly.
Better--and it does involve more work by colleges--would be for candidates to attach all communications with AI that they used in composing their essays. As we are all feeling our way at the dawn of a new age, disclosure is the way to go, not imposing rules that haven't been fully thought through.
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