For students entering their senior year, applying to colleges can be an exciting and anxiety-inducing time. While college applications are the perfect opportunity to showcase all the amazing things you’ve achieved in high school, there is one part of the process that many applicants struggle with: having to talk about themselves. This can be especially challenging when writing the Common Application’s Personal Statement. In just 650 words, students need to share who they are

As technology advances, more and more students are utilizing AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Grammarly to write and edit essays and other materials for college applications. Although this can cut down on the time it takes students to draft and revise, making the choice to use generative AI and other AI tools can have serious consequences—endangering a student’s chances of acceptance and even offers of admission. While certain AI platforms have improved in writing quality