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AI and Brainstorming College Essays That Don't Sound Like AI
Admissions officers can smell AI essays from a mile away. AI can still help — at the brainstorm stage.
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- 1The big idea
- 2college essays
- 3voice
- 4brainstorming
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Section 1
The big idea
AI is great at helping you find your story, but writing it in AI's voice is the fastest way to look like every other applicant.
Some examples
- Prompt: 'Ask me 10 questions that might surface a college essay topic.'
- Ask AI to identify which of your stories is most uniquely yours.
- Have AI critique a draft for sounding 'AI-generic.'
Try it!
Ask AI 10 brainstorm questions. Pick the 3 that surprise you. Free-write 200 words on one — by hand.
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