The Controversy Around AI and Personal Statements
Join me today as I unpack my thoughts around AI, personal statements, and the ways admissions committees value the applicant. Trust me when I say that admissions committees know the difference between your own work and that of AI. There’s a time and place for AI, but we can’t strip away the humanness and authenticity of the application.
3 Reasons Why AI Can't Give Admissions Committees What They're Looking For
Speaking as an admissions committee member myself, we want to get to know the applicant as much as possible – their goals, how they want to serve their community, where they see themselves in the future, and more! Here are 3 reasons why AI-generated statements can’t give the committee what they want:
- Personal statements produced by AI programs and apps tend to sound surface level and robotic. While the sentence structure and grammar may be correct, AI can’t give the admissions committee any information about you as a person. Schools and programs are looking for written materials that are personal and speak to your experiences authentically, passionately, and professionally. A word of caution: inconsistencies between your actual experience and an AI generated statement will lead to rejection from the program. Also, another applicant may have used the same prompt as you so you may have similar answers, and your application and name would be flagged for plagiarism.
- AI doesn’t know what admissions committees are looking for. We aren’t just looking for keywords or buzzwords – we want your experience, how you frame it, how you showcase yourself, and the significance of your experience and growth. There’s a required flow and substance between each line and paragraph of your written application materials that AI can’t replicate.
- Think about you as a person – your own integrity, the work you produce, and the kind of advocacy you engage in for yourself and others. Admissions committees take time to read written materials and to advocate for applicants, so give them something to read that is authentic and genuine.
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