The use of ChatGPT and other AI tools increases the noise surrounding the college application process each year. Analysts question whether college essays will survive, whether students will cheat, and how ChatGPT will affect educational equity. For his first two problems, the solutions being debated in the college admissions world include the use of proctored handwritten essays, or sending portfolio materials instead of essays. As we covered in a recent Forbes article, Common App delayed the release of Prompt. Probably due to ChatGPT issues.
While many questions have been raised on ChatGPT about the role and usefulness of college essays, there are ways to make the college admissions process more efficient and effective, which can be done during the research and application stages. increase.
Preparing for a campus tour
When students go on campus tours, they often don’t know what questions to ask. Use artificial intelligence to generate a few questions before embarking on a long trip to visit a university. Below is an example of how you can ask ChatGPT to help you prepare for your tour.
Act as a prospective visiting Vanderbilt student interested in engineering, debate teams, and Asian-American life on campus. What questions should I ask when interacting with a tour guide on a college tour?
ChatGPT’s “Act As” feature allows you to insert personal details about your life and targeted traits while getting more personalized answers tailored to your needs and preferences.
However, ChatGPT did not generate my personal favorite human tour questions. What are one or two initiatives or academic programs people on campus are talking about a lot these days? This question is gold because it helps students get clues about aspects of campus life to highlight in their college essays based on current trends.
Create a college application schedule
Many students and families struggle with managing all the college application tasks associated with the college application process. AI can help you stay organized and set your own deadlines. Here are some examples of queries where ChatGPT can help your calendar.
I’m a future undergraduate and need help organizing timelines and deadlines. Create a comprehensive timeline from April 2023 to December 2023. This includes writing essays, including supplemental essays, creating a resume and activity list, completing the application form, and completing the FAFSA. I am applying to early decision and early action colleges with November deadlines and regular decision colleges with January deadlines. Please answer in tabular form.
Here is ChatGPT’s (partial) response:
College Admission Schedule by ChatGPT
Chat GPT
The “tabular” output is very useful for organizing dates and tasks and holding yourself accountable for achieving your application’s goals.
research Most Important Financial Aid Indicators: college net price
Net price is the key number in evaluating college costs, not tuition and fees. This equals out-of-pocket costs minus grants, loans, and education tax incentives. This is the term we use when querying ChatGPT. Suppose you want to ask about the net price of the colleges you are interested in, not the tuition and fees. You’ll also get a link to each university’s Net Price Calculator to help you calculate your expected out-of-pocket costs.
I am a prospective undergraduate student and would like to know the net price I am expected to pay at a particular institution. Can you show me the average net price for these five institutions and the web links to net price calculators for these institutions? New York University, University of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt University, Notre Dame University, Rice University. Please answer in tabular form.
Here is ChatGPT’s (partial) response:
ChatGPT net price list
ChatGPT net price list
Now that you understand the net price query, you can start researching college finances in a more efficient way and easily find calculators for each school.
Create a personalized college list
As students and parents, we have many criteria for what we want from college. Includes location, size, list of majors of interest, and net price. Depending on your conditions, when you query ChatGPT:
I’m looking for a list of colleges, including websites, within a 6-8 hour drive of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with an average net price of $10,000-$20,000. These colleges need active fraternity scenes, engineering programs, and flexible curricula. Please answer in tabular form.
AI isn’t a replacement for college fairs, virtual college fairs, and campus tours, but it’s a great tool for creating a criteria-based initial list of colleges and discovering new schools you might not have considered. Once you have your initial list from ChatGPT, you can drill down into specific programs, resources, and admissions information to double-check your suitability for these colleges.
Find relevant scholarships
There are many websites for finding scholarships, but AI can create a list of opportunities based on your academic performance, identity group, affiliation, and other personal qualities. Note that ChatGPT data only includes data through 2021, so your query must include the current year to generate the most recent response.
I am an undergraduate student looking for a scholarship. Some details about me are that I am a neurodiverse woman with her SAT of 1550 and her GPA of 4.0. I am good at lacrosse and debate and have won awards in both disciplines. Please show me the list of available scholarships to apply from 2021. This includes the amount of the scholarship and a website where you can find out more. Please answer in tabular form.
Once you have a list of scholarships, you can go back to the timeline query shared above and start sorting out scholarship deadlines.
One last thing: If you like what you see in the ChatGPT list, you can always follow up with another query. “Can I add more to this list?” No single AI tool alone can replace deep investigation and human-to-human connections in the search and discovery process at universities, but so far Get a way to start and enhance your college application process like never before.
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