Will technology related to ChatGPT significantly alter the role of Student Essays in US College Admissions by 2026?
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This concerns the Fall 2026 enrollment, which implies deadlines like November 2025 for Early Decision, and January/February 2026 for Regular Decision.

Resolves as YES, if, for the Bachelor-level admissions for 2026, at least one of those things happens:

  • one of the Ivy League colleges omits the student essay from their Bachelor-level admissions process

  • one of the Ivy League colleges adds additional technological requirements for the Student Essay that are designed to prevent, detect, hinder the use of LLMs, or

  • three of the Ivy League colleges officially declare that, while the essay still a part of the admissions, it's considered much less important than before

It's still a NO, if Ivy League colleges officially declare that they look for something else in the essay (like, more personal experiences?), but the weight of the essay doesn't seem to change.

see https://manifold.markets/ValentinGolev/will-technology-related-to-chatgpt

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