For parents of juniors and seniors
Admissions offices are publishing different AI rules, and a wrong call can cost an admission. Paste the draft — add the college's AI policy underneath if you have it — and see what sounds like your teen, what reads AI-shaped, and whether they should disclose anything.
It never rewrites a word. The essay stays theirs.
Paste the admissions page's AI statement into the Policy Decoder for plain rules and the questions to ask the admissions office or school counselor.
It depends on the college. Many treat an essay substantially written by AI and submitted as the applicant's own as a violation, while rules on brainstorming, outlining, and grammar help vary. Check the AI statement on each college's admissions page — and paste it in with the essay so the check can apply it.
No. It never writes or rewrites a single sentence. It tells you which parts sound like your teen, which read AI-shaped, and what to ask them — the words stay theirs.
No. AI detectors are unreliable and can flag honest writing. This gives a plain-language reading you use to start a conversation, never an accusation or a score.
If a college asks, yes — follow its instructions exactly. If it doesn't ask, light help like grammar checking usually doesn't need a note, but substantial AI drafting is the risk to avoid entirely. Paste the college's policy for a specific answer.
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