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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyday our standards get lower and lower. Now the kids don’t need to know how to write or persuade others. God, this country’s education is a joke.[/quote]
Keep in mind that AI is another reason not to put much stock in essays.[/quote]
Doesn’t mean we should throw everything away, because the computer should do it. You’re making a great defense as to why we should hire no one.[/quote]
I didn't say a computer should do it. I'm saying that many applicants use AI in the preparation of their essays and AI screening is known for its inaccuracy. Should college admissions substantially rely on essays in the current AI environment?[/quote]
Yes! We need to get out of this strange environment where everyone has abandoned having any benchmarks or standards just because others could cheat. Before this, you could copy any essay online and tweak a few words or even pay people to write your essays. People will always cheat, but the reasonable response is throw away everything because of so.[/quote]

“Throw away everything “ ???

Dramatic much?!?

Kids don’t need to know how to write riveting creative essays about a “unique” experience that occurred in the first 17 yrs of their lives in order to do great work and be an innovative and productive member of society. So much weight should not go to a part of the application the candidate doesn’t even need to do themselves. Even if they write it, they are heavily edited by others.

The other parts of the application showcase the candidate over 4 or more yrs of time … grades, ECs, tests, LORs, rigor. And they still have the personal statement.

Really a waste of time and brainpower to have these kids write so many additional essays when they could spend this time on their ECs, studying, sleeping, exercising, connecting with friends and family, etc- you know actually being functioning members of society instead of behind a computer screen day after day writing these stupid essays for no purpose whatsoever.

Example- is it important that your surgeon do a great job operating - wouldn’t you hope they spent time learning the anatomy, practicing their skills, knowing what to do in case of complication. …. Or instead do you prefer they spent a lot of time learning and perfecting the art of creative writing?  Do you really want a surgeon who is a good writer but not a good surgeon? Seriously!

Being able to convey information succinctly, clearly, and kindly is way more important and valuable imho than being able to write a riveting story. Now if you want to be a successful novelist, the latter is important but for everyone else, the former is far more useful. I find most people cannot do this well.

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