Does Boston College allow AI help with college essays?

Permits AI as a guide; prohibits copying AI-produced content into the application

What Boston College publishes

“Generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT may also serve as a resource, but must only be used as a guide; content must never be directly copied from AI or other sources. The submission of original content not only adheres to the ethical expectations in applying to college, but benefits the applicant by having their authentic personal story valued by the Admission Committee.”

Boston College's note on AI sits inside its application-requirements page: AI may serve as a resource and guide, which covers feedback on an applicant's own writing. The line is drawn at copying AI-produced content into the application. Every submitted word must be the applicant's own.

Verified August 9, 2026 · published policy

Do your own fact-checking. This page is a starting point, not the authority. The school's own admissions pages are. Policies can change after our check date (August 9, 2026), and you are responsible for verifying Boston College's current policy yourself before you rely on it, here or anywhere else.

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