Does Boston University allow AI help with college essays?

Permits AI tools that support your original ideas; prohibits AI-written essays

What Boston University publishes

“If you opt to use these tools at any point while writing your essays, they should only be used to support your original ideas rather than to write your essays in their entirety. As potential future Terriers, we expect all applicants to adhere to the same standards of academic honesty and integrity as our current students. When representing the words or ideas of another in their original work, students should properly credit the source.”

Boston University's undergraduate Statement on Generative AI permits AI tools that support the applicant's original ideas and prohibits having AI write the essay. Feedback on a draft is a supporting use. BU also notes the most compelling personal statements carry the writer's authentic voice. Some BU graduate programs publish stricter rules; this entry covers undergraduate admissions.

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 University's current policy yourself before you rely on it, here or anywhere else.

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