School AI policies · Villanova University

Does Villanova University allow AI help with college essays?

Writing supplements must be unaided by AI, which prohibits AI feedback on Villanova supplemental essays

What Villanova University publishes

“The Admission Committee expects that each writing supplement be the original work of the applicant, unaided by artificial intelligence. Those found to be submitting writing that is not their own may be denied or have their admission rescinded.”

Villanova's Important Note names the writing supplements specifically: each must be 'unaided by artificial intelligence,' with denial or rescission as stated consequences. 'Unaided' admits no feedback exception, so CollegeEssayPanel reads this as prohibiting AI review of Villanova-bound essays. The note sits on the page that also carries the Common App and Coalition essay requirements without a separate AI statement for them; we apply the conservative reading to any essay named for Villanova rather than guessing where the line sits.

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

What this means on CollegeEssayPanel

If you name Villanova University as a target school, CollegeEssayPanel stops the review before the panel reads your essay and returns your credit (or your free run). The panel does not review essays bound for a school whose verified policy prohibits all AI involvement, including feedback.

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