The Demise of the Personal Statement
Briefly

Graduate school applications often comprise similar grades, experiences, and activities, making it difficult for candidates to stand out. The personal statement and supplemental essays provide crucial insights into applicants' personalities, emotional intelligence, and motivations, essential for assessing their suitability for the profession. Evaluators seek to identify candidates with the right attributes for fields demanding integrity and dedication, making the essays central to the admissions process. However, the rise of generative AI in crafting these essays complicates authenticity and individuality in applications.
The personal statement and any essay questions potentially offer evaluators a glimpse into the actual person behind the application, revealing their motivations and emotional intelligence.
In a graduate school admissions process, it is desirable to weed out disruptive personalities, and the personal statement plays a crucial role in this evaluation.
Most of the materials within incoming applications meld into an amorphous mass of similar grades and activities, making it hard to differentiate oneself.
Generative AI can create convincing graduate school application essays, raising concerns about authenticity in the admissions process.
Read at Psychology Today
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