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How to use AI in your MBA app (without blowing it) 18 Aug 2025, 06:40
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Ask about an admissions consultant in the online forums, and complete strangers, people with no stake whatsoever in your future, will happily tell you to “just use ChatGPT”. They might even try to make you feel inadequate if you suggest you need expert human support.

And then there are the AI coaches. AI-powered voice and chat bots for MBA applications, priced really low, often built by top program grads and marketed as “I built you the tool I wish I had”.

It’s so very tempting so how can you resist going down the rabbit hole?

Then it all comes to a halt when you get to the part of the MBA application form that asks:

“Have you utilized AI in your MBA application?”

Now what? Do you admit? Do you offer a shaky "no..."?

[color=#1a1a1a]I've broken it all down, [color=#1a1a1a]unpacking the biggest mistakes and the smart way to use AI without losing your voice.: [/color][/color]Avoid the ChatGPT Slop: How to Use AI to Enhance Your MBA Essays, Not Flatten Them
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How to use AI in your MBA app (without blowing it) Updated on: 18 Aug 2025, 09:05
Originally posted by shailhills on 18 Aug 2025, 09:04.
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That’s a really valid point. The tools out there, whether AI bots or community advice can feel attractive because they’re cheap and accessible. But admissions is still a deeply human process. Schools aren’t looking for machine-polished lines, they’re looking for your voice, judgment, and reflection.

On the AI disclosure question, I think it’s less about “pristine polishing” and more about integrity. If you’ve used AI to brainstorm ideas or refine clarity (the way you’d use Grammarly or a spellchecker), that’s very different from outsourcing your story. At the end of the day, what matters is whether your essays are an honest representation of you.

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Ask about an admissions consultant in the online forums, and complete strangers, people with no stake whatsoever in your future, will happily tell you to “just use ChatGPT”. They might even try to make you feel inadequate if you suggest you need expert human support.

And then there are the AI coaches. AI-powered voice and chat bots for MBA applications, priced really low, often built by top program grads and marketed as “I built you the tool I wish I had”.

It’s so very tempting so how can you resist going down the rabbit hole?

Then it all comes to a halt when you get to the part of the MBA application form that asks:

“Have you utilized AI in your MBA application?”

Now what? Do you admit? Do you offer a shaky "no..."?

I've broken it all down, unpacking the biggest mistakes and the smart way to use AI without losing your voice.: Avoid the ChatGPT Slop: How to Use AI to Enhance Your MBA Essays, Not Flatten Them
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That's true. And schools don't ask that question in a "gotcha" way, they want to get prospective students used to the very common in academia practice of citation.