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Emory UniversityAI Policy for Admissions

General Policy:Line-level editing allowedNo disclosure requiredManual review possible
  • PermissionCan you use AI?
    Line-level editing allowed
  • DisclosureMust you disclose AI use?
    No disclosure required
  • ComplianceHow is it verified?
    Manual review possible
01 What this means for your application

Generally safe

  • Use AI to clean up grammar, tighten phrasing, or improve sentence flow in essays you have already drafted yourself.
  • Ask AI tools to help you better communicate ideas you have already written out in your Activities descriptions.
  • Treat AI like a copy editor: useful for feedback on clarity and word choice, but not a co-author.

Things to Avoid

  • Do not use AI to originate ideas, invent experiences, or introduce creative content that did not come from you first.
  • Never let an AI tool substitute for your own voice — Emory explicitly states that no AI can capture the authenticity of your personal journey.
  • Do not use AI to draft, write, or produce any portion of an essay or short-answer response from scratch.
02 Policy evidence

  • “AI tools could polish or refine, but they should not replace or generate your personal input or creativity.”

    Frequently Asked Questions - Emory Admissions

  • “No generative AI tool can capture the authenticity of your personal journey.”

    Frequently Asked Questions - Emory Admissions

  • “submissions should always reflect the applicant's own ideas, creativity, and experiences.”

    Frequently Asked Questions - Emory Admissions
03 Program-specific policies & specific guidelines

  • MA in Bioethics

    P3 • Brainstorming onlyD2 • Must disclose AI useC1 • Manual review possible

    “if you choose to use generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini) for your application, we expect that you (a) use these tools appropriately and (b) disclose how you used these tools.”

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    Applies to: personal statement, analytical essay

Allowed Uses

  • polish or refine existing content
  • clarify thoughts in Activities section
  • organize ideas in a personal statement
  • light editing and feedback

Not Allowed

  • generate personal input or creativity
  • replace applicant's authentic voice and experiences
  • produce content for application components
  • write or draft essays or short answers
04 Sources verified

Confidence: HighLast verified: 2026-04-08
05 Policy summary

  • The policy applies primarily to undergraduate admissions; program-specific rules vary significantly, so applicants must check individual program pages carefully.

  • The MA in Bioethics program imposes stricter restrictions (P3/D2), requiring disclosure and prohibiting AI from outlining or contributing any written content — notably more restrictive than the undergraduate policy.

  • Emory University hub classification: (P2/D0/C1) — use program-specific pages when policies differ within the institution.

06 Additional context

Emory's undergraduate admissions FAQ has a dedicated AI section allowing AI as a polishing/refining tool but explicitly prohibiting AI from generating content or replacing the applicant's voice. Reclassified from (P1) to (P2) because the policy draws a clear line between editing assistance (allowed) and content generation (prohibited). The old FAQ URL (faq.php) now returns 404; content moved to faq.html. The MA in Bioethics program has a stricter policy (P3) with required AI disclosure (D2), prohibiting AI from outlining or writing any part of essays, and prohibiting pasting AI-generated text. Graduate School admissions page has no AI-specific policy.

07 Schools with similar policies

Fordham University

Line-level editing allowedNo disclosure requiredManual review possible

University of Washington

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University of Rochester

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