Georgetown UniversityAI Policy for Admissions
- PermissionCan you use AI?AI use prohibited
- DisclosureMust you disclose AI use?Must attest no AI used
- ComplianceHow is it verified?Uses screening tools
Generally safe
- McDonough and ESM applicants may use generative AI tools to help organize their thoughts, brainstorm ideas, or polish the structure of their essays — treat it like a sounding board, not a ghostwriter.
- Regardless of program, writing your own first draft before any AI interaction is a strong protective habit — it keeps your authentic voice at the center of the essay.
- Georgetown Law applicants may share drafts with others (human or AI) to receive feedback, provided the actual words and ideas on the page originate entirely from you.
Things to Avoid
- Undergraduate applicants must not use any AI tool for any part of the application — this includes essays, short answers, and any written component — as Georgetown explicitly bans this and requires a signed attestation.
- Georgetown Law applicants should not allow any AI tool to perform the actual writing of their personal statement or other essays; AI writing your words on your behalf violates the school's stated expectations.
- Business school applicants should not submit essays where AI has shaped the voice or narrative to the point that the writing no longer authentically represents who you are.
- Do not underestimate Georgetown's compliance posture — automated screening tools are reportedly in use, and the undergraduate attestation carries rescission consequences if violated.
- Verified Feb 2026
“use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to complete any portion of the application, including essays, is prohibited”
Georgetown Undergraduate Application (portal, login required) - Verified Feb 2026
“the only person who may be engaged in the actual writing is you”
J.D. Frequently Asked Questions - Georgetown Law - Verified Feb 2026
“Friends, family members, advisors, etc. — whether real or artificial — are not applying to Georgetown Law; you are”
J.D. Frequently Asked Questions - Georgetown Law - Verified Feb 2026
“If you would omit or downplay how you used an AI tool, you should adjust your plan”
J.D. Frequently Asked Questions - Georgetown Law - Verified Feb 2026
“generative AI may be a useful tool as you structure and refine your essay”
MSBA Application Process - McDonough School of Business - Verified Feb 2026
“Think of generative AI as a supportive resource, much like asking a friend for brainstorming assistance”
ESM Application Process - Georgetown University
Undergraduate Admissions
P4 • AI use prohibitedD3 • Must attest no AI usedC2 • Uses screening tools“use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to complete any portion of the application, including essays, is prohibited”
View SourceApplies to: all application materials, essays
Law School (J.D. Admissions)
P3 • Brainstorming onlyD0 • No disclosure requiredC1 • Manual review possible“the only person who may be engaged in the actual writing is you”
View SourceApplies to: personal statement, essays
McDonough School of Business (MBA, MSBA, EMBA, MiM, IBP, GRA)
P2 • Line-level editing allowedD0 • No disclosure requiredC1 • Manual review possible“generative AI may be a useful tool as you structure and refine your essay”
View SourceApplies to: application essays, personal statement
M.S. in Environment and Sustainability Management (ESM)
P2 • Line-level editing allowedD0 • No disclosure requiredC1 • Manual review possible“Think of generative AI as a supportive resource, much like asking a friend for brainstorming assistance”
View SourceApplies to: personal statement
Not Allowed
- any AI use in undergraduate application materials including essays
- AI-generated writing in law school application essays
- AI replacing applicant's own voice in business school essays
- https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/
- https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/first-year-application/
- https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/first-year/
- https://www.law.georgetown.edu/admissions-aid/jd-admissions/first-year-applicants/frequently-asked-questions/
- https://msb.georgetown.edu/msba/admissions-financing/application-process/
- https://msb.georgetown.edu/executive-mba/admissions-financing/application-process/
- https://msb.georgetown.edu/mba/application-components/
- https://msb.georgetown.edu/masters-in-management/admissions-financing/application-process/
- https://msb.georgetown.edu/masters-international-business-policy/admissions-financing/application-process/
- https://esm.georgetown.edu/admissions-financing/application-process/
- https://grad.georgetown.edu/admissions/application-information/
- https://aiguidelines.georgetown.edu/
- https://guides.library.georgetown.edu/ai/campus-resources
- https://cndls.georgetown.edu/resources/ai/course-policies/
Georgetown has one of the most sharply differentiated AI policies among major research universities — undergraduate admissions explicitly prohibits all AI use in any application component and requires a signed attestation, with rescission as a possible consequence.
McDonough School of Business and ESM programs take the most permissive stance among Georgetown's schools, explicitly framing generative AI as a helpful brainstorming and structural resource — but still require the final essay to authentically reflect the applicant's own voice.
Georgetown Law stops short of a blanket ban but makes its standard unmistakable: the applicant alone must be the author of every word submitted, and AI tools are directly called out as 'artificial' advisors who should not be doing the writing.
Georgetown's overall compliance posture is notably active: automated screening tools are reportedly in use (C2), and the undergraduate portal includes attestation language (D3) that is only visible after login — a detail easy for applicants to miss.
Georgetown has a strongly differentiated approach by program. Undergraduate admissions (P4) explicitly prohibits all AI tool use in any part of the application with a signed attestation and rescission consequences. Georgetown Law (P3) requires all actual writing be the applicant's own but allows receiving feedback on drafts; AI tools are specifically referenced as 'artificial' advisors who should not be doing the writing. McDonough School of Business and ESM (P2) explicitly permit generative AI as a 'supportive resource' for structuring, refining, and brainstorming, but the final essay must authentically reflect the applicant's own voice. The general Graduate School has no public AI-specific admissions policy. The undergraduate attestation language is visible only within the application portal (login required). Overall level is (P4) based on the strictest policy (undergraduate).
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