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University of Texas at AustinAI Policy for Admissions

General Policy:No explicit policyNo disclosure requiredNo compliance stated
  • PermissionCan you use AI?
    No explicit policy
  • DisclosureMust you disclose AI use?
    No disclosure required
  • ComplianceHow is it verified?
    No compliance stated
01 What this means for your application

Generally safe

  • For most undergraduate applications, use AI tools only as a light brainstorming aid to help you identify topics or organize your thoughts — then write the actual essay yourself.
  • Light proofreading assistance (grammar checks, spell-check tools) is generally low-risk, but keep your own voice intact throughout.
  • If applying through TMDSAS for medical programs, you may use AI to help brainstorm ideas before you begin drafting, as long as the final written content is entirely your own work.

Things to Avoid

  • McCombs MPA applicants should not use AI to write or produce the core content of their essays, even if limited AI assistance for research or grammar is permitted.
  • Medical school applicants via TMDSAS must not use AI in any form during interviews, and should not rely on AI to compose any portion of their application materials.
02 Policy evidence
03 Program-specific policies & specific guidelines

  • Texas Law LL.M. Program

    P4 • AI use prohibitedD0 • No disclosure requiredC0 • No compliance stated

    “written without assistance from others or AI Tools and should be limited to 800 words”

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    Applies to: personal statement

  • McCombs Master in Professional Accounting (MPA)

    P2 • Line-level editing allowedD0 • No disclosure requiredC0 • No compliance stated

    “You may use AI as part of your research or as a text/grammar editor”

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    Applies to: supplemental essays

04 Sources verified

Confidence: HighLast verified: 2026-01-22
05 Policy summary

  • TMDSAS-governed medical school applicants face a platform-level rule requiring all application content to be self-authored, plus a hard ban on AI use during interviews.

  • UT Austin undergraduate admissions has no explicit AI policy for essays or short answers — applicants should proceed with caution and default to fully original, self-written content.

  • Program-specific rules vary significantly: Texas Law LL.M. bans AI outright for personal statements, while McCombs MPA permits AI for research and grammar help but prohibits AI-generated essay text.

  • LSAC CAS sets a baseline AI policy for law applicants, but individual UT law programs like the LL.M. can and do impose stricter restrictions on top of that baseline.

06 Additional context

UT Austin's undergraduate admissions office has no explicit AI policy for application essays. The essays & short answers page, FAQ, application materials page, and freshman admissions page were all checked with no AI-specific guidance found. However, two graduate/professional programs have explicit policies: Texas Law LL.M. prohibits AI entirely for personal statements (P4), and McCombs MPA allows AI for research and grammar editing but prohibits AI-generated essay text (P2). General university academic integrity guidance states unauthorized AI use could be considered cheating, but this is course-level policy not tied to admissions. The UT Library guide and a 2024 UT News article reference AI academic integrity in classroom contexts only.

07 Schools with similar policies

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

No explicit policyNo disclosure requiredNo compliance stated

Elon University

No explicit policyNo disclosure requiredNo compliance stated

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

No explicit policyNo disclosure requiredNo compliance stated

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