Wesleyan UniversityAI Policy for Admissions
- PermissionCan you use AI?AI use restricted or prohibited
- DisclosureMust you disclose AI use?No disclosure language found
- ComplianceHow is it verified?Automated screening mentioned
Generally safe
- Draft and revise your essays manually, allowing your authentic voice and intellectual character to come through naturally.
- Have a trusted mentor, counselor, or family member review your essays for feedback — human editing and guidance is acceptable.
Things to Avoid
- If applying to the BLS program, be especially careful — AI assistance in writing samples carries its own explicit prohibition beyond the general admissions policy.
- Do not take text generated by an AI tool and paste it into any part of your application, even if you edit it afterward.
- Verified Feb 2026
“we expect that candidates' responses to all application questions are authentically their own and reflective of their abilities”
International Applicants | Wesleyan University - Verified Feb 2026
“Candidates may not submit as their own, any content either copied and pasted from an AI resource or authored by another individual”
International Applicants | Wesleyan University - Verified Feb 2026
“If it is determined that an applicant received inappropriate assistance with the application essays, candidacy will be compromised and/or admission rescinded”
International Applicants | Wesleyan University
Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS)
P4 • AI use restricted or prohibitedD0 • No disclosure language foundC0 • No review process stated“Writing samples should be your own work, without benefit of AI”
View SourceApplies to: writing sample
Not Allowed
- copying and pasting from AI resources
- submitting content authored by AI
- using AI to write application essays
- https://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/
- https://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/admission-faq.html
- https://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/application-process.html
- https://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/graduate-admission.html
- https://www.wesleyan.edu/cfcd/Generative%20AI%20Statement.html
- https://www.wesleyan.edu/bls/apply.html
Applicants are prohibited from submitting any content copied from AI resources or authored by AI; violations can result in candidacy compromise or full admission rescission.
Wesleyan has an explicit AI prohibition titled 'Authenticity, AI, and the Use of Agents' on its international applicants page, though the policy language — covering 'all application questions' — applies broadly to all undergraduate applicants.
Program-specific rules exist: the Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) program separately bans AI in writing samples, making that program subject to a stricter, additional layer of restriction.
Wesleyan does not appear on any major admissions hub platform (e.g., Common App AI policy hub), so this policy is sourced directly from the university's own admissions pages.
Wesleyan has an explicit AI prohibition under the heading 'Authenticity, AI, and the Use of Agents' on the international applicants page. The policy acknowledges AI tools exist but prohibits submitting any content copied from or authored by AI. Compliance includes candidacy compromise or admission rescission. The policy appears on the international applicants page but its language ('all application questions') applies broadly to all undergraduate applicants. The BLS program separately prohibits AI in writing samples. The institutional Generative AI Statement addresses academic coursework only, not admissions. The admissions FAQ and application process pages contain no AI-specific language. URL structure has changed from /admission/informationfor/international.html to /admission/undergraduate-admission/international/.
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