Shortly afterwards, Geiger began to notice that essays felt less and less like they had been written by 17- or 18-year-olds.

Packback, for example, is an online platform ... about 50 percent had used AI for brainstorming essays, 47 percent had used it to create an outline, and about 20 percent had used it to generate ...

47 percent had used it to create an outline, and about 20 percent had used it to generate first drafts. Not all scholarship providers or colleges have policies on exactly how AI can or cannot be used ...