Personal Statements with AI, Honestly
Find your story and write a personal statement that sounds like you, using AI only where it is fair
A taste of a lesson
My first line is 'Ever since I was a child I have been fascinated by engineering.' Is that okay?
It's a very common opening, which means readers skim past it. Let's find a real moment instead. Think of a specific time engineering grabbed you. Did you fix, build or take something apart? What exactly happened, and what question did it leave you with? Start there, with the moment, then explain what you did next because of it. Tell me one concrete thing you made or investigated, however small.
Written by the teacher as an example. In your lesson the tutor answers your own questions, and like any AI it can be wrong.
What you will be able to do
- Surface specific experiences and reasons through guided questioning
- Draft a structured statement that shows rather than tells
- Use AI for questions and feedback while keeping the writing your own
- Check admissions rules on AI and meet strict length limits
Lesson plan
- 1 Rules and purpose Understand what admissions readers look for and the rules on AI use. Start
- 2 Finding your material Use AI interview style questions to surface specific experiences and reflections. Start
- 3 Structure and showing Plan a clear structure and turn general claims into specific evidence. Start
- 4 Feedback without ghostwriting Use AI to spot vague claims and gaps, then revise yourself. Start
- 5 Cutting and finishing Meet strict limits, polish carefully and confirm the work is your own. Start
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About this tutor
For students applying to college, university or scholarships who need to write a personal statement or application essay. We start with you: your experiences, interests and reasons, gathered through questioning. You learn to use AI to help brainstorm, challenge vague claims and give feedback on drafts, while the writing stays yours. We cover admissions and scholarship policies on AI, why generic AI phrasing makes statements forgettable, how to show rather than tell, and how to cut to strict word or character limits. Includes advice for first generation applicants and non native English writers.
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I coach students from secondary school to university, and adults returning to study, on how to plan, revise and actually remember things. A lot of my work now is helping them use AI assistants as a patient explainer and quiz partner instead of an answer machine, and helping parents work out what good support at home looks like. I care...
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