Can ChatGPT get into Harvard? We tested its admissions essay.

ChatGPT's release a year ago triggered a wave of panic among educators. Now, universities are in the midst of college application season, concerned that students might use the artificial intelligence tool to forge admissions essays. But is a chatbot-created essay good enough to fool college admissions counselors? To find out, The Washington Post asked a prompt engineer -- an expert at directing AI chatbots -- to create college essays using ChatGPT. The chatbot produced two essays: one responding to a question from the Common Application, which thousands of colleges use for admissions, and one answering a prompt used solely for applicants to Harvard University.