In the age of artificial intelligence, more and more communication is crafted by sophisticated models–and it shows. Critical messages should be composed by a person for a person. Amy and Mike invited college essay specialist Barak Rosenbloom to discuss how to write the college essay that AI cannot.
What are five things you will learn in this episode?
- What is the consensus view on AI and college essays?
- What do people—students, adults, professionals, even teachers—miss out on when they use AI, and what does it do to communication between people?
- What do people need to know, and what skills do they need, to interact with AI in ways that produce better writing and communication?
- How should teens approach their college essays to maximize what counts?
- What role can AI play in a smart essay approach?
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MEET OUR GUEST
Barak Rosenbloom is the founder, owner, and Chief Essay Mentor of Essay Mentors, a Seattle-area company that specializes in college admissions essays. He’s mentored over 600 students in a comprehensive 1-to-1 program and has delivered training and workshops to thousands of students, parents, counselors, teachers, and admissions officers.
Barak is the lead designer of EssayQuest, an all-in-one system that helps schools, teachers, and counselors help their students write better college essays. Barak and his team developed EssayQuest over eight years, incorporating principles of neuroscience, linguistics, learning theory, and instructional design.
Barak started life after college as an English teacher; spent five years at the US Department of Labor; and for fifteen years was a leadership, organizational development, and communication consultant.
Barak previously appeared on this podcast in episode 482 to discuss College Essays In The Age of Artificial Intelligence.
Barak can be reached at essayquest.com.
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