{"id":9259,"date":"2024-12-30T21:45:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T02:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarshipowl.com\/blog\/?p=9259"},"modified":"2024-12-30T21:51:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T02:51:13","slug":"majority-of-gen-z-students-use-ai-to-develop-scholarship-and-college-admissions-essays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarshipowl.com\/blog\/apply-for-scholarships\/majority-of-gen-z-students-use-ai-to-develop-scholarship-and-college-admissions-essays\/","title":{"rendered":"Majority of Gen Z Students Use AI to Develop Scholarship and College Admissions Essays"},"content":{"rendered":"

In December 2024, ScholarshipOwl studied the prevalence of AI use among high school and college students, with a particular focus on AI assistance with writing essays for scholarship applications and college admissions. As expected, the majority of respondents (65%) stated that they have used AI to at least some extent to develop their essays. In addition, most respondents have used AI for essay assignments for school, as well as other activities such as note taking, scheduling, and more.<\/p>\n

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Who participated in the survey?<\/b><\/h2>\n

In December 2024, ScholarshipOwl surveyed 8,542 high school and college students on the ScholarshipOwl scholarship platform to learn more about their extent of their usage of AI platforms.<\/p>\n

Among the respondents, 61% were female, 38% were male, 1% identified themselves as a different gender identity or preferred not to respond to the question. Half (50%) were Caucasian, 20% were Black, 17% were Hispanic\/Latino, 6% were Asian\/Pacific Islander, 2% were American Indian\/Native American and 5% selected \u201cother\u201d or preferred not to respond to the question.<\/p>\n

More than half (53%) of the respondents were high school students, with the overwhelming majority high school seniors; more than one-third (36%) were college undergraduate students, primarily college freshmen and college sophomores; 7% were graduate students and 3% identified themselves as adult\/non-traditional students.<\/p>\n

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How often do Gen Z students use AI to help write essays for scholarships or college admissions?<\/h2>\n

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Most respondents (65%) indicated that they have used AI to help them with their application essays, describing the frequency of their usage in the following ways:<\/p>\n