ChatGPT cant hack your future: Why grit and emotional intelligence still win in the AI era
Artificial intelligence is giving students unprecedented access to information, research and tools that can help them learn, apply to college and prepare for careers.But a panel of education and career experts argued that the technology is also making qualities such as judgment, emotional intelligence, resilience and authentic experience more important.In a discussion moderated by New York Post reporter Lydia Moynihan, Christopher Rim, founder and CEO of Command Education, Nirbhay Kumar, founder of Pinnacle Paths and Marc Brackett, director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, explored how generative AI is changing education and the workplace.According to Rim, one of AI’s most immediate effects on college admissions is the amount of information students can access and process quickly.
Instead of researching individual universities through dozens of webpages, students can use tools such as ChatGPT and Claude to identify programs that closely match their interests.That has encouraged some applicants to look beyond the most recognizable universities and investigate specific academic programs within schools.AI can help students quickly narrow a long list of options and identify institutions that appear to fit their goals.When it comes to applications themselves, however, Rim warned against using AI as a substitute for personal experience.
He said students regularly ask whether they should intentionally introduce typos or other imperfections into essays so their work will not appear AI-generated.(Pro tip: Don’t do that.)His advice was instead to make applications as specific and personal as possible.
Students should write about what motivated them, how experiences made them feel and why they pursued particular projects or activities.AI can help brainstorm or edit, Rim said, but the central story should come from the student.In fact, he suggested using tools like ChatGPT to see what generic essay topics it generates, specifically so students know which c...