Education2026-03-31
On-demand college counseling, courtesy of AI
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — At 16, Khloe Watson-Barrett already knows she wants to be a lawyer. She also knows she’ll soon have to run the gauntlet of the high-stakes college admissions process, now that she’s past the halfway point of her junior year in high school. “It’s nerve-wracking,” Watson-Barrett said
By The Hechinger Report
AI-powered college counseling platforms are providing on-demand guidance to students who lack access to traditional counselors. The technology aims to democratize college admissions advice, though questions remain about AI's ability to replicate human mentorship.