What is ESAI?
- Founder: Julia Dixon
- Launch: 2023
- Use Cases: College essay brainstorming, supplemental essay writing, editing support, school and major matching, scholarship search, activity planning, and storytelling enhancement.
- Technology: Ethical generative AI and narrative-focused algorithms tailored for admissions writing and academic storytelling.
ESAI is an AI-powered educational platform that aims to transform the college admissions process by supporting students in delivering their real, inspiring stories. Rather than providing another instrument for generating students' essays, ESAI was created to encourage students' unique voices while also assisting with the planning and drafting process. ESAI provides guided assistance in selecting excellent essay subjects, creating narratives that highlight students' uniqueness, and lastly revising language components for clarity, purpose, and impact. Beyond essay writing and organizational assistance, ESAI provides specific suggestions for schools, majors, scholarships, and activities that are relevant to their students' talents and objectives.
Using story prototyping and data collecting, the tool allows students to openly show their best selves via authenticity and creativity. The ethical applications of generative AI serve to foster and encourage accountability, and students must accept responsibility for ultimately producing what they will submit as part of their application process. ESAI aims to make the admissions process less intimidating, more effective, and more accessible to students from all backgrounds, allowing them to design applications that reflect their real dynamic without limits.