For example, Stanford University in California asks students to answer several short questions, with a 50-word limit, in addition to answering three essay questions in 100 to 250 words.

I asked for a 100-word introduction to an essay on the topic and for ChatGPT to tell me its sources. Sure enough, I got the introduction, plus the sources it used.

In addition to a 50-word essay that asks students to simply answer “Why Brown?”, the very short answer section will include two 100-word questions asking applicants to elaborate on their “most ...