Popular Chinese bots and models like DeepSeek and ByteDance-owned Doubao are being increasingly used to generate personalised admission plans.
Users simply have to indicate which cities and provinces they are from, along with their gaokao scores and subject combination taken during the examinations. The AI assistant will then generate a breakdown of different colleges and universities, as well as majors, they could apply for.
AI TOOLS STILL POPULAR IN CHINESE UNI APPLICATIONS
Many students still rely on AI tools and often turn to their peers online for suggestions and recommendations about the best prompts to use when planning their university applications.
On popular social media platforms like Xiaohongshu, AI bloggers and influencers also actively share tips and suggested prompts that students can use when applying to universities.
“I feel that using AI is more than sufficient,” said a Xiaohongshu user with the handle Wish Mama, adding that she would be using AI in her university application forms.
But others have heeded warnings and cautioned against relying too much on AI when applying for university.
“AI tools are prone to spouting nonsense,” said one Xiaohongshu user Qingtian – who acknowledged that while AI has made things more convenient, the university application process is still tedious and requires a human to fill out and verify information.
Another user, Guo Zili, expressed disbelief about those relying on AI tools for their university applications.
“AI is simply a search tool – you enter your scores and it spits out a list of universities for you,” he said.
“But if you were to simply copy and paste your choices mindlessly, you will fail to get into any of the schools on your list.”
