B
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49%
49% -- share of prospective students reading ai generated summaries before further research for prospective college students (2026)
49% of prospective students read AI-generated summaries before doing any further research.
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49%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Carnegie Dartlet
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Tier B
https://nicolaziady.com/are-prestige-press-placements-still-worth-it/ ↗
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Are Prestige Press Placements Still Worth It? - Nicola Ziady
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Carnegie Dartlet 2026 Next Gen Student Survey
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prospective college students: 49% share of prospective students reading ai generated summaries before further research. Source: Carnegie Dartlet (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/prospective-students-ai-summaries-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/prospective-students-ai-summaries-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>49%</strong> -- share of prospective students reading ai generated summaries before further research for prospective college students<br><small>Source: Carnegie Dartlet (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/prospective-students-ai-summaries-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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