Tech-Neill-ogy #113 - 12 October 2025

Your Weekly Guide to Leveraging Technology in College Counseling

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Jeffrey Neill
October 13, 2025

Welcome to Tech-Neill-ogy #113!

Selfish, self-serving things first today… It is with bittersweet emotions that I share that while we are looking for a new college counselor to join our team here at Graded, it is because we are losing one of our “dream team.” That said, be in touch if you are interested or if you have any questions. This position will fill fast, I am sure!

Graded College Counselor Job Posting

Join Graded – The American School of São Paulo – as a College Counselor and help guide diverse, international students toward their best-fit futures at universities around the world.

resources.finalsite.net/images/v1760118349/saopaulo/jychnazip2y1bmttevrs/CollegeCounselor_JobDescription.pdf

Enjoy the rest of the newsletter!

The Line No One Can Explain

How Yale and the Common App Got AI Admissions Policy Wrong

collegerobot.substack.com/p/the-line-no-one-can-explain

Smarter classrooms, real results: How AI is rewriting the rules of education

AI in education isn’t just hype — it’s already reshaping the way people teach and learn.

wtop.com/education/2025/10/smarter-classrooms-real-results-how-ai-is-rewriting-the-rules-of-education

Meet the students who are just saying no to AI

As artificial intelligence intertwines itself with people’s lives, some students are pushing back. Their reasons range from profound to practical, and speak to a desire to preserve a sense of community – and humanity.

www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2025/1009/ai-chatgpt-college-students-abstain

About Google Workspace Flows

Google Workspace Flows was developed to automate tasks between Workspace apps. It connects directly with Gemini as your AI agent for research, analysis and content generation. Handle all sorts of tasks using starters, conditions, actions and functions.

sites.google.com/view/workspace-flows/about

What if A.I. Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This?

GPT-5, a new release from OpenAI, is the latest product to suggest that progress on large language models has stalled.

www.predictiveanalyticsworld.com/machinelearningtimes/what-if-a-i-doesnt-get-much-better-than-this/13930

Wordtune — Take your productivity to new heights

Wordtune is an AI writing assistant, helping you rewrite, paraphrase, and refine your text for clarity, impact & authenticity. Humanize AI content, improve tone & express ideas effortlessly.

www.wordtune.com

Koke AI: AI Citation Generator | APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE & Harvard Reference Tool

The AI-powered Citation Generator helps you create APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, and Harvard references in seconds—perfect for student papers, essays, and research projects.

www.koke.ai

Sketch To | Free AI Image to Sketch Converter & Sketch to Image Tool

Instantly convert images to sketches online for free with our powerful AI sketch generator. Need more power? Upgrade to our Professional model for industry-leading results.

www.sketchto.com

Free PDF to Link Online Converter - PDF to Shareable Url

Convert PDF to shareable links instantly. No registration required. Upload, convert, and share your PDF documents anywhere with our fast, free online tool.

pdftolink.online

Forvo: the pronunciation dictionary. All the words in the world pronounced by native speakers

The largest pronunciation dictionary in the world. All the words in all the languages pronounced by native speakers

forvo.com

https://www.edficacy.co/ - Tell them Jeff sent you!

I use this one once in a while, not only in my home of Brazil, but also other countries when I’m traveling… 

Act as a Language Tutor and give me a themed vocabulary list of 10 essential words/phrases per day in [target language] with pronunciation tips and example sentences. Today’s theme: [e.g., food, travel, emotions].

Please, if you have any great prompts or ideas, please share! Send me a note at [email protected].

Webinars & Live Events Page

Look here for upcoming webinars and other events (and recorded ones) by the College Essay Guy! New events are happening all the time…

www.collegeessayguy.com/webinars-live-events

If you know me, you’ll know I’m a huge VIA Character Strengths proponent. Here’s some new support for character strengths:

The New Mental Health: Science Says It's Character Strengths

Your well-being and problem-management skills can benefit from taking a character strengths test.

www-psychologytoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-matters-most/202509/the-new-mental-health-science-says-its-character-strengths/amp

And, don’t miss this amazing opportunity for students:

Generation Earthshot Leadership Programme

A leadership programme designed for young people who are passionate about saving our planet and taking ownership for it.

commonpurpose.org/generation-earthshot

And think about applying to the job at Graded!

Anyway, best wishes for a great week! Happy counseling!

Jeff