Colleges are increasingly deploying AI in admissions and instruction: some admissions offices now use AI to screen essays for authenticity and to speed application reviews, while others use video‑chat bots to verify student research claims. Virginia Tech and Caltech pilots exemplify the trend, with institutions saying AI improves consistency and accelerates decisions. At the same time, educators argue AI demands a curricular shift: assignments must move beyond creation—now easily automated—to transformation, where students critically interrogate, adapt and apply AI outputs. The change pushes campuses to redesign assessments and faculty to adopt new pedagogies that emphasize interpretation, ethics and real‑world application. Administrators and faculty warn that AI adoption requires robust policy, training and human oversight to preserve academic integrity and learning outcomes while integrating the technology into admissions and classroom practices.