Proofreading used to mean reading your paper line by line, sometimes out loud, hoping to catch every typo before submission. Today, AI tools can scan an entire document in seconds, flag grammar issues, and suggest clearer phrasing. For students juggling deadlines across multiple courses, this shift has changed how final drafts get polished before submission. This guide breaks down what AI-assisted proofreading actually does, where it helps, where it falls short, and how students can use it responsibly, including when it