
AI isn't a future skill — it's a right-now skill, and professionals who know how to use it effectively are already pulling ahead.
Starts Tue, Aug 4
9:30 PM UTC · 1h
4 sessions

Lloyd
Explain how ChatGPT works, including its underlying architecture and what that means for how it performs
Apply prompt engineering techniques to get faster, more accurate, and more useful outputs from ChatGPT
Integrate ChatGPT into real academic workflows — research, writing, studying, and problem-solving
Adapt ChatGPT for professional tasks like drafting communications, summarizing information, and brainstorming solutions
Customize ChatGPT applications to fit your specific goals and working style
Evaluate AI outputs critically and recognize the limitations and failure modes of the technology
Navigate the ethical considerations and responsible-use best practices that matter in academic and workplace settings
Build and present a personal ChatGPT-powered project tailored to your own academic or professional needs

Lloyd is an AI-native entrepreneur who specializes in automating businesses and processes with agentic workflows. His tech career started as "The YouTube Ads Guy," and when the early releases of ChatGPT and other LLMs emerged he saw AI as the most transformative technology of our lifetimes - and set about learning everything he could about it. Nowadays he's happy to check in between classes on the AI agents running his businesses while he shows Varsity Tutors students how they can do the same.
AI isn't a future skill — it's a right-now skill, and professionals who know how to use it effectively are already pulling ahead. Applied AI: Using ChatGPT for Students & Young Professionals is a focused 6-week course that goes beyond surface-level experimentation to give you a genuine command of one of today's most powerful tools. You'll learn how ChatGPT actually works, how to customize and optimize it for your specific academic or career needs, and how to use it responsibly in real-world contexts. Each week combines interactive instruction with hands-on practice, and the course culminates in a personal project that you design and build yourself — something you can actually put to use the moment the class ends. If you're a college student trying to work smarter or a young professional looking for a competitive edge, this course delivers both the understanding and the practical skills to make that happen.
Live Q&A
Cameras / mics optional
Recordings
Available within 1 hour, kept 90 days
Materials
No special materials required
free with a Varsity Tutors membership
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HRS54
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Applied AI: Using Chat-GPT for Students & Young Professionals