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The aim of this study is to explore the feasibility of using ChatGPT for brainstoring ideas in a collge-level English writing class. Specifically, it aims to investigate how Korean college students utilized ChatGPT during the brainstorming phase for English writing and how ChatGPT feedback influenced their essay writing process. To achieve this objective, the following research questions were established; 1) How did students use ChatGPT differently according to their English proficiency levels? 2) How did students’ English writings vary in terms of the extent and scope of their interactions with ChatGPT? This study qualitatively analyzed students’ prompts, ChatGPT feedback, and their writings by using QuillBot’s Word Counter, Grammarly, KCI literature similarity check service. Research finidngs indicate that 1) Intermediate to advanced-level students interacted with ChatGPT more actively than beginners. 2) Sentences written by advanced-level students based on ChatGPT feedback were relatively longer and more complex compared to those written by lower level students. 3) Regardless of students’ English proficiency levels, there has been a higher uptake of ideas rather than expressions created by ChatGPT. Based on the research findings, this study proposes effective ways to use ChatGPT in English writing classes.