<p>ive shown it to a couple of my friends to proofread</p>
<p>its their overwhelming lauding that leads me to believe t hat my essay is possibly good enough so that there is no other way to state some things</p>
<p>anyways, </p>
<p>but they in turn may have shown it to their girlfriends and w/e and i dont trust them</p>
<p>well i dont know them</p>
<p>but despite reassurance from the original confidants, im still kinda paranoid about them disseminating/possibly submitting my essay as their own</p>
<p>if they do so</p>
<p>will it also screw up my chances?</p>
<p>Are they applying to the same schools as you? But more importantly, your essay is probably specific enough and has enough pointers that you should be able to validate your original authorship if it ever comes into question.</p>
<p>no but my worries are that the colleges have some kind of “college essay database” to check against</p>
<p>since the preponderance of apps are done electronically online
i think?</p>
<p>also, considering that I emailed it to a few fools
their copies are exactly like mine</p>
<p>except that i added/extended mine, editted out hte grammar mistakes</p>
<p>but all in all, it will still look alike like mine</p>
<p>^How do you know? Are you suspecting that they copied your essay or do you know for sure that they did?</p>
<p>I doubt they would do that. But if two colleges see the same essay, they’ll know what’s up. And if the rest of their application doesn’t match up- if they have a D in English but beautifully eloquent essays- their validity as a candidate will be questioned.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about it.</p>
<p>if you still want your friends to look over your essays but are unsure if you can trust them, how about you give it to them in person and have them read over it while you’re with them? that way they can give you their feedback and proofreading on the spot. even if they were to copy you they wouldn’t be able to write it exactly like yours. a copy often comes no where near an original work.</p>