I posted my entire college essay on CC?

Yes, it was stupid and I didn’t think about the threat of cheating. I posted it at a few times and then had a moderator delete my posts. It had a few hundred views though. I really like my essay, but I’m worried that someone may have ripped it off. Is this likely? I would prefer not to rewrite it but better that then getting rejected from all my schools because they think I cheated. Thanks!

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I don’t know. They might have been deleting it to protect you. Don’t ever post your entire essay on a public forum, especially multiple times. You never know for sure if someone took it or not. Please read the disclaimers at the top.

No

That won’t happen.

As a moderator (although not the one who deleted your post), I can tell you that there are very few essays that I have seen posted here that were worth ripping off. I’m not saying yours was not good; I did not read it. Odds are that it needed a lot of work. The application process is stressful enough; don’t worry about this. And don’t post your essays. :slight_smile:

Thank u! I never will again but now i’m at ease about it

Ripping you off is not the chief concern: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-essays/1798605-the-number-1-reason-to-not-post-your-essay-here-plagiarism-checkers.html#latest

But the essays are already deleted, so does that matter?

Not sure. Because once you posted on the internet, even though you thought you deleted, it might not.

Ahhh I hope its ok!

You might want to try a plagiarism checker and see

Depends. If your essay was really personal, that it’s simply not possible for anyone to plagiarize your essay.If you wrote about a general topic that could apply to many people, than there may be a risk.

It was about scoring on the wrong basket in a basketball game. Where could i use a plagiarism checker?

I remember reading that essay and asking if the story was true. It was a great essay but I personally believe that the story was too unique for someone to attempt to copy.

Thanks! I really hope not. I am very conflicted if i should just try to write another essay because i have been trying and none of them are very good compared to that one