Is it bad to write a part of someone's college application essay? He's in another country.

College Essays
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<p>My aunt wanted me to look over her son's application essay. She wanted me to type up the conclusion paragraph as well since he struggled with it. Society makes a big deal about plagiarism, so I just fixed the grammar and gave a few tips on how to write a decent conclusion.</p>

<p>My aunt was upset. She phoned my mom and called me rude over the phone. Ever since then, my aunt stopped talking to my mom.</p>

<p>My mom became upset, and I became upset since I never wanted to sever her relationship with her sister, or see Mom get so hurt by this new silent treatment.</p>

<p>I felt bad and told my dad. My dad was on my side, agreeing that writing for anyone is looked down upon. He also said I don't deserve to feel demoralized and said both women (Mom and aunt) were upset for a stupid reason.</p>

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<p>I personally feel like the guilt you feel is undeserved. Asking to look over an essay is fine, but to ask somebody to write part of it? It was irresponsible for your aunt to do that in the first place, and even worse that she’s making you the villain for doing the right thing.</p>

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<p>I feel better now :slight_smile: If I had a child struggling with college essays, even I wouldn’t write for him. But if he/she asked for help a million times for grammar/ inspiration/feedback, I wouldn’t look down upon my child.</p>

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<p>You know, if you wrote his conclusion and he didn’t get accepted, your aunt would blame you. She just sounds like that kind of person.
You did the right thing.
And hey, maybe you can guilt your mom back by asking her why doesn’t she defend you to her sister, huh? Kidding. (((hugs)))</p>