<p>Just out of curiosity, how carefully do highly selective colleges and the Ivy League members look at the originality of the essays submitted by their applicants? I've heard that people who plagiarised their essays do get their decisions rescinded/ kicked out of school if studying at that college already/ degree rescinded if already graduated from the college. </p>
<p>So, at what stage does the admissions committees look for plagiarism in the application process? cos' it doesn't make sense to me that they check this after admitting the student or after the student has graduated from the school. thanks!</p>
<p>You are asking an important question about application essays. First, the admissions committee essay readers at the best schools are very aware of the many ways applicants submit an essay that is not entirely their own. It's becoming more and more common place, so they are on the lookout! If an essay is plagiarized--lifted in total-it's pretty easy to track it down on the internet by simply entering the first sentence to sites that specialize in discovering plagiarism. A more common problem, because of essay editing services, is an applicant's essay can be so heavily edited it is no longer his/hers. This is also fairly easy to detect because there will be parts of the essay that are not as sophisticated as others or because the voice of the typical high school senior is missing or because the writing is too mature and polished. This is discovered more esaily than you might think. Readers see hundreds of application essays, and certain ones stand out as not credible. You essay will be evaluated before you're considered for admission. You will not have to worry about being accepted first and then having your acceptance rescinded; your chances of acceptance will be preempted right away.</p>
<p>really? that means those deceitful ex-schoolmates of mine who all gained admission into Harvard, Princeton, Stanford and MIT last year with their plagiarised "stellar" essays are gonna get away with this???</p>
<p>This is so NOT FAIR! damn, I wish they get kicked out of their schools :(</p>
<p>you could send an annomous letter to the colleges explaining the situation....maybe it will help someone who worked really hard/wrote honest essays and wants to transfer to the school</p>