<p>Thanks for the post. Folks seem to think that concerns about plagiarism are overblown. But a quick google reveals companies that claim to collect essays from students admitted to top-tier institutions, and some of these folks boldly state that they will write your essays for you.</p>
<p>Interestingly, I’ve received several inquiries privately here at CC asking for my son’s essays, and I’ve wondered whether everyone asking for essays is on the up-and-up or whether some of those asking may be working for companies that offer these services.</p>
<p>Folks should put two and two together. Yes, they make four.</p>
<p>Those companies disgust and disturb me. Any student using those services is making a huge mistake and wasting a ton of money. In fact, if College Confidential doesn’t already have a policy to not allow such companies to advertise on their site, they should!</p>
To be honest, I’ve never heard of companies that will write essays for applicants. I only heard of those that will guide you in your application processes and give you feedback for your essays (still this service is a waste of money imo), not actually write them for you. That’s why I didn’t quite believe you when you mentioned those folks may actually lurk on this site to collect essays. Now that AdmissionsDaniel point out those companies do indeed exist, sorry for doubting you as I didn’t know before >.<"</p>
<p>Hi AdmissionsDaniel, thanxx for your post. </p>
<p>I only started this thread with the sole intention to help future applicants to get a better idea of what kind of quality is expected in applicant’s essays as not everybody is lucky enough to receive essay feedback from their school counselor. Since the admission officer of JHU strongly discourages posting essays, then I won’t promote it.</p>
<p>Guys, does anyone know how can I close this thread?</p>
<p>PLEASE do not post essays. Essays are supposed to be your own work and reflect who you are. The admissions committee could care less about what you write about, as long as it reflects who you are and who you want to become. The essay is the one single thing that gives them a chance to see into your personality, and letting that go in favor of trying to “look good” is one huge mistake that many applicants make. Write about what you want to write about, look it over, and call it a day. I wrote my essays for Hopkins in about 2 hours, looked them over, and sent them in. Taking the time to analyze every word is quite honestly a waste of time. If you look at prior admitted students’ essays, you will see that they are all about different topics and ideas that are special to THEM, and they never follow a set script.</p>