This is an interesting article on a peer-to-peer college admissions source that may take some of the mystery out of the college admission process.
Not sure why the link doesn’t go directly to the article…but if you click the link it’s the 4th story if you scroll down.
because the name of the competitor was replaced by stars
Maybe this service could be of use to some students, but I’m skeptical. First of all, just because you got in doesn’t mean that your essay was any good. Second, even assuming that you’re seeing terrific models, that doesn’t mean you can derive principles from those essays and apply them to your own work. This is not going to replace admissions consultants.
So college applicants can become college application replicants?
We guys are giving away info for free on this board. I want my $10 up front :-*
@CCDD14 :))
I’ll try again:
Oh well, it (admitsee) was there when I previewed the message but it disappeared when I posted it.
I agree with @hanna Often, admitted students or new freshmen are offering all sorts of advice. Some of it is truly solid. But some, is pure speculation – their sample size (themselves) is too small to derive much meaningful info. A larger collective (which include people long involved in college advising/recruiting and wise parents), such as here on CC, is more valuable.
“It pays college students to submit their successful college applications, then charges high school students (or, really, their parents) a higher fee to access those applications and hopefully learn how to replicate that success.”
This is kind of creepy. Students are going to try to be like someone else just to get in a particular school?
Not to mention the fact that the best admission consultants are knowledgeable about a wide range of schools and have the experience necessary to compare them.
As far as sample size I think
isn’t bad for 2 yrs.
But I agree it’s “kind of creepy” to try and be something you’re not in order to gain admittance to a school. People probably do it all the time, but I wonder how happy and successful they are after the experience.
If I were in charge of a college’s admissions department, I would start using a service like Turnitin for college apps. If students have access to “successful” applications, you know some will plagiarize the essays.
“Gosh, here’s another carbon copy of that essay on building a stent out of popsicle sticks.”
It’s like going through a Star Trek transporter; are you really yourself afterwards?
This is just selling college essays. Pathetic.
“But I agree it’s “kind of creepy” to try and be something you’re not in order to gain admittance to a school. People probably do it all the time,” Probably? Half the kids on this site are posting “What should I be in order to get in?” threads.
At $2 for each wannabe who looks at their stats, how much gelt do you think Harvard, Stanford and MIT students could make under this plan?
So is there a “Chance me” service for $1/per school?
Years ago, a coworker’s wife wanted a job as a tech writer. He asked me if his wife could see my wife’s resume; my then-wife had a succesful career as a tech writer. Some time later, I discovered that his wife had changed the name on the resume and not much else, submitted it, and got a job. Surprisingly, he didn’t see much wrong with what his wife had done, and I didn’t keep in touch long enough to find out how his wife’s new employer responded to her job performance.
Much of this comes from putting the acceptance ahead of the fit.
According to the article, students get $2 everytime a wannabee views their profile. HS student pay $75 a month to view application files at five schools of their choosing.