<p>Would the colleges know?
Can it affect my acceptance to the college?</p>
<p>Your essays and writings should be unique enough that nobody can duplicate your essays. But, for the most of us, our essays aren't that eccentric which is all the more reason to be cautious when sending someone your hard earned work over the internet.</p>
<p>If you write an essay that someone else COULD use, then that person probably wouldn't use it because it would suck.</p>
<p>If someone else could put down the exact same essay, then the essay isn't doing it's job, it's not differentiating you.</p>