Writing someone else's essay

College Essays
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<p>I have a friend who is an AMAZING writer. She's published and won the gold in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards two years in a row. Her boyfriend is not a good writer. So he asked her to write his college essays. I dunno why, maybe because she was blinded by love or something, but she did write his essays to a certain selective university. And he got in. Considering his GPA and SAT were waaaaaay below the average at that school and he was in no extracurriculars, everyone knows what got him in.</p>

<p>When another friend of ours with better stats and extracurriculars applied to this same University and was rejected, my friend started to feel a little guilty. Now she's very seriously considering confessing to the school what she did, and she could because she has the rough draft of the essays on her computer and a very incriminating e-mail to her bf with the essays attached. The only thing is, she's afraid it'll jeopardize her future at the other school she's going to attend this fall. So what should she do?</p>

<p>(Okay, I know there's going to be some extreme moralists replying to this who equate writing someone else's essay to burning down and orphanage on Christmas Eve. The important thing is that she realizes what she did and is trying to correct it. So a lack of hysterical, accusatory responses would be much appreciated. Thanks.)</p>

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<p>maybe she could find a way to send a letter and all the materials in an anonymous way so that her future would not be jeopardized, and her boyfriend would be rescinded and not know why</p>

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<p>Honestly, I think it would look better that she fessed up than if she was caught later while at the college of her choice, don't you?</p>

<p>PS. We all make mistakes, I think it's wonderful that she's trying to correct what she did. :) Tell your friend good for her from me.</p>

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<p>I agree with the anonymous idea. but then again, fessing up is very very unlikely to make the college accept the friend with the higher stats/ec's</p>

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<p>Just wondering, is this "friend" of yours actually you?</p>

<p>Also, even if your "friend" did that, that doesn't mean your other friend will necessarily get in.</p>

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<p>It doesn't mean the more qualified friend will get in - the university's not going to go back and reconsider qualified rejected applicants because one accepted applicant turned out to be unqualified. But it does probably mean the boyfriend's admission would be rescinded.</p>

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<p>So many way to end a relationship, LOL. Do the right thing girl.</p>