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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Revise it and don’t give it a second thought. Everyone else is doing this.[/quote]

This is so true! And hiring people to "help" kids write their essays. Nina Marks, outside college counselor has TWO full-time people on staff that do this.  [/quote]

Absolutely untrue that everyone is doing this.

To me it is exactly analogous to cheating on a test.

Do you teach your kids that they should not cheat…unless it is a high stakes test?[/quote]

And yet it is NOT a test, in any way, nor is it presented as one, nor is any test-like guidance given about it, which would be simple to do if the colleges wanted it to be treated as a test.

Adcoms believe strongly they can tell when a student has not written the essay.  Is it true?  Dunno, but they say it is.

There is no world, in academia, business, or publishing, when getting help or guidance on something you have written is disallowed - in fact it is de rigueur.  Having someone write it for you, or plagiarism is 100% different.[/quote]

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