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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Editing an essay, whether it’s done by a parent, a “professional,” or anyone else, constitutes cheating. It is totally unethical. And admissions offices are all well versed in the scam. They can readily spot an edited essay. If your child’s essay has been edited and he/she gets rejected, don’t be surprised. [/quote]
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PP, your post is ludicrous.  "Editing an essay … constitutes cheating."  You need to develop a better understanding of what cheating is and what editing actually constitutes.  Until you've done that there really is nothing more for you to contribute.  Admissions Officers expect that essays will be edited for clarity, grammar, punctuation and spelling.  If you submit an essay without subjecting it to editing by someone else then that is a dumb thing to do.[/quote]

To the second PP, I agree.  I know many kids whose essays were "edited" and they got into most/all schools to which they applied.  I also know that my son's college counselor, who is also a part time admissions reader, holds a workshop at his school where the kids submit their essays to him and other readers, who "edit" their essays.  So to the first PP, you obviously have no clue what you are talking about.[/quote]

If your son's college counselor is an admissions reader and doing private college counseling, that tells you she's got problems with ethics so quoting her doesn't help much.[/quote]

+1. There are some really seedy and dishonest people here. It's [b]the student's essay,[/b] and the essay is supposed to come from the student alone. Both of my kids went to ivy league schools. They wrote their essays without any help. Your kids shouldn't cheat either.[/quote]

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