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[quote=Anonymous]"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."

THIS!!!

No Adcom ever said that students shouldn't get input on their essays. It's not a test of their writing skills under proctored testing conditions. That's what the SAT essay section is for.

You know how an Adcom could tell if an adult wrote it? If they made references to things that no HS kid in 2021 would recognize, like discussing whether Charlie liked the blonde angel more than the brunettes. Another marker would be if you put two spaces after each period.

So long as you had the student review it to make sure it makes sense to them and sounds like their true voice, there's no way that any Adcom would know the student didn't write it from scratch.

And all of the people who say that no teen could write the model essays you see, you're just plain wrong. I went to a T5 and lots of my classmates could and did write essays like that. And no, the people who can create these beautiful essays aren't necessarily getting all As in their English classes. Most high schools don't teach this form of writing so there would be no way for a teacher to know that the student has this skill and have their grade reflect it.

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