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Buying College Essays Is Now Easier Than Ever. But Buyer Beware

Tovia Smith

Concern is growing about a burgeoning online market for essays that students can buy and turn in as their own work. And schools are trying new tools to catch it. Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption

Concern is growing about a burgeoning online market for essays that students can buy and turn in as their own work. And schools are trying new tools to catch it.

As the recent college admissions scandal is shedding light on how parents are cheating and bribing their children's way into college, schools are also focusing on how some students may be cheating their way through college. Concern is growing about a burgeoning online market that makes it easier than ever for students to buy essays written by others to turn in as their own work. And schools are trying new tools to catch it.

It's not hard to understand the temptation for students. The pressure is enormous, the stakes are high and, for some, writing at a college level is a huge leap.

"We didn't really have a format to follow, so I was kind of lost on what to do," says one college freshman, who struggled recently with an English assignment. One night, when she was feeling particularly overwhelmed, she tweeted her frustration.

"It was like, 'Someone, please help me write my essay!' " she recalls. She ended her tweet with a crying emoji. Within a few minutes, she had a half-dozen offers of help.

"I can write it for you," they tweeted back. "Send us the prompt!"

The student, who asked that her name not be used for fear of repercussions at school, chose one that asked for $10 per page, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"For me, it was just that the work was piling up," she explains. "As soon as I finish some big assignment, I get assigned more things, more homework for math, more homework for English. Some papers have to be six or 10 pages long. ... And even though I do my best to manage, the deadlines come closer and closer, and it's just ... the pressure."

In the cat-and-mouse game of academic cheating, students these days know that if they plagiarize, they're likely to get caught by computer programs that automatically compare essays against a massive database of other writings. So now, buying an original essay can seem like a good workaround.

"Technically, I don't think it's cheating," the student says. "Because you're paying someone to write an essay, which they don't plagiarize, and they write everything on their own."

Her logic, of course, ignores the question of whether she's plagiarizing. When pressed, she begins to stammer.

"That's just a difficult question to answer," she says. "I don't know how to feel about that. It's kind of like a gray area. It's maybe on the edge, kind of?"

Besides she adds, she probably won't use all of it.

Other students justify essay buying as the only way to keep up. They figure that everyone is doing it one way or another — whether they're purchasing help online or getting it from family or friends.

"Oh yeah, collaboration at its finest," cracks Boston University freshman Grace Saathoff. While she says she would never do it herself, she's not really fazed by others doing it. She agrees with her friends that it has pretty much become socially acceptable.

"I have a friend who writes essays and sells them," says Danielle Delafuente, another Boston University freshman. "And my other friend buys them. He's just like, 'I can't handle it. I have five papers at once. I need her to do two of them, and I'll do the other three.' It's a time management thing."

The war on contract cheating

"It breaks my heart that this is where we're at," sighs Ashley Finley, senior adviser to the president for the Association of American Colleges and Universities. She says campuses are abuzz about how to curb the rise in what they call contract cheating. Obviously, students buying essays is not new, but Finley says that what used to be mostly limited to small-scale side hustles has mushroomed on the internet to become a global industry of so-called essay mills. Hard numbers are difficult to come by, but research suggests that up to 16 percent of students have paid someone to do their work and that the number is rising.

"Definitely, this is really getting more and more serious," Finley says. "It's part of the brave new world for sure."

The essay mills market aggressively online, with slickly produced videos inviting students to "Get instant help with your assignment" and imploring them: "Don't lag behind," "Join the majority" and "Don't worry, be happy."

"They're very crafty," says Tricia Bertram Gallant, director of the Academic Integrity Office at the University of California in San Diego and a board member of the International Center for Academic Integrity.

The companies are equally brazen offline — leafleting on campuses, posting flyers in toilet stalls and flying banners over Florida beaches during spring break. Companies have also been known to bait students with emails that look like they're from official college help centers. And they pay social media influencers to sing the praises of their services, and they post testimonials from people they say are happy customers.

"I hired a service to write my paper and I got a 90 on it!" gloats one. "Save your time, and have extra time to party!" advises another.

"It's very much a seduction," says Bertram Gallant. "So you can maybe see why students could get drawn into the contract cheating world."

YouTube has been cracking down on essay mills; it says it has pulled thousands of videos that violate its policies against promoting dishonest behavior.

But new videos constantly pop up, and their hard sell flies in the face of their small-print warnings that their essays should be used only as a guide, not a final product.

Several essay mills declined or didn't respond to requests to be interviewed by NPR. But one answered questions by email and offered up one of its writers to explain her role in the company, called EduBirdie.

"Yes, just like the little birdie that's there to help you in your education," explains April Short, a former grade school teacher from Australia who's now based in Philadelphia. She has been writing for a year and a half for the company, which bills itself as a "professional essay writing service for students who can't even."

Some students just want some "foundational research" to get started or a little "polish" to finish up, Short says. But the idea that many others may be taking a paper written completely by her and turning it in as their own doesn't keep her up at night.

"These kids are so time poor," she says, and they're "missing out on opportunities of travel and internships because they're studying and writing papers." Relieving students of some of that burden, she figures, allows them to become more "well-rounded."

"I don't necessarily think that being able to create an essay is going to be a defining factor in a very long career, so it's not something that bothers me," says Short. Indeed, she thinks students who hire writers are demonstrating resourcefulness and creativity. "I actually applaud students that look for options to get the job done and get it done well," she says.

"This just shows you the extent of our ability to rationalize all kinds of bad things we do," sighs Dan Ariely, professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University. The rise in contract cheating is especially worrisome, he says, because when it comes to dishonest behavior, more begets more. As he puts it, it's not just about "a few bad apples."

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"Instead, what we have is a lot ... of blemished apples, and we take our cues for our behavior from the social world around us," he says. "We know officially what is right and what's wrong. But really what's driving our behavior is what we see others around us doing" or, Ariely adds, what we perceive them to be doing. So even the proliferation of advertising for essays mills can have a pernicious effect, he says, by fueling the perception that "everyone's doing it."

A few nations have recently proposed or passed laws outlawing essay mills, and more than a dozen U.S. states have laws on the books against them. But prosecuting essay mills, which are often based overseas in Pakistan, Kenya and Ukraine, for example, is complicated. And most educators are loath to criminalize students' behavior.

"Yes, they're serious mistakes. They're egregious mistakes," says Cath Ellis, an associate dean and integrity officer at the University of New South Wales, where students were among the hundreds alleged to have bought essays in a massive scandal in Australia in 2014.

"But we're educational institutions," she adds. "We've got to give students the opportunity to learn from these mistakes. That's our responsibility. And that's better in our hands than in the hands of the police and the courts."

Staying one step ahead

In the war on contract cheating, some schools see new technology as their best weapon and their best shot to stay one step ahead of unscrupulous students. The company that makes the Turnitin plagiarism detection software has just upped its game with a new program called Authorship Investigate.

The software first inspects a document's metadata, like when it was created, by whom it was created and how many times it was reopened and re-edited. Turnitin's vice president for product management, Bill Loller, says sometimes it's as simple as looking at the document's name. Essay mills typically name their documents something like "Order Number 123," and students have been known to actually submit it that way. "You would be amazed at how frequently that happens," says Loller.

Using cutting-edge linguistic forensics, the software also evaluates the level of writing and its style.

"Think of it as a writing fingerprint," Loller says. The software looks at hundreds of telltale characteristics of an essay, like whether the author double spaces after a period or writes with Oxford commas or semicolons. It all gets instantly compared against a student's other work, and, Loller says, suspicions can be confirmed — or alleviated — in minutes.

"At the end of the day, you get to a really good determination on whether the student wrote what they submitted or not," he says, "and you get it really quickly."

Coventry University in the U.K. has been testing out a beta version of the software, and Irene Glendinning, the school's academic manager for student experience, agrees that the software has the potential to give schools a leg up on cheating students. After the software is officially adopted, "we'll see a spike in the number of cases we find, and we'll have a very hard few years," she says. "But then the message will get through to students that we've got the tools now to find these things out." Then, Glendinning hopes, students might consider contract cheating to be as risky as plagiarizing.

In the meantime, schools are trying to spread the word that buying essays is risky in other ways as well.

Professor Ariely says that when he posed as a student and ordered papers from several companies, much of it was "gibberish" and about a third of it was actually plagiarized.

Even worse, when he complained to the company and demanded his money back, they resorted to blackmail. Still believing him to be a student, the company threatened to tell his school he was cheating. Others say companies have also attempted to shake down students for more money, threatening to rat them out if they didn't pay up.

The lesson, Ariely says, is "buyer beware."

But ultimately, experts say, many desperate students may not be deterred by the risks — whether from shady businesses or from new technology.

Bertram Gallant, of UC San Diego, says the right way to dissuade students from buying essays is to remind them why it's wrong.

"If we engage in a technological arms race with the students, we won't win," she says. "What are we going to do when Google glasses start to look like regular glasses and a student wears them into an exam? Are we going to tell them they can't wear their glasses because we're afraid they might be sending the exam out to someone else who is sending them back the answers?"

The solution, Bertram Gallant says, has to be about "creating a culture where integrity and ethics matter" and where education is valued more than grades. Only then will students believe that cheating on essays is only cheating themselves.

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College Essays

If you grow up to be a professional writer, everything you write will first go through an editor before being published. This is because the process of writing is really a process of re-writing —of rethinking and reexamining your work, usually with the help of someone else. So what does this mean for your student writing? And in particular, what does it mean for very important, but nonprofessional writing like your college essay? Should you ask your parents to look at your essay? Pay for an essay service?

If you are wondering what kind of help you can, and should, get with your personal statement, you've come to the right place! In this article, I'll talk about what kind of writing help is useful, ethical, and even expected for your college admission essay . I'll also point out who would make a good editor, what the differences between editing and proofreading are, what to expect from a good editor, and how to spot and stay away from a bad one.

Table of Contents

What Kind of Help for Your Essay Can You Get?

What's Good Editing?

What should an editor do for you, what kind of editing should you avoid, proofreading, what's good proofreading, what kind of proofreading should you avoid.

What Do Colleges Think Of You Getting Help With Your Essay?

Who Can/Should Help You?

Advice for editors.

Should You Pay Money For Essay Editing?

The Bottom Line

What's next, what kind of help with your essay can you get.

Rather than talking in general terms about "help," let's first clarify the two different ways that someone else can improve your writing . There is editing, which is the more intensive kind of assistance that you can use throughout the whole process. And then there's proofreading, which is the last step of really polishing your final product.

Let me go into some more detail about editing and proofreading, and then explain how good editors and proofreaders can help you."

Editing is helping the author (in this case, you) go from a rough draft to a finished work . Editing is the process of asking questions about what you're saying, how you're saying it, and how you're organizing your ideas. But not all editing is good editing . In fact, it's very easy for an editor to cross the line from supportive to overbearing and over-involved.

Ability to clarify assignments. A good editor is usually a good writer, and certainly has to be a good reader. For example, in this case, a good editor should make sure you understand the actual essay prompt you're supposed to be answering.

Open-endedness. Good editing is all about asking questions about your ideas and work, but without providing answers. It's about letting you stick to your story and message, and doesn't alter your point of view.

Think of an editor as a great travel guide. It can show you the many different places your trip could take you. It should explain any parts of the trip that could derail your trip or confuse the traveler. But it never dictates your path, never forces you to go somewhere you don't want to go, and never ignores your interests so that the trip no longer seems like it's your own. So what should good editors do?

Help Brainstorm Topics

Sometimes it's easier to bounce thoughts off of someone else. This doesn't mean that your editor gets to come up with ideas, but they can certainly respond to the various topic options you've come up with. This way, you're less likely to write about the most boring of your ideas, or to write about something that isn't actually important to you.

If you're wondering how to come up with options for your editor to consider, check out our guide to brainstorming topics for your college essay .

Help Revise Your Drafts

Here, your editor can't upset the delicate balance of not intervening too much or too little. It's tricky, but a great way to think about it is to remember: editing is about asking questions, not giving answers .

Revision questions should point out:

• Places where more detail or more description would help the reader connect with your essay
• Places where structure and logic don't flow, losing the reader's attention
• Places where there aren't transitions between paragraphs, confusing the reader
• Moments where your narrative or the arguments you're making are unclear

But pointing to potential problems is not the same as actually rewriting—editors let authors fix the problems themselves.

Bad editing is usually very heavy-handed editing. Instead of helping you find your best voice and ideas, a bad editor changes your writing into their own vision.

You may be dealing with a bad editor if they:

• Add material (examples, descriptions) that doesn't come from you
• Use a thesaurus to make your college essay sound "more mature"
• Add meaning or insight to the essay that doesn't come from you
• Tell you what to say and how to say it
• Write sentences, phrases, and paragraphs for you
• Change your voice in the essay so it no longer sounds like it was written by a teenager

Colleges can tell the difference between a 17-year-old's writing and a 50-year-old's writing. Not only that, they have access to your SAT or ACT Writing section, so they can compare your essay to something else you wrote. Writing that's a little more polished is great and expected. But a totally different voice and style will raise questions.

Where's the Line Between Helpful Editing and Unethical Over-Editing?

Sometimes it's hard to tell whether your college essay editor is doing the right thing. Here are some guidelines for staying on the ethical side of the line.

• An editor should say that the opening paragraph is kind of boring, and explain what exactly is making it drag. But it's overstepping for an editor to tell you exactly how to change it.
• An editor should point out where your prose is unclear or vague. But it's completely inappropriate for the editor to rewrite that section of your essay.
• An editor should let you know that a section is light on detail or description. But giving you similes and metaphors to beef up that description is a no-go.

Proofreading (also called copy-editing) is checking for errors in the last draft of a written work. It happens at the end of the process and is meant as the final polishing touch. Proofreading is meticulous and detail-oriented, focusing on small corrections. It sands off all the surface rough spots that could alienate the reader.

Because proofreading is usually concerned with making fixes on the word or sentence level, this is the only process where someone else can actually add to or take away things from your essay . This is because what they are adding or taking away tends to be one or two misplaced letters.

Laser focus. Proofreading is all about the tiny details, so the ability to really concentrate on finding small slip-ups is a must.

Excellent grammar and spelling skills. Proofreaders need to dot every "i" and cross every "t." Good proofreaders should correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. They should put foreign words in italics and surround quotations with quotation marks. They should check that you used the correct college's name, and that you adhered to any formatting requirements (name and date at the top of the page, uniform font and size, uniform spacing).

Limited interference. A proofreader needs to make sure that you followed any word limits. But if cuts need to be made to shorten the essay, that's your job and not the proofreader's.

A bad proofreader either tries to turn into an editor, or just lacks the skills and knowledge necessary to do the job.

Some signs that you're working with a bad proofreader are:

• If they suggest making major changes to the final draft of your essay. Proofreading happens when editing is already finished.
• If they aren't particularly good at spelling, or don't know grammar, or aren't detail-oriented enough to find someone else's small mistakes.
• If they start swapping out your words for fancier-sounding synonyms, or changing the voice and sound of your essay in other ways. A proofreader is there to check for errors, not to take the 17-year-old out of your writing.

What Do Colleges Think of Your Getting Help With Your Essay?

Admissions officers agree: light editing and proofreading are good—even required ! But they also want to make sure you're the one doing the work on your essay. They want essays with stories, voice, and themes that come from you. They want to see work that reflects your actual writing ability, and that focuses on what you find important.

On the Importance of Editing

Get feedback. Have a fresh pair of eyes give you some feedback. Don't allow someone else to rewrite your essay, but do take advantage of others' edits and opinions when they seem helpful. ( Bates College )

Read your essay aloud to someone. Reading the essay out loud offers a chance to hear how your essay sounds outside your head. This exercise reveals flaws in the essay's flow, highlights grammatical errors and helps you ensure that you are communicating the exact message you intended. ( Dickinson College )

On the Value of Proofreading

Share your essays with at least one or two people who know you well—such as a parent, teacher, counselor, or friend—and ask for feedback. Remember that you ultimately have control over your essays, and your essays should retain your own voice, but others may be able to catch mistakes that you missed and help suggest areas to cut if you are over the word limit. ( Yale University )

Proofread and then ask someone else to proofread for you. Although we want substance, we also want to be able to see that you can write a paper for our professors and avoid careless mistakes that would drive them crazy. ( Oberlin College )

On Watching Out for Too Much Outside Influence

Limit the number of people who review your essay. Too much input usually means your voice is lost in the writing style. ( Carleton College )

Ask for input (but not too much). Your parents, friends, guidance counselors, coaches, and teachers are great people to bounce ideas off of for your essay. They know how unique and spectacular you are, and they can help you decide how to articulate it. Keep in mind, however, that a 45-year-old lawyer writes quite differently from an 18-year-old student, so if your dad ends up writing the bulk of your essay, we're probably going to notice. ( Vanderbilt University )

Now let's talk about some potential people to approach for your college essay editing and proofreading needs. It's best to start close to home and slowly expand outward. Not only are your family and friends more invested in your success than strangers, but they also have a better handle on your interests and personality. This knowledge is key for judging whether your essay is expressing your true self.

Parents or Close Relatives

Your family may be full of potentially excellent editors! Parents are deeply committed to your well-being, and family members know you and your life well enough to offer details or incidents that can be included in your essay. On the other hand, the rewriting process necessarily involves criticism, which is sometimes hard to hear from someone very close to you.

A parent or close family member is a great choice for an editor if you can answer "yes" to the following questions. Is your parent or close relative a good writer or reader? Do you have a relationship where editing your essay won't create conflict? Are you able to constructively listen to criticism and suggestion from the parent?

One suggestion for defusing face-to-face discussions is to try working on the essay over email. Send your parent a draft, have them write you back some comments, and then you can pick which of their suggestions you want to use and which to discard.

Teachers or Tutors

A humanities teacher that you have a good relationship with is a great choice. I am purposefully saying humanities, and not just English, because teachers of Philosophy, History, Anthropology, and any other classes where you do a lot of writing, are all used to reviewing student work.

Moreover, any teacher or tutor that has been working with you for some time, knows you very well and can vet the essay to make sure it "sounds like you."

If your teacher or tutor has some experience with what college essays are supposed to be like, ask them to be your editor. If not, then ask whether they have time to proofread your final draft.

Guidance or College Counselor at Your School

The best thing about asking your counselor to edit your work is that this is their job. This means that they have a very good sense of what colleges are looking for in an application essay.

At the same time, school counselors tend to have relationships with admissions officers in many colleges, which again gives them insight into what works and which college is focused on what aspect of the application.

Unfortunately, in many schools the guidance counselor tends to be way overextended. If your ratio is 300 students to 1 college counselor, you're unlikely to get that person's undivided attention and focus. It is still useful to ask them for general advice about your potential topics, but don't expect them to be able to stay with your essay from first draft to final version.

Friends, Siblings, or Classmates

Although they most likely don't have much experience with what colleges are hoping to see, your peers are excellent sources for checking that your essay is you .

Friends and siblings are perfect for the read-aloud edit. Read your essay to them so they can listen for words and phrases that are stilted, pompous, or phrases that just don't sound like you.

You can even trade essays and give helpful advice on each other's work.

If your editor hasn't worked with college admissions essays very much, no worries! Any astute and attentive reader can still greatly help with your process. But, as in all things, beginners do better with some preparation.

First, your editor should read our advice about how to write a college essay introduction , how to spot and fix a bad college essay , and get a sense of what other students have written by going through some admissions essays that worked .

Then, as they read your essay, they can work through the following series of questions that will help them to guide you.

Introduction Questions

• Is the first sentence a killer opening line? Why or why not?
• Does the introduction hook the reader? Does it have a colorful, detailed, and interesting narrative? Or does it propose a compelling or surprising idea?
• Can you feel the author's voice in the introduction, or is the tone dry, dull, or overly formal? Show the places where the voice comes through.

Essay Body Questions

• Does the essay have a through-line? Is it built around a central argument, thought, idea, or focus? Can you put this idea into your own words?
• How is the essay organized? By logical progression? Chronologically? Do you feel order when you read it, or are there moments where you are confused or lose the thread of the essay?
• Does the essay have both narratives about the author's life and explanations and insight into what these stories reveal about the author's character, personality, goals, or dreams? If not, which is missing?
• Does the essay flow? Are there smooth transitions/clever links between paragraphs? Between the narrative and moments of insight?

Reader Response Questions

• Does the writer's personality come through? Do we know what the speaker cares about? Do we get a sense of "who he or she is"?
• Where did you feel most connected to the essay? Which parts of the essay gave you a "you are there" sensation by invoking your senses? What moments could you picture in your head well?
• Where are the details and examples vague and not specific enough?
• Did you get an "a-ha!" feeling anywhere in the essay? Is there a moment of insight that connected all the dots for you? Is there a good reveal or "twist" anywhere in the essay?
• What are the strengths of this essay? What needs the most improvement?

Should You Pay Money for Essay Editing?

One alternative to asking someone you know to help you with your college essay is the paid editor route. There are two different ways to pay for essay help: a private essay coach or a less personal editing service , like the many proliferating on the internet.

My advice is to think of these options as a last resort rather than your go-to first choice. I'll first go through the reasons why. Then, if you do decide to go with a paid editor, I'll help you decide between a coach and a service.

When to Consider a Paid Editor

In general, I think hiring someone to work on your essay makes a lot of sense if none of the people I discussed above are a possibility for you.

If you can't ask your parents. For example, if your parents aren't good writers, or if English isn't their first language. Or if you think getting your parents to help is going create unnecessary extra conflict in your relationship with them (applying to college is stressful as it is!)

If you can't ask your teacher or tutor. Maybe you don't have a trusted teacher or tutor that has time to look over your essay with focus. Or, for instance, your favorite humanities teacher has very limited experience with college essays and so won't know what admissions officers want to see.

If you can't ask your guidance counselor. This could be because your guidance counselor is way overwhelmed with other students.

If you can't share your essay with those who know you. It might be that your essay is on a very personal topic that you're unwilling to share with parents, teachers, or peers. Just make sure it doesn't fall into one of the bad-idea topics in our article on bad college essays .

If the cost isn't a consideration. Many of these services are quite expensive, and private coaches even more so. If you have finite resources, I'd say that hiring an SAT or ACT tutor (whether it's PrepScholar or someone else) is better way to spend your money . This is because there's no guarantee that a slightly better essay will sufficiently elevate the rest of your application, but a significantly higher SAT score will definitely raise your applicant profile much more.

Should You Hire an Essay Coach?

On the plus side, essay coaches have read dozens or even hundreds of college essays, so they have experience with the format. Also, because you'll be working closely with a specific person, it's more personal than sending your essay to a service, which will know even less about you.

But, on the minus side, you'll still be bouncing ideas off of someone who doesn't know that much about you . In general, if you can adequately get the help from someone you know, there is no advantage to paying someone to help you.

If you do decide to hire a coach, ask your school counselor, or older students that have used the service for recommendations. If you can't afford the coach's fees, ask whether they can work on a sliding scale —many do. And finally, beware those who guarantee admission to your school of choice—essay coaches don't have any special magic that can back up those promises.

Should You Send Your Essay to a Service?

On the plus side, essay editing services provide a similar product to essay coaches, and they cost significantly less . If you have some assurance that you'll be working with a good editor, the lack of face-to-face interaction won't prevent great results.

On the minus side, however, it can be difficult to gauge the quality of the service before working with them . If they are churning through many application essays without getting to know the students they are helping, you could end up with an over-edited essay that sounds just like everyone else's. In the worst case scenario, an unscrupulous service could send you back a plagiarized essay.

Getting recommendations from friends or a school counselor for reputable services is key to avoiding heavy-handed editing that writes essays for you or does too much to change your essay. Including a badly-edited essay like this in your application could cause problems if there are inconsistencies. For example, in interviews it might be clear you didn't write the essay, or the skill of the essay might not be reflected in your schoolwork and test scores.

Should You Buy an Essay Written by Someone Else?

Let me elaborate. There are super sketchy places on the internet where you can simply buy a pre-written essay. Don't do this!

For one thing, you'll be lying on an official, signed document. All college applications make you sign a statement saying something like this:

I certify that all information submitted in the admission process—including the application, the personal essay, any supplements, and any other supporting materials—is my own work, factually true, and honestly presented... I understand that I may be subject to a range of possible disciplinary actions, including admission revocation, expulsion, or revocation of course credit, grades, and degree, should the information I have certified be false. (From the Common Application )

For another thing, if your academic record doesn't match the essay's quality, the admissions officer will start thinking your whole application is riddled with lies.

Admission officers have full access to your writing portion of the SAT or ACT so that they can compare work that was done in proctored conditions with that done at home. They can tell if these were written by different people. Not only that, but there are now a number of search engines that faculty and admission officers can use to see if an essay contains strings of words that have appeared in other essays—you have no guarantee that the essay you bought wasn't also bought by 50 other students.

• You should get college essay help with both editing and proofreading
• A good editor will ask questions about your idea, logic, and structure, and will point out places where clarity is needed
• A good editor will absolutely not answer these questions, give you their own ideas, or write the essay or parts of the essay for you
• A good proofreader will find typos and check your formatting
• All of them agree that getting light editing and proofreading is necessary
• Parents, teachers, guidance or college counselor, and peers or siblings
• If you can't ask any of those, you can pay for college essay help, but watch out for services or coaches who over-edit you work
• Don't buy a pre-written essay! Colleges can tell, and it'll make your whole application sound false.

Ready to start working on your essay? Check out our explanation of the point of the personal essay and the role it plays on your applications and then explore our step-by-step guide to writing a great college essay .

Using the Common Application for your college applications? We have an excellent guide to the Common App essay prompts and useful advice on how to pick the Common App prompt that's right for you . Wondering how other people tackled these prompts? Then work through our roundup of over 130 real college essay examples published by colleges .

Stressed about whether to take the SAT again before submitting your application? Let us help you decide how many times to take this test . If you choose to go for it, we have the ultimate guide to studying for the SAT to give you the ins and outs of the best ways to study.

Anna scored in the 99th percentile on her SATs in high school, and went on to major in English at Princeton and to get her doctorate in English Literature at Columbia. She is passionate about improving student access to higher education.

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New research on plagiarism at university has revealed students are surprisingly unconcerned about a practice known as “contract cheating”.

The term “contract cheating” was coined in 2006 , and describes students paying for completed assessments. At that time, concerns over the outsourcing of assessments were in their infancy, but today, contract cheating is big business.

In 2017 alone, the UK’s Daily Telegraph reported more than 20,000 students had bought professionally written essays from the country’s two largest essay-writing services.

According to a 2018 study , as many as 31 million university students worldwide are paying third parties to complete their assessments. This staggering figure was drawn by reviewing 65 studies on contract cheating. Since 2014, as many as 15.7% of surveyed students admitted to outsourcing their assignments and essays.

The growth in contract cheating speaks volumes about the modern view of education as a commodity.

Read more: Buying essays: how to make sure assessment is authentic

Who’s cheating?

A recent survey , led by the University of South Australia, found international students demonstrated proportionately higher cheating behaviours. So did students who spoke a language other than English at home.

In 2013, a large online survey on academic honesty at six Australian universities found international students were significantly less aware of academic integrity processes, and much less confident about how to avoid academic integrity breaches.

A 2015 study of US student demand for commercially produced assignments found students with English as their first language who liked taking risks were about as likely to buy an assessment as students who were reluctant risk-takers, but who spoke English as a second language.

It’s no surprise that students whom we aggressively court for their higher fees and who are working in a less familiar language environment are turning to these services at higher rates.

A recent study on contract cheating in Australia concluded that the over-representation of non-native English speaking students in cheating surveys is linked to the failure of universities to provide support for language and learning development. Students are tasked with completing assessments for which they lack the basic English language skills.

What’s being done about it?

Widely used plagiarism-detection companies, such as Turnitin , can detect similarities to material that already exists. But essay-writing companies loudly promote the fact their product is original.

In February this year, Turnitin announced plans to crack down on contract cheating. Its proposed solution , authorship investigation, hopes to automate a process familiar to any human marker: detecting major shifts in individual students’ writing style that may point to help from a third party.

But despite these technological advancements, students who are turning to such services have reasons far more complicated than laziness or disregard for personal responsibility.

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Is it worth it?

Despite the moral panic over grades for cash, there’s some evidence to suggest students turning to essay mill services are not getting what they pay for. A 2014 mystery shopping exercise in the UK revealed the astonishingly low standard of commissioned work produced by essay mills. Of all the essays purchased, none received the requested grade, and many fell dramatically short of expected academic standards.

Rather than buying top grades, desperate students are being exploited by companies that take advantage of the very shortcomings (lower literacy and an ignorance of plagiarism protocols) students are hoping to mitigate.

One less obvious aspect of contract cheating that can’t be fixed by intelligent software is the predatory nature of essay mill companies. According to a 2017 study on cheating websites, commercial providers rely on persuasive marketing techniques. They often repackage an unethical choice in the guise of professional help for students who are weighed down by a demanding workload.

How can we discourage it?

In recent years, several scholars have explored the legality of contract cheating, along with the possibilities of defining a new offence under criminal law of providing or advertising contract cheating.

In 2011, for example, a law was introduced in New Zealand that makes it a criminal offence to provide or advertise cheating services. Yet the criminalisation of such services leads inevitably to the prosecution of cheating students, something the legal system has so far been reluctant to do.

But even discounting the possibility of legal action, plagiarism has hefty consequences for university students under misconduct policies, including revoking course credits, expulsion, and a permanent record of cheating.

Redesigning assessments is the primary way to tackle the growing problem of contract cheating. Recent suggestions focus on the development of authentic assessments: tasks that more closely mirror the real-world demands students will face after they graduate from university.

Rather than simply completing an essay, for example, a history student might be tasked with interviewing a local non-profit organisation, and producing a podcast episode.

Teachers who use authentic assessments hope to reduce cheating by tying learning to student’s hopes for their futures, but one obvious benefit is the difficulty of cheating in such individualised tasks. One key problem for overhauling assessment design is the troubling proliferation of casual labour in universities. The development of assessments is rarely, if ever, accounted for in casual teaching rates.

Turnitin works to reduce students’ work into patterns and algorithms, weeding out supposed cheats and frauds. But a more considered response must take into account the complex reasons students turn to these services in the first place.

Understanding why students are willing to pay for assessments might also illuminate a problem at the heart of tertiary education – one that is related to our present repackaging of knowledge as a resource to be bought, rather than an ennobling pursuit that is worthy of all the energy, time, and attention teachers and students can devote to it.

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Working with an essay writing service can save you time as a student juggling a full workload. It can also assist you in the learning process. But for students who decide to buy essays online, plagiarism can be a huge concern. For instance, how can you be certain the paper you receive is original and not plagiarized? How can you rest assured that purchasing an essay online is safe?

These are all valid and important questions. This post will clarify how to be sure you receive a plagiarism-free paper, what you need to know to stay safe when you buy essay papers online, and how to use them to enhance your education experience.

How to Buy Essay Papers that are Plagiarism-Free

If you are thinking about purchasing an essay online but are concerned about plagiarism, use these 6 steps as a guide to find and buy essay papers that are plagiarism-free, online.

1) Buy essay papers from a top-tier writing service

There are a few different benefits of working with top-rated essay writing service when you buy essay papers which can help you avoid plagiarism. Use these benefits as a checklist to qualify an essay service while you are searching. If the service does not include these features, consider continuing your search.

• 1. Plagiarism-checked, original content. Nothing is more critical than being confident you are safe from plagiarized content. Top services will provide 100% custom-created, original writing. To ensure writing is original, and that a writer didn’t accidentally write something too similar to content published elsewhere, most top services run drafts through plagiarism-checking software before delivering them. Plagiarism is considered a serious offense which is why top writing services, such as Ultius, actually prohibit their writers from plagiarizing.
• 2. Direct communications with your writer. Being able to communicate with your writer can help put your mind at ease if you are wanting to make sure your paper is top-quality, original writing. A top essay service will allow you to message your writer directly to make sure instructions are clear and your writer is comfortable researching and writing about your topic from scratch.
• 3. Round-the-clock customer service. A high quality writing service will have customer service agents available 24/7 by phone and email. If you are concerned about the originality of your draft or have questions about plagiarism, contact the writing service’s customer service department.
• 4. Higher quality drafts. Investing in professional services, as opposed to free online writing assistance, is completely worth it when it comes to your education. Top-rated writing services, like Ultius, hire and train only select, world-class writers who pass a rigorous hiring process. This means when you buy term papers from a top service, you will be connected with a writer that understands the severity of plagiarism and is also well-trained and efficient when it comes to creating high-level, original content matching your instructions.

2) Cite your sources correctly

As the saying goes, give credit where credit is due. One of the most important keys to avoiding plagiarism is to make sure sources are correctly cited. When you buy essay papers from a professional service, they will be correctly formatted and cited according to the citation style you selected in your order. Each citation style will require sources to be cited differently. Here is what you must know about citing, no matter what style you are using:

• Paraphrased writing, ideas that are not yours, but are taken from another source and re-worded, must be cited using either an in-text citation, footnote or endnote, depending on the citation style.
• Writing that is someone else’s, words that match other content verbatim, must be indicated with quotation marks and cited according to a particular style which may require in-text citations, footnotes, or endnotes.

If you have questions about how to properly cite a source, a high-quality writing service can assist with that as well.

3) Communicate with your writer

When you buy essay papers online, be sure the service you use allows you to communicate directly with your writer through a messaging platform. As we mentioned, this can be a tremendous help to students wanting to make sure their writer understands all instructions. Also, messaging with your writer allows you to get a feel for the writer’s knowledge and comfort level with the topic.

Also, when you work with a writer you trust, you are likely to receive a paper that meets or exceeds your expectations. Plus, when there is excellent communication between the writer and you as a client, the writer is likely to be even more invested in the work they are doing and provide a high level of service because they understand your specific needs and concerns. If you are wondering how to find and make sure the writer you work with is a true professional, check out this post about finding and working with professional essay writers .

4) Avoid free services

It can be very tempting to request free papers from online writing sites, especially when you are on a tight budget and a million options seem to populate a simple Google search. But unfortunately, many free writing services actually reuse and recycle content which is considered plagiarism. On the contrary, if you buy essay papers from a professional service, the investment you make goes toward compensating a skilled writer for their time and expertise in researching, citing, writing, and formatting original content.

5) Ask questions

If in doubt, ask questions. If your questions are not answered by reading reviews, or by the service’s website, call customer service. If there is no customer service number, consider choosing a different site that provides assistance via phone. Here are some important questions to clarify and find answers to before you buy essay papers through any writing service:

• 1. How does the writing service select and qualify writers?
• 2. Does the essay service check drafts for plagiarism? How?
• 3. How does the writing service proofread and edit each order?
• 4. Will you be able to communicate with your writer?

Whether you are a graduate student needing custom writing assistance for a very specific topic or an undergraduate student wanting help creating a polished, perfect essay, it is important to find a plagiarism-free essay writing service that fits your specific needs.

6) Check your paper

If you are working with a top-rated writing service and are still concerned about plagiarism, you can always run your draft through plagiarism-detection software. For example, Copyscape is a plagiarism-detection software you can access online that makes checking your content easy by simply copy-pasting. If content comes up as similar, check to make sure you correctly cited it using quotations and a page number.

What you need to know to stay safe buying essays

Even when taking all these plagiarism-precautions when you buy essays online, some students wonder if it is safe to buy essays online.

Simply stated, yes. Using essay writing services to assist you in the learning and writing process is safe.

Here is why, plus what you need to know if you buy essay writing services:

1) Respecting your privacy

Confidentiality is incredibly important to your academic career which is why top-tier writing services, including Ultius, take it so seriously. A breach in confidentiality would not only be costly to the student, but also to the writing services. This is why high quality writing services use industry-leading practices to ensure your information as a client is kept completely private.

In fact, sites such as Ultius actually hide clients’ identities from company employees and writers. The only time clients are required to disclose identifying information is during the payment process (for security purposes). And since a third party vendor is used to process payments, clients’ identifying information is still kept private from the writing team.

2) Using a purchased essay safely

Here are some safe ways to use purchased essay papers:

• Buy essay papers to use as examples. Purchased essays can help tremendously in getting past writer’s block . This is especially helpful when an assignment’s instructions are complex or you can not decide what to write about. Seeing a well-organized example can help you understand assignment concepts and write your own words much more easily.
• Purchase essays to help with citing and formatting. Citation styles can be tricky and sometimes hard to explain. Seeing an example paper cited in the exact style your paper needs to be written in can make it much easier to understand how to cite sources correctly.
• Use purchased essay papers as research guides. Professional essay services can help demystify the research process, especially if you are looking for specific, recent, scholarly sources on an obscure topic.
• Buy essays to assist in organizing and outlining. Sorting out ideas for an essay can be a daunting task if it is on a new topic, is a long paper, or if you are pressed for time. Essay services can help you create and work from an outline.

3) Finding a service you trust

Ultimately, trust is the most important component of any working relationship.

When you trust the writing service and writer you work with, the process is much more helpful, easy, and enjoyable. Building trust starts by being able to communicate clearly over the phone with customer service and by being able to message your writer directly. Once you find a fit, it can be a huge time-saver, and a tremendous asset to your academic career.

If you are looking to buy essays, no plagiarism is acceptable so be sure to buy essay papers from a top-tier writing service.

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Is It Ethical to Buy Essays Online?

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Why Students Buy Essays from Online Services

So why do students buy essays online instead of writing their own? There are many reasons, but three of the most common are: • a lack of confidence in their own writing skills; • a lack of time to complete the work; • personal obligations, challenges, and crises that prevent them from engaging in      learning activities. More often than not, students are buying essays as a way to compensate for problems and challenges in their own life, not because they are lazy. This problem, however, has been exacerbated by changes in how colleges assign work. Colleges and universities have made two changes in recent decades that have increased the number of essays students are writing. The first involves disability accommodations. Because assignments must now be inclusive for all students, college essays have become the default assignment type so instructors can avoid the extra work of creating alternative assignments for students who are unable to participate in more creative projects. Essays are generally recognized as accessible and do not require alternatives in most cases. The second change is the rise of rubric grading. To prevent grade disputes from escalating, assignments are now graded on strict criteria, and once again, essays became the default assignment because they require minimal additional work to create new grading rubrics and their rubrics can be standardized across a college to ensure fairness—and minimal disputes.

The Legality Question

Before we can examine the ethics of buying essays online, it’s best to first ask whether it’s legal to do so. Many students are concerned about whether hiring a writer to produce an essay for them is safe and legit. The good news is that it is completely legal to hire someone to write an essay for you. Under the First Amendment, writing a paper falls under free speech and as such is not regulated by the government or subject to legal restrictions. It is completely legal to hire someone to write a paper and for that person to write on any topic, including the assignment you were given in your college course. This is the legal basis for professional writing services offered by companies like WriteMyPaperHub, from which each and every student can easily and quickly buy essay online written by academic experts in accordance with paper specifications. When you place an order with a company like this, you are exercising your free speech rights, and so are the writers who work with students to develop custom essays that show how a professional would answer your essay question. Actually addressing such academic services is a rather affordable solution available 24/7 online.

The Ethical Issue in Buying Essays

The harder question to answer is whether buying a paper is ethical. If you ask most instructors, the answer will clearly be no. They do not want students buying a paper and turning it in as their own work. That is a clear violation of academic honesty policies. But what about less clear-cut situations, where students use papers as a guide to help them with their work or to aid them in structuring, organizing, and developing their papers, or for finding research. In these cases, it can indeed be ethical to buy a paper, just as it is ethical to seek help from a tutor, writing coach, or T.A to help you understand an assignment and do your best on it. The key issues revolve around intention, borrowing, and acknowledgment. First: Are you intending to copy or deceive with the paper that you purchased? If yes, you are in ethical hot water. If not, then you are on the path to using a paper appropriately. Second, are you borrowing directly from the paper that you purchased, by copying language, structure, ideas, or information? The less you borrow directly from the paper, the more solid the ethical footing that you are on. Finally, are you acknowledging your source? Most legit essay companies will provide instructions to show you how to document your use of a paper and cite it on your own as you would any other source. If you follow the rules and use a model paper judiciously as a way to help you develop your own work, then you are more likely to stay on the right side of the ethical line.

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Is it Safe to Buy Essays Online

Getting assignments done online is on the rise despite the concerns about whether it is safe to buy essays online to do so. While more students are hiring ghostwriters there is some fear they can get caught getting such essay help.

To solve this fear, this guide will give you the tips to make the process of buying papers online safe and cheat-proof. You will discover how safe it is to buy essay writing services from the best writers.

While we offer the best service to cheaply buy an essay online , I think it is better to guide you on how to do it right.

A recent report alleges that at least one in three students has used these services. Therefore, students want to know if it is safe to buy essays online and if they can seek essay help.

This has been very concerning to the authorities, and measures are underway to discourage online essay writing platforms. This makes it challenging since most students do not know the right process. Read our guide on how to buy essays online and learn more about getting things right.

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Is it Safe to Buy Essays Online?

It is safe to buy essays online if they are written from scratch by professional writers. Such safety depends on where you bought the essay and your intended use. It is safe and legit of you bought it from an expert ghostwriter. However, purchasing papers from public databases are not safe and risks being caught using essay writing services.

When you get essays from companies that resell pre-written essays, then you are not safe because these papers are highly plagiarized. They are copied from other sources and are resold to many people online.

Such essays bought on public databases will definitely get detected by Turnitin as plagiarized. As mentioned in our review on whether Turnitin can flag essays bought online , we illustrated that such papers will be flagged for plagiarism.

How to Safely Buy Essays Online

1. keep your privacy to yourself.

Most students understand the need to make their user accounts anonymous. However, many go on to make the mistake of sharing subtle details about where they learn.

This is understandable as most assignments come with instructions that may be specific to one’s learning institution.

This makes it easy for third parties to trace orders back to the students.

2. Never Reveal your school

You should never mention personal details about your school or the courses you are taking in conversations with your writers.

At the same time, you need to always check all the documents you share with the company and blot out any references to your school, lecturer, and any other personal details that may be traced back to you.

3. Avoid public networks and the Internet

Everything you do on the internet leaves a digital footprint. Anyone with the will and resources to find you can do so by tracking your communications with the essay writing company. This should be concerning, considering the attention that the authorities are giving to this issue.

Fortunately, there are many ways to keep all your online activities private. Using a VPN is one of the simplest of these ways.

It will mask your IP address so that it cannot be traced back to your personal computer and other gadgets. You can even mask your location to appear as if you are on another continent!

Is Paying Someone to Write Your Essays Illegal?

Presently, it is not illegal to pay someone to write your essay; however, the ethics of it will vary, looking at what help was given to you by the other person. I say presently since countries are looking at passing laws against the so-called contract cheating.

Despite the laws or regulations, it is, and it will be really difficult for the authorities of universities to catch students who buy essays for their assignments.

This is usually more when someone else writes the whole essay for you; however, the principle holds

In the real sense of things, going to someone to help you depends on the type of help you get. You get value if you get good papers.

It is a good habit to have someone else go through your work often to correct your grammatical errors, redundancies, and spelling mistakes. This kind of online writing help is one that is worthy of taking advantage of.

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Can You Be Caught Using an Essay Writing Service?

Essentially, you cannot be caught using essay writing services if you have an expert essay writer do your work, you own the paper, and you go through it. You also have to edit the paper to include your names not only on the title page but also in the authorship section of the file details. That way, you will customize the paper as your and cannot be detected as a bought paper

However, it may be a violation of the guidelines on the side of the person who requested the essay. In some cases, it is referred to as academically dishonest.

But is it really dishonesty? Maybe it is, depending on how you present the paper at school.

If someone else writes the whole essay and does the research for you, and you only put your name on it, then that is academic dishonesty.

For example, if your honors thesis is read by four people, each of them will make suggestions that will bring changes to the final paper.

On the other hand, someone writing the entire essay for you is a different game altogether, and it’s not a good idea.

Going about claiming someone else’s work as yours ends badly.

However, in the case of a commercial essay that you submit to a newsletter or a magazine or you are posting on a certain website, then the best you can do is to give appropriate credit.

How to buy essays online without getting caught

To buy essays online without getting caught, you need to read and understand the paper, customize it, and change the authorship of the file. Be sure to present the paper as yours. What is wrong is to claim someone else’s essay as your own. When you buy a paper online, make sure it is original, and you own the copyright to it.

Simply put, it is safe to buy essays online if you get the ownership of the work that the homework help service gives out.

This is a fundamental rule, and it is true in business, in school, in life, and in science. However, you need to know that if you submit an essay that you got some assistance with, it is not illegal. It depends on how you want to organize your time and your priorities.

Considering these reasons, it is logical for college students, especially those who study and work, to need help. These students aspire to graduate; hence, it is not wrong for them to receive assistance.

Getting a degree takes much effort, time, and dedication. Therefore, get your essays from a graduate, too. For example, when buying a TOK essay , it is good to hire a writer who is a graduate OF that type of essay or assignment.

Therefore, do not be afraid to request help when you need it the most. In most countries, it’s not illegal to pay someone to write your essay for you; however, it is considered unethical.

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Are Custom Essay Writing Services Legal?

Writing services face a lot of opposition from institutions and authorities as they think that they engage in plagiarism. In the United Kingdom, there is a parliament anti-essay petition that sought to discourage the advertising of essay mills.

Plagiarism is a slippery concept, it is the close imitation or unauthorized use of someone else’s expressions, language, and ideas, and has legal consequences in the appearance of limitation of liability and necessary copyright protection for economic loss.

An excess of ethical considerations emerges out of essay writing businesses, both for the students and the writers involved. Although plagiarism is not a criminal offense, it contravenes professional rules and academic regulations.

In this case, any failure to comply with them can lead to serious consequences, such as loss of reputation, breaches of contract, and students being excluded.

The process of looking for the best essay writing services is not an easy task, particularly for students who have not sought this sort of service before and are not familiar with the characteristics to check out on every website they engage with.

The question of whether essay writing services are legal points to the university systems. It is rather absurd to assume that all students are cheating than to acknowledge the possibly systemic problems going on in the system of education.

Hence, alarmists are proposing the blocking of URLs, banning websites, and various other censorships that came upon fraudulent legal grounds.

Questions of the legality of writing services are essentially debatable; it is virtually impossible to pass a law that will prevent an individual from buying an essay since it is not viewed as a crime being committed. The main issue is not in the legality of the practice, rather, is it moral?

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Does Paying for Essays Work?

A new tendency of custom and bespoke essay writing is happening in the higher education system. This trend invites every stakeholder involved to endeavor to understand the modalities and dynamics involved.

All in all, 16% of students admitted to buying essays online or contract cheating. This makes it a concern for everyone to know if it is really safe to buy essays online.

To begin with, the cost of tuition is rising very fast across universities and high schools. To avoid excess fee arrears and debts in their careers, students choose to work after their classes to take care of these rising costs; hence, these work schedules have no room for study time.

Professors say that 80% of their students use freelance writing services, and with such a foundation, they will require help in catching up with the requirements for their present level of study. 

This idea of paying someone to write an essay opens up broad issues in our culture and the education system since the students are looking for a problem–solving service to assist in this moral dilemma.

Administrators and scholars must search for the effects of paid papers on ethics, the quality of the instructions given by teachers, and plagiarism. However, you can avoid cheating by paraphrasing and easily bypass that hurdle.

Paying for Essays Online is Common, which Makes it Safe

As a student, you have to think about the consequences of using essay pay services and the logic behind your choices. Within the academic realm, buying essays has become all the more conventional.

It is widely known that most actors, athletes, politicians, and even business individuals normally contract underrated ghostwriters to write their memoirs.

These forces have turned the education system into an industry of connecting sellers and buyers to exchange money for goods for profit-making. The logic, therefore, shows that a student who pays a good price will get the grade that the price earns.

At the same time, cheating and plagiarism have been in existence for many generations but in different forms.

Previously, students could ask their fellow students to write their essays for them; alternatively, they would submit a paper that had already been written by someone else.

As technology advanced, students started copying and pasting content from websites to their papers and submitting them as their own. As this problem increased, professors became aware of it, and special software was developed that can detect this sort of plagiarism.

Moreover, paying for essays has its advantages, like the writing services are quite affordable and easily available; professionals write these essays, hence answering the question: does paying for essays work? Yes, it does.

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Why are Some Websites not Safe to Buy Essays from?

Many students wonder how safe is it to use online essay writing services. Well, I will discuss this subject deeply so you can judge for yourself if you can trust essay writing sites or not before making the decision. First and foremost, I have to say that essay writing works and that most paper writing services are trustworthy.

However, in some cases, essay writing services are bad and are not worth your money and time. Let me take you through a few examples.

• Non-compliance with the terms of the contract.

Some paper writing services resell papers after a while that had already been given to a previous customer. This trend often happens, especially when there is a particular major topic that the students have requested to be written on.

• Poor customer support, service, and no refund of money

One of the worst experiences a student can face with paper writing services is troublesome customer service. Some websites don’t respond on time, and others don’t give a refund; some of them will not allow revisions in case the customer is not satisfied and complains about an issue.

• Paid YouTube influencers encouraging sub-par assays to the students

The trending investigation by BBC recently exposed thousands of videos advancing certain companies’ writing services by employing YouTube influencers.

According to BBC’s findings, these companies were using famous internet personalities to advance their writing services, which do not meet the A+ grade promised to their clients.

• The quality of the essay you pay for is below average

Getting poor quality essays from the writing services is an occurrence that happens quite often; for example, you request an exact writing tone and style for your essay, and what they submit to you is completely off the subject.

Where can I Safely buy Essays Online?

Yes, you can. As a university student, you have so many things of importance to do every day. Naturally, you choose to let the professionals from essay writing services give you some help.

But how do you find the best companies? The best idea is one that has been used already: apply to a website with good ratings. How do you do this? And how do you know the really good ones?

All you have to do is find a dependable review of UK or US writing services. Luckily for you ill give you a guide to essay writing services and the best companies where you can buy essays online.

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If you are looking for highly-rated writing services, do not hesitate to approach and order your services from us. With appropriate information and proper research of legitimate essay writing services, you will be safe buying essays online.

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Over the past few years, getting papers online has been the trend instead of carrying the burden of the work. Learning institutions in the West have been voicing concerns regarding the increase in the number of students soliciting the services of content mill websites.

Such websites sell academic papers as well as students who use their services. As such, one has to wonder whether it is safe to buy an essay online. Well, it is safe if you get involved in the process and apply the above tips.

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Jessica Kasen is experienced in academic writing and academic assistance. She is well versed in academia and has a master’s degree in education. Kasen consults with us in helping students improve their grades. She also oversights the quality of work done by our writers.

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Students who buy essays online are being ripped off, says exam watchdog

Students tempted to use essay writing services that claim to guarantee A-grade papers are more likely to receive shoddy work that would fail an A-level, as well as putting them at risk of being caught cheating, according to the exam regulator Ofqual .

An investigation by the watchdog found that online services failed to live up to their claims of high-quality writing and research, despite charging up to £220 for an essay. In many cases, essays were riddled with basic writing and composition errors, and received very poor or failing grades from independent examiners.

One essay “read like the work of an unengaged, untutored and floundering student”, according to an examiner, while another was damned for “Americanised versions, confused punctuation within sentences and errors of grammar and expression”.

Ofqual said that while it had no evidence that students were using the services to submit essays as their own, its chief regulator, Glenys Stacey, said: “Exam boards should also be doing everything they can to stop these essays being submitted into the system and they have a responsibility to ensure their malpractice monitoring systems are effective.”

Exam board representatives said they had seen few or no cases of commercially written essays being submitted.

The report’s authors concluded: “We would suggest that given the exceptionally low quality of the work commissioned, there is probably minimal damage inflicted. If anything, the fact that it is not possible to simply purchase a grade A GCE A-level essay is an exceptionally encouraging outcome.”

Ofqual’s investigation, conducted by the policy consultants London Economics, approached three organisations – Custom Essay, UK Essays and UK Essay Writing Services – and commissioned two essays from each, one a 2,000-word essay on the significance of the National Insurance Act of 1911 from an A-level history paper, and the other a 1,250-word essay on newspaper coverage of Nelson Mandela’s death from an A-level English language paper.

Only one of the six papers received a clear pass mark of B, while the other five received poor or ungraded marks from examiners, who had been briefed on the origin of the essays.

“These essays are poor quality. Anyone who buys them isn’t getting value for money. And more importantly, while there can be valid reasons for students buying these essays, such as essay practice or research, any attempt to pass this work off as the student’s own is cheating,” Stacey said.

The essay writing services defended their work saying they offered research services and not finished essays. “We are extremely disheartened and disappointed by the wholly inaccurate and presumptuous report published by Ofqual,” said Tony Eynon, chief executive of All Answers, which runs UK Essays.

Eynon said the London Economics report was “deeply flawed and inconsistent, using a prejudiced approach in marking the essays”, arguing that the examiners were tipped-off about the source of the essays.

The different services charged between £70 to £220, depending on length and subject. All six essays were delivered on time and only one showed signs of plagiarism. The use of American spellings suggested several of the authors were located outside the UK.

Reviewing the essays and their marks, the report said: “The assessment of the various coursework essays by external examiners was almost universally negative. Although in a number of cases, essays were reasonably well structured and used relatively sophisticated language, the almost universal ignorance of the scope of the work to be undertaken and associated criteria for assessment, combined with the utter lack of in-depth analysis, suggested that the essays were written by relatively competent writers ... who simply addressed whatever essay commissions present themselves.

“Overall, the commissioned essays were considered to be of poor quality and fell well short of what might be expected from a representative student at this stage of their academic career.”

The verdict

A panel of examiners looked at samples from essays provided by internet companies answering an English A-level essay question on Nelson Mandela’s death and the media.

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The narration of the death of Mandela was accompanied with numerous statins [sic] of his achievement and his requirement to all people. Every person or institution wanting to live the legacy left by Mandela would be moved by the text since it reminds each and every person of the importance of being willing to sacrifice for the sake of the world.

Examiner comment:

This essay is crudely structured, poorly written and almost entirely descriptive. The weaknesses in expression and the errors in punctuation, spelling and grammar would restrict it to a GCSE Grade D/E. It is nowhere near A-level standard in my judgment.

Grade: E or Ungraded

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The genre of the texts if largely informatory since it follows the newspaper reporting type of composition. They seek to make the reader know of a certain thing that has happened. They want to bring to the know how the events took place and what they resulted in. generally, it is about presenting news to the readers.

The expression is limited. There are a considerable number of stylistic infelicities and a fair number of grammatical errors.

In addressing such sensitive political material, these examples of media reporting have had to tread a slippery path between the opposing philosophies and interests of their varied readerships, and what is politically and socially acceptable.

Examiner’s comment:

The conclusion of the essay is entirely generic. Any reader of the final paragraph would be challenged to guess from which subject this writing has been taken. It could be history, politics, citizenship, economics... There is no language content here.

Grade: D or C

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Buying College Essays Is Now Easier Than Ever. But Buyer Beware

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As the recent college admissions scandal is shedding light on how parents are cheating and bribing their children's way into college, schools are also focusing on how some students may be cheating their way through college. Concern is growing about a burgeoning online market that makes it easier than ever for students to buy essays written by others to turn in as their own work. And schools are trying new tools to catch it.

It's not hard to understand the temptation for students. The pressure is enormous, the stakes are high and, for some, writing at a college level is a huge leap.

"We didn't really have a format to follow, so I was kind of lost on what to do," says one college freshman, who struggled recently with an English assignment. One night, when she was feeling particularly overwhelmed, she tweeted her frustration.

"It was like, 'Someone, please help me write my essay!' " she recalls. She ended her tweet with a crying emoji. Within a few minutes, she had a half-dozen offers of help.

"I can write it for you," they tweeted back. "Send us the prompt!"

The student, who asked that her name not be used for fear of repercussions at school, chose one that asked for $10 per page, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"For me, it was just that the work was piling up," she explains. "As soon as I finish some big assignment, I get assigned more things, more homework for math, more homework for English. Some papers have to be six or 10 pages long. ... And even though I do my best to manage, the deadlines come closer and closer, and it's just ... the pressure."

In the cat-and-mouse game of academic cheating, students these days know that if they plagiarize, they're likely to get caught by computer programs that automatically compare essays against a massive database of other writings. So now, buying an original essay can seem like a good workaround.

"Technically, I don't think it's cheating," the student says. "Because you're paying someone to write an essay, which they don't plagiarize, and they write everything on their own."

Her logic, of course, ignores the question of whether she's plagiarizing. When pressed, she begins to stammer.

"That's just a difficult question to answer," she says. "I don't know how to feel about that. It's kind of like a gray area. It's maybe on the edge, kind of?"

Besides she adds, she probably won't use all of it.

Other students justify essay buying as the only way to keep up. They figure that everyone is doing it one way or another — whether they're purchasing help online or getting it from family or friends.

"Oh yeah, collaboration at its finest," cracks Boston University freshman Grace Saathoff. While she says she would never do it herself, she's not really fazed by others doing it. She agrees with her friends that it has pretty much become socially acceptable.

"I have a friend who writes essays and sells them," says Danielle Delafuente, another Boston University freshman. "And my other friend buys them. He's just like, 'I can't handle it. I have five papers at once. I need her to do two of them, and I'll do the other three.' It's a time management thing."

The war on contract cheating

"It breaks my heart that this is where we're at," sighs Ashley Finley, senior adviser to the president for the Association of American Colleges and Universities. She says campuses are abuzz about how to curb the rise in what they call contract cheating. Obviously, students buying essays is not new, but Finley says that what used to be mostly limited to small-scale side hustles has mushroomed on the internet to become a global industry of so-called essay mills. Hard numbers are difficult to come by, but research suggests that up to 16 percent of students have paid someone to do their work and that the number is rising.

"Definitely, this is really getting more and more serious," Finley says. "It's part of the brave new world for sure."

The essay mills market aggressively online, with slickly produced videos inviting students to "Get instant help with your assignment" and imploring them: "Don't lag behind," "Join the majority" and "Don't worry, be happy."

"They're very crafty," says Tricia Bertram Gallant, director of the Academic Integrity Office at the University of California in San Diego and a board member of the International Center for Academic Integrity.

The companies are equally brazen offline — leafleting on campuses, posting flyers in toilet stalls and flying banners over Florida beaches during spring break. Companies have also been known to bait students with emails that look like they're from official college help centers. And they pay social media influencers to sing the praises of their services, and they post testimonials from people they say are happy customers.

"I hired a service to write my paper and I got a 90 on it!" gloats one. "Save your time, and have extra time to party!" advises another.

"It's very much a seduction," says Bertram Gallant. "So you can maybe see why students could get drawn into the contract cheating world."

YouTube has been cracking down on essay mills; it says it has pulled thousands of videos that violate its policies against promoting dishonest behavior.

But new videos constantly pop up, and their hard sell flies in the face of their small-print warnings that their essays should be used only as a guide, not a final product.

Several essay mills declined or didn't respond to requests to be interviewed by NPR. But one answered questions by email and offered up one of its writers to explain her role in the company, called EduBirdie.

"Yes, just like the little birdie that's there to help you in your education," explains April Short, a former grade school teacher from Australia who's now based in Philadelphia. She has been writing for a year and a half for the company, which bills itself as a "professional essay writing service for students who can't even."

Some students just want some "foundational research" to get started or a little "polish" to finish up, Short says. But the idea that many others may be taking a paper written completely by her and turning it in as their own doesn't keep her up at night.

"These kids are so time poor," she says, and they're "missing out on opportunities of travel and internships because they're studying and writing papers." Relieving students of some of that burden, she figures, allows them to become more "well-rounded."

"I don't necessarily think that being able to create an essay is going to be a defining factor in a very long career, so it's not something that bothers me," says Short. Indeed, she thinks students who hire writers are demonstrating resourcefulness and creativity. "I actually applaud students that look for options to get the job done and get it done well," she says.

"This just shows you the extent of our ability to rationalize all kinds of bad things we do," sighs Dan Ariely, professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University. The rise in contract cheating is especially worrisome, he says, because when it comes to dishonest behavior, more begets more. As he puts it, it's not just about "a few bad apples."

"Instead, what we have is a lot ... of blemished apples, and we take our cues for our behavior from the social world around us," he says. "We know officially what is right and what's wrong. But really what's driving our behavior is what we see others around us doing" or, Ariely adds, what we perceive them to be doing. So even the proliferation of advertising for essays mills can have a pernicious effect, he says, by fueling the perception that "everyone's doing it."

A few nations have recently proposed or passed laws outlawing essay mills, and more than a dozen U.S. states have laws on the books against them. But prosecuting essay mills, which are often based overseas in Pakistan, Kenya and Ukraine, for example, is complicated. And most educators are loath to criminalize students' behavior.

"Yes, they're serious mistakes. They're egregious mistakes," says Cath Ellis, an associate dean and integrity officer at the University of New South Wales, where students were among the hundreds alleged to have bought essays in a massive scandal in Australia in 2014.

"But we're educational institutions," she adds. "We've got to give students the opportunity to learn from these mistakes. That's our responsibility. And that's better in our hands than in the hands of the police and the courts."

Staying one step ahead

In the war on contract cheating, some schools see new technology as their best weapon and their best shot to stay one step ahead of unscrupulous students. The company that makes the Turnitin plagiarism detection software has just upped its game with a new program called Authorship Investigate.

The software first inspects a document's metadata, like when it was created, by whom it was created and how many times it was reopened and re-edited. Turnitin's vice president for product management, Bill Loller, says sometimes it's as simple as looking at the document's name. Essay mills typically name their documents something like "Order Number 123," and students have been known to actually submit it that way. "You would be amazed at how frequently that happens," says Loller.

Using cutting-edge linguistic forensics, the software also evaluates the level of writing and its style.

"Think of it as a writing fingerprint," Loller says. The software looks at hundreds of telltale characteristics of an essay, like whether the author double spaces after a period or writes with Oxford commas or semicolons. It all gets instantly compared against a student's other work, and, Loller says, suspicions can be confirmed — or alleviated — in minutes.

"At the end of the day, you get to a really good determination on whether the student wrote what they submitted or not," he says, "and you get it really quickly."

Coventry University in the U.K. has been testing out a beta version of the software, and Irene Glendinning, the school's academic manager for student experience, agrees that the software has the potential to give schools a leg up on cheating students. After the software is officially adopted, "we'll see a spike in the number of cases we find, and we'll have a very hard few years," she says. "But then the message will get through to students that we've got the tools now to find these things out." Then, Glendinning hopes, students might consider contract cheating to be as risky as plagiarizing.

In the meantime, schools are trying to spread the word that buying essays is risky in other ways as well.

Professor Ariely says that when he posed as a student and ordered papers from several companies, much of it was "gibberish" and about a third of it was actually plagiarized.

Even worse, when he complained to the company and demanded his money back, they resorted to blackmail. Still believing him to be a student, the company threatened to tell his school he was cheating. Others say companies have also attempted to shake down students for more money, threatening to rat them out if they didn't pay up.

The lesson, Ariely says, is "buyer beware."

But ultimately, experts say, many desperate students may not be deterred by the risks — whether from shady businesses or from new technology.

Bertram Gallant, of UC San Diego, says the right way to dissuade students from buying essays is to remind them why it's wrong.

"If we engage in a technological arms race with the students, we won't win," she says. "What are we going to do when Google glasses start to look like regular glasses and a student wears them into an exam? Are we going to tell them they can't wear their glasses because we're afraid they might be sending the exam out to someone else who is sending them back the answers?"

The solution, Bertram Gallant says, has to be about "creating a culture where integrity and ethics matter" and where education is valued more than grades. Only then will students believe that cheating on essays is only cheating themselves.

Millions of students are buying 'plagiarism-free' essays for as little as $13 — and it's nearly impossible for teachers to prove

• An estimated one in six students is buying school assignments from "essay mills" that claim to offer original, "plagiarism-free" essays, term papers, dissertations, and more for payments of as little as $13 per page.
• "We write your papers, you get top grades!" Extra Essay advertises on its website.

Lawmakers in the US and globally have recently started cracking down on contract-cheating services as their usage has proliferated.

• "There's a whole economy around this. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent on contract cheating," Bill Loller, the vice president of product management for the cheating-detection service Turnitin, said.
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Millions of students are paying companies to complete their school work in a widespread epidemic known as contract cheating that has a potentially far greater reach than the recent US college-admissions scandal .

The companies that provide work for purchase are widely referred to as "essay mills." They claim to offer original, "plagiarism-free" essays, term papers, dissertations, speeches, and other assignments for payments of as little as $13 per page.

"We write your papers, you get top grades!" one of the companies, Extra Essay, advertises on its website.

Pay for Essay's website says: " No one will find out about you using our service. The whole world will think you write all assignments by yourself!"

The rise of contract cheating is a growing global phenomenon, with research suggesting that as many as one in six students — or an estimated 31 million — has engaged in the practice.

And it's more difficult to detect than plagiarism, which has become relatively easy to identify through the use of software programs such as Turnitin.

"There's a whole economy around this," said Bill Loller, the vice president of product management for Turnitin, which provides cheating-detection services to more than 18,000 institutions globally. "Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent on contract cheating."

Ads for the services are showing up where students spend a lot of time: on YouTube , WhatsApp , LinkedIn, and other social-media and messaging apps. 

Some services offer to match customers' writing style, in an implicit — and sometimes explicit — promise to avoid detection.

"We offer the option to live chat with the chosen author who will make sure to take care of all your individual needs," Essay Service says on its website. "Now you can work directly with the paper writer to make sure that every given requirement is fulfilled while also mimicking your personal writing style!"

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Costs range from under $20 for a single-page assignment to hundreds of dollars for longer assignments due on short deadlines. 

BuyEssays.net, for example, charges $13 per page for an assignment with a two-week deadline, or $39 per page for an assignment due in four hours.  

New Zealand and several US states have implemented laws banning them. Similar legislation is being considered in Australia and Ireland.

University leaders in the UK last year urged the education secretary to make essay mills illegal, and the UK Advertising Standards Authority ruled in January that Oxbridge Essays, which says it has sold more than 70,000 essays, posted misleading claims on its website that its services are risk-free for students.

Detection is difficult, but proving cheating is harder

It's harder for teachers to detect contract cheating than other forms of cheating, such as plagiarism.

So Turnitin has updated its software to help identify signs that students purchased their assignments. 

The software detects inconsistencies in students' writing, such as the sudden appearance of Oxford commas or double spaces after periods in cases where students had previously used single spaces.

The software also analyzes the education level of the writing — from high-school level to the postgraduate one — and reads documents' metadata, which can reveal clues about unusual editing activity.

Loller said this is an effective strategy for identifying problematic essays. But there's a much bigger problem than detection, which is proving that a student actually cheated.

"There's all these little clues that point to contract cheating," Loller said. "But actually taking that to a conclusion and saying in some kind of quasi-judicial process that 'Hey, you cheated. And we know it.' That's very hard to do."

So, in some ways, contract cheating carries little risk. And if left unchecked, it could put the millions of students who complete their own schoolwork at a disadvantage.

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Can You Get Caught Buying an Essay Online? (Risks and Benefits)

Some universities and colleges consider paying someone else to write your essay to be a form of plagiarism and cheating, and thus prohibit it. It is regarded a major educational malpractice to plagiarize, or to duplicate someone else’s work without giving them proper credit.

However, there is no such legislation that forbids someone from purchasing an essay from the comfort of their own home. However, only if you know where you’re getting your paper from will you feel completely comfortable doing so. That is why it is critical to conduct thorough research and ensure that you are placing your order from reputable providers.

Can You Get Caught Buying an Essay Online?

No, you cannot get caught buying an essay online if the writing agency guarantees non-plagiarized essays and customer anonymity. You university might find out you bought the essay if it is written at a PhD level and you are a high school student. If the paper is copied and pasted from another online source, then you could get caught.

In this article, we also list some checklists and what to do after receiving an essay from an online writing agency to reduce your chances of being caught.

While it is simple to purchase an essay online, it is important to remember that not all writing services are made equal. It’s similar to doing food shopping in that respect:

• You simply compare commodities.
• discover what it is that makes them special.
• and then go out and get the one that pleases you the most.

As a result, you may wonder whether or not utilizing an essay writing service is the best option for you in this situation.

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What to Look for When Buying Essays Online

Here is a short checklist:

Your confidentiality as a customer

• Double-check that the agency you choose can offer total anonymity, a plagiarism-free paper, and a commitment not to resell your work.

Reasonable pricing

• Make certain that the pricing is within your budget while maintaining the highest possible writing quality.

Qualified writers

• Examine the writer’s background, credentials, and expertise in writing essays; how well they understand the topic that has been provided to them; and how quickly they can produce the final product.

Your essay prompts and citation

• All you need is an original essay. Confirm that the writer understands the necessity of creating a paper from scratch, that they use credible sources, and that they are able to concentrate on your unique demands and specifications.

In addition to increasing your chances of discovering a reputable essay writing service that can provide you with more than simply a swiftly generated academic document, following these guidelines will help you avoid scams. Additionally, set aside some of your time to conduct in-depth research on various assignment services to see whether or not they are a good fit for your requirements.

Risks of Buying Essays from Writing Companies

There are some few cons of buying an essay online.

1. Some colleges have strict regulations in place regarding the purchase of essays.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) even claimed that an instructor from the University of Windsor had removed posters displayed by an essay writing service. This demonstrates that even if a paper is completely original or completely rewritten, the school may still consider it to be a violation of academic integrity if it was purchased from a writing service.

2. Another potential big obstacle is the expense of purchasing an essay.

We have to agree that, a well-researched and well-written paper necessitates that one invests both time and talent, neither of which are inexpensive. However, there are several custom writing businesses that demand a lot of money yet produce papers that are poorly written. As a result, you must ensure that you receive what you have paid for.

3. The most significant disadvantage is that some students may end up not gaining any new knowledge if they take an ordered work as their own and do not rewrite it themselves, which is the most serious disadvantage.

The idea that you’re just going to hand in someone else’s work provides you with no actual value, either as a student or as a potential job in the future. That’s on top of the fact that the act itself constitutes significant misconduct, and if you’re discovered, you run the danger of having your academic record permanently stained.

Benefits of Hiring Essay Writers Online

To be sure, there are a number of hazards associated with purchasing an essay assignment online. However, the advantages frequently exceed the disadvantages, which is why many students continue to rely on them for academic aid.

1. Improving one’s ability to write better academic papers

Individuals who have previously purchased an essay online have discovered that, in addition to having more time to devote to other activities, essay writing services have enabled them to enhance their own writing abilities.

2. A better knowledge of the subject area

Secondly, having a well-polished, well cited essay allows students to have a deeper understanding of a certain subject matter. As a student, you learn best by watching and imitating others, and it is not usually through a teacher that you learn new writing abilities.

3. There are a ton of lessons to learn from a professional writer

Additionally, purchasing an essay provides you with the chance to learn from an expert who can devote their time exclusively to you, as opposed to a teacher who may not be able to provide you with one-on-one instruction.

Once you’ve discovered a reputable website where you can buy college essays online, you’ll be able to get the paper you need, written exactly how you want it. Simply lay out the requirements and provide directions, and the essay writing service will do as you like in accordance with them. You’re the one in charge!

4. You Get Time to Spend With Friends

When we’re out with our friends, we’re compelled to talk about everything that appears relevant at the time and ignore the reality that we have a lengthy list of assignments that keep us from relaxing and being present in the moment. If the duties appear to be so tedious that it is difficult to even begin thinking about doing them, should we feel compelled to complete them? Isn’t it true that actual friendship is more important?

Meeting new people may sometimes provide us with far more experience and information than just completing all of our papers on time and with an A grade. In reality, there are a slew of human resources professionals hanging out in the proper locations, looking for qualified candidates for open positions.

5. Getting a Good Night’s Sleep

Another valid justification for purchasing academic papers online is a heavy workload. When you recognize that completing all of the duties would result in a few sleepless nights in a row, it is imperative that you transfer some of your responsibilities and make time for resting.

Whenever possible, it is preferable to delegate a couple of your papers to another writer who will complete them properly and without causing any harm to your academic progress while you are getting some rest.

There is no pressing need to complete all of the duties on your own, even if it means putting your health at risk. Online, you can place an order for a paid paper.

Your professor will never suspect that you did not write the essay, and you will remain pleasant and healthy during the process.

Once you start, you will not be able to stop.

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According to SRLabs’s report on the matter, most of BogusBazaar’s victims live in either the U.S. or Western Europe. Surprisingly, there are virtually no victims from China where the operation is likely located.

Since 2021, the cybercriminals behind BogusBazaar have launched more than 75,000 fake online stores. They do this by setting up these shops on previously expired domains with a good reputation, ensuring their fake stores show up in search results.

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Even though the stores themselves are fake, the cybercriminals running this operation used PayPal , Stripe and legitimate credit card processing services. In order to steal money and data from their customers, the operators of BogusBazaar have also developed custom WooCommerce WordPress plugins. For those unfamiliar, WooCommerce is a free plugin for WordPress that turns any site into an online store and is often used by the best website builders .

The group behind BogusBazaar is using an infrastructure-as-a-service model where a core team manages the operation’s infrastructure while the fake stores themselves are operated by a large, decentralized network of franchisees. 

While the operation itself is believed to be headquartered in China, the servers used for these fake stores are mostly located in the U.S. As such, it likely won’t be long until we hear about how government agencies took them down in order to disrupt the entire operation.

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Even though you may want to support small businesses online, a story like this one could make you reconsider buying products from unfamiliar stores. 

While you could stick to large online retailers like Amazon , Best Buy and Walmart in order to stay safe online, sometimes it can be difficult to find more niche products at these larger online stores. For this reason, there are a couple of things to keep in mind when shopping at an unfamiliar online store.

To confirm that a store is actually real, you want to check out its contact information, examine the return policy, look for trust seals, browse through the entire site and also check its social media. This will help you avoid fake stores overall.

As BleepingComputer points out, many of the fake stores in this BogusBazaar operation use the same template: items are listed with their original prices crossed out and a new sale price—often more than 50% off—next to them. You can use the example image above from SRLabs to weed out fake stores from this campaign, too.

When shopping online, you also want to read reviews and use an online shopping checker like this one from F-Secure or even Bitdefender's Scamio before you head to checkout.  There are some other signs to look out for, too, which include examining a store’s URL for spelling mistakes and other errors, poor quality pixelated images, poor website design and an overly complex or non-existent return policy. The biggest red flag, though, is highly discounted prices. If a deal seems too good to be true, it likely is. This is why you want to price-check any products you're shopping for online before pulling the trigger.

Just like malicious apps and phishing attacks, fake online stores have been used by cybercriminals, scammers and other hackers for years to dupe unsuspecting shoppers. It’s up to you to look at them carefully and determine whether what looks to be a great deal is worth having your credit card information or identity stolen.

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Essaymarket.net, a reputable academic writing company, has gained popularity for its user-friendly bidding platform. Students are often attracted to its affordable prices, which start at $11 per page with a minimum deadline of six hours, making it a reliable choice for ordering essays online. One of the platform’s most notable features is its bidding system, which allows students to navigate the selection process of professional writers easily.

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Where is the best place to purchase an essay online?

Speedypaper.com stands out as a top contender for students seeking high-quality academic assistance. The service’s strong reputation is underpinned by its unwavering commitment to rapidly delivering polished, original essays. Whether you are new to online writing services or have prior experience, Speedypaper.com is a reliable destination for purchasing paper for money.

The platform emphasizes excellent paper quality, employing only writers with advanced degrees to ensure the academic integrity of each paper. Furthermore, Speedypaper.com is known for its swift delivery, accommodating even the tightest of deadlines with a minimum timeframe of six hours.

In addition to quality and speed, Speedypaper.com assures 100% originality in every paper you buy online. The company strictly adheres to a zero-plagiarism policy, ensuring each assignment is written from scratch, substantiating its standing as a leading platform to purchase essays online. In essence, for students seeking a blend of quality, quick delivery, and original content, Speedypaper.com is the preferred choice for procuring academic papers online.

How can professors know if you bought an essay online?

Technically, professors can’t know if a student has bought an essay online. However, suspicions might be aroused if the submitted essay differs significantly from a student’s typical academic style, level of research, or originality.

Wanna buy a cheap essay safely? It is important to remember that essays purchased online can be customized to match a student’s writing style and academic level. Reputable online writing services work to understand their client’s specific needs and capabilities to ensure that the essays they provide reflect the student’s abilities and academic progression.

Furthermore, these services stress delivering 100% original content, which mitigates the risk of unoriginality causing suspicion. Therefore, when students buy college essays online, they should communicate their academic capabilities and specific requirements with the writing service to ensure the final product aligns with their regular academic output.

Ultimately, if you buy an essay online, finding a reliable service and communicating your needs can help avoid raising any suspicions about the origins of your work.

Can Turnitin or other plagiarism checkers detect bought essays?

The premise that Turnitin or other plagiarism detection software can identify essays bought online is inaccurate. These software programs are designed with a singular purpose – to compare the text submitted against databases of existing academic work and web content and identify any instances of copied or unoriginal content.

They cannot determine whether an essay was purchased or written themselves. These systems cannot distinguish between text written by a student and text created by a professional writer from a legitimate essay writing service, assuming the essay is original and not copied from an existing source.

Students who buy an essay online are typically assured of receiving original content. Suppose they choose to buy college essays online from reputable sources. In that case, these essays are usually crafted from scratch, ensuring they pass through plagiarism detection software like Turnitin without any issues. Therefore, the risk lies not in buying the essay but ensuring that the content purchased is 100% original, a standard offered by the most reliable online writing services.

What is the most inexpensive & best writing service for buying college essays?

Wanna buy an essay online? For students seeking a cost-effective solution without compromising quality, Writepaperfor.me emerges as an excellent choice. The platform provides an affordable option for students who purchase essays, offering services at a $6.99 per page starting rate. It is challenging to find a writing service offering lower prices without affecting the quality of the papers.

Writepaperfor.me prides itself on maintaining high standards of quality. The platform employs professional writers specializing in various academic fields, ensuring essays meet the required academic standards. When paying a professional writer on this platform, you are assured of receiving value for your money.

One of the additional benefits of using Writepaperfor.me is that the platform is straightforward and user-friendly. Whether you need an essay, research paper, or a more complex academic assignment, navigating through the website and placing an order is simple. Therefore, for students seeking an affordable yet quality essay writer, Writepaperfor.me is a viable and recommended choice. So buy cheap essays and enjoy your free time.

Who will write my college paper?

If you are a student grappling with academic paper writing, you can confidently turn to Speedypaper.com for assistance. With a team of expert writers with advanced degrees in various academic disciplines, this platform ensures the highest quality in the essays they produce.

Need to buy an essay cheap? Or do you need homework? Whether you need a simple essay, a complex research paper, or a comprehensive dissertation, Speedypaper.com has the resources and expertise to handle your academic needs. The company’s professional writers are trained to understand and adhere to academic writing standards, ensuring that each paper they produce aligns with your specified guidelines and academic level.

While Speedypaper.com is recommended, other reliable writing services are available online and worthy of student attention. These platforms offer various services, from essays for sale to custom academic paper writing, catering to different student needs and budget constraints.

When you buy cheap essays online, the most important consideration is to select a service that values quality and originality, ensuring that you receive the best possible outcome for your investment. With Speedypaper.com, you are assured of this commitment, making it a preferred choice for many students seeking an essay writer.

How much time will writers need to create my paid essay?

The time required to complete a paid essay can vary significantly, primarily based on the selected writing service, the topic’s complexity, and the essay’s length. If you choose one of the reputable writing services we have discussed, a typical timeframe to expect is between 3 to 6 hours for less complex assignments.

However, remember that more complex assignments or those with a higher word count may require additional time. Each service will provide an estimated completion time at the point of order, allowing you to plan your submission accordingly. So find a good website and purchase a paper.

It is crucial to note that while these services can accommodate tight deadlines, providing as much time as possible to complete your paper is always beneficial. This approach gives writers sufficient time to understand your requirements, conduct thorough research, and craft a high-quality essay.

Do you need online essay writing services ? Whether you’re looking to buy an essay cheap, time efficiency and quality are critical. Hence, selecting a well-established writing service ensures you can buy your essay within a reasonable timeframe without compromising quality.

Can I buy my essay online?

Yes, purchasing an essay online is possible and a common practice for many students worldwide. Numerous online writing services exist, providing a convenient and accessible platform for students to obtain academic help from home. These services cover various academic assignments, including essays, research papers, dissertations, and more.

Students can conveniently specify their requirements, upload necessary materials, and place orders within a few clicks. Choosing one that guarantees quality, originality, and timely delivery is important among the many online services available. It is worth noting that while many companies are promising to be the cheapest essay writing service, quality and authenticity should always be the priority over cost.

Reputable services employ professional writers proficient in different academic disciplines and experienced in writing to various academic standards. It ensures that the work delivered is not only of high quality but also customized to the student’s specific needs. So, if you are considering purchasing an essay, an online writing service can be a practical and effective solution, offering convenience, variety, and quality in one platform.

How much should I pay for an essay?

The cost of an essay can vary significantly, depending on the writing service chosen, the complexity of the essay, and the deadline set. Considering the reliable writing services previously discussed, prices per page can range from $6.99 to $11 (and more).

Need websites to buy essays ? It is essential to note that while cost is a factor to consider when purchasing an essay, it should not be the sole determinant. Other critical aspects, such as the quality of the essay, the qualifications of the writers, and the service’s reputation, should also play a significant role in your decision-making process.

As you can see, the cost of an essay depends on several factors, and while budget constraints are understandable, quality should not be compromised. Whether you are browsing sites to order papers or determining which essay you want to buy, ensuring you choose a reputable online essay-writing service is of utmost importance.

Is it OK & safe to buy college essays online?

Purchasing essays online can be safe and beneficial through a reliable and professional writing service. These services operate under stringent confidentiality and privacy policies to safeguard clients’ information, ensuring secure and private transactions. Just use the “buy essay online” search query!

A trustworthy writing service employs professional writers who deliver original and plagiarism-free content, meaning you can be confident in the work’s authenticity. Moreover, reliable service will offer channels for open communication between the client and the writer, facilitating the customization of the paper to meet the client’s needs.

Wanna order an essay online? Ethically, ordering essays online is often viewed as a form of academic assistance. It can be compared to hiring a tutor or attending a workshop. The essays can serve as useful references or models, helping students understand the structure, style, and research needed for writing academic papers.

In conclusion, buying essays online can be a safe and effective solution to managing academic workload, provided it’s done through one of the best essay writing websites. Whether you’re looking to order an article, homework, or other options, ensure you opt for a credible and professional service. So check a paper that you bought online and make decisions according to the situation.

What should I do if I am unsatisfied with my college essay?

If you are unsatisfied with your essay, rest assured that reputable writing services typically offer mechanisms to address such situations. Although the likelihood of dissatisfaction is minimized when using top-tier services such as Speedypaper.com, you still have the assurance of safeguards.

Firstly, these services usually provide free revisions. You can request changes if your essay does not meet your specified requirements. The revisions are typically unlimited, ensuring the final product meets your expectations.

Secondly, reputable writing services offer money-back guarantees if revisions fail to resolve the issues. Buy essay papers without fear. This policy ensures you can request a full or partial refund if the essay delivered does not meet the promised standards.

In essence, reputable writing services prioritize customer satisfaction. They provide measures to rectify issues and ensure the client receives quality products. So, whether you order college papers online, you can be confident in the safeguards offered by these services.

Final Words

In conclusion, this article has endeavored to provide a comprehensive overview of some of the best online writing services for students seeking assistance with their academic workload. We have explored the best services on the market. Each platform offers unique strengths in quality, affordability, speed, or range of services.

Need custom essays for sale? All five platforms are equipped to handle various academic assignments at competitive prices. While the decision on where to purchase essays online rests with the student, the platforms discussed in this article offer credible and high-quality services. It presents students with a choice of dependable options to select from based on their personal preferences and needs.

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