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Old 11-15-2006, 08:25 PM   #16
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that's a good idea. There are a few people who voluntarily offering to read others' essay and that scares me.
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Old 11-23-2006, 02:14 PM   #17
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i know! aafter reading this post, i'm slightly creeped out and paranoid. even worse, i'm scared that my essay might be in the wrong hands because some that offered to read my essay never replied x_x
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Old 12-05-2006, 12:29 AM   #18
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yes, please have some sort of feedback system!

everyone should read this thread before sending essays!
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Old 04-14-2007, 09:15 AM   #19
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i think we should post a list of names with trustworthy people for essays
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Old 10-10-2007, 02:02 PM   #20
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^^I whole-heartedly agree with you debateaddict. I'm really afraid of sending my essay to some unknown person, and a feedback system would really make my life easier.
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Old 10-13-2007, 11:17 PM   #21
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thats true
i did mine already and submitted it with a little help from friends
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Old 10-23-2007, 04:18 PM   #22
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Terribly scared of that too.

Also, exactly how long does it take people to review essays? I send mine to someone but they have yet to reply. Of course it was just on sunday so I'm pretty sure that person didn't find time yet, but I just want to make sure.
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Old 11-13-2007, 07:17 PM   #23
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So if anyone would like to post a name of trustworthy peopel for reading essays........feeeel free. Pleeease. There should definitely be some type of system for rating reliability of those who read essays for CCers. Let's do it!
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Old 11-15-2007, 05:14 PM   #24
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Now I am scared...is there anyway to unsend private messages?
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Old 11-16-2007, 02:43 AM   #25
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I also sent my essays to some people. Most didn't respond. It was lame and made me nervous...
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Old 11-18-2007, 10:42 PM   #26
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^^ i did that too...
im seriously scared....
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Old 11-29-2007, 01:43 PM   #27
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hey would anyone like to read MY essay & not rip it off? & provide constructive criticism? if so, PM me. i'd appreciate it!

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Old 12-07-2007, 10:47 PM   #28
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Wow. Excellent advice and well worded.
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Old 12-14-2007, 03:37 PM   #29
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Ugh. So true!!! Crikey, when I was a freshman, I sent an essay to an online proofreading service. They charged me $9.99 and promised that I'd get my essay back, with corrections, by the end of the work week. I used Paypal to pay, and I never got my essay back! I complained a few times and *finally,* after two weeks or so, I got the paper back with like eight corrections on it. They said that the paper was "near perfect" and "didn't need proofreading." If that was the case (which it really wasn't), they should have refunded my money and declined to accept the essay. Argh. Such headaches.
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Old 12-22-2007, 09:40 AM   #30
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what I'm really scared about is if you pm your essay to someone, they steal it, and then you get rejected from your universities because someone else (or, god forbid, many other people) have the same essay!! apparently colleges have this "blacklist" type thing. eeearrghhh I sent mine out for feedback and now I'm soooo paranoid. maybe irrationally.
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