<p>Having been a professional admissions consultant for the past seven years, I’ve helped my clients with more essays than I can count, and fine-tuning their stories while maintaining their original ‘voice’ has always led to dramatic improvements. Some online editing services can produce a similar result, although the quality depends heavily on the editor. </p>
<p>As you can imagine, I was very disappointed when a friend forwarded me the following excerpt from a senior exec at Essay Edge:</p>
<p>“Because of this unique economic landscape, we are forced to make some decisions about how we are going to continue to do business moving forward. One step we are taking, effective immediately, is to cut costs by prioritizing orders to newer editors who are paid less for every order.”</p>
<p>Difficult economic conditions are no excuse for short-changing the client, especially when their academic and professional aspirations depend on your best service. Since the economic crisis has led to skyrocketing applications to grad schools, making most programs more competitive than ever, I’m of the opinion that today’s college and grad school applicants need better service, not shortcuts.</p>