Has anyone gotten PMs from people asking for college essays?

Colleges & Universities Harvard University
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<p>I’ve gotten like at least five private messages from high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors asking for copies of my essays that I submitted along with my successful application to Harvard. It’s flattering but it’s also a bit disconcerting at the same time, that they’re worrying about my essays when it’s a personal statement. To say it tritely, it’s supposed to be individual and unique for a reason. I just sent this to them as a joke… hopefully they don’t take it seriously:</p>

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<p>Hahaha. Well done.</p>

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<p>LMAO! What a great essay! I’m totally stealing that for medical school. No college would reject me since they would not want to seem unpatriotic.</p>

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<p>rushandcrush - haha, you’re too awesome. Love your sense of humour! :smiley: :P</p>

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<p>Precisely! I just cannot comprehend why so many people look for a magic formula or a prescribed path or mould - there is no such thing. Harvard and other colleges are admitting people are are not afraid to be themselves, and that includes a sincere, personal college essay.</p>

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<p>LMAO!</p>

<p>And in case you didn’t know – beside the obvious that some essay requesters plan to steal your essay, some also plan to steal and sell your essay. I hope that they steal and sell yours and the recipients get their just desserts.:)</p>

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<p>“Manifold” destiny—that is priceless!! And also is what you want under the hood of that new BMW!</p>

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<p>Amazing! Someone really should try to steal that ;)</p>

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<p>Hahaha. I didn’t know Northstarmom used LMAO’s in her posts! </p>

<p>Anyways, I received quite a few requests for my essays too. It seems applicants are getting more and more proactive every year!</p>

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<p>Oh, and btw, that essay would make an excellent SAT essay too!</p>

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<p>Lol! Thanks for the funny replies guys.</p>

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<p>Haha, yeah I have. I don’t think the applicants learn until they’re done that essays are supposed to reflect you as a person, and not what you think is the right thing to say (or what someone else has said).</p>

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<p>bahaha this is priceless ;D
but when you think about it you did help them…
everything NOT to do in a college essay</p>

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<p>nice! :wink: </p>

<p>really, I understand why people woud like to read our essays, but that’s just not the point!</p>