Is this PLAGIARISM?

Colleges & Universities Harvard University
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<p>My essay is completely different from an accepted Harvard essay, but uses the same approach. </p>

<p>The Approach</p>

<p>Opening: woke up > saw something > perception changed</p>

<p>Body: completely unique and personal story</p>

<p>Ending: what will I do with the education</p>

<p>Is this plagiarism?</p>

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<p>I’m guessing your concern is with opening it with the same type of anecdote. If you think it’s your essay, it’s your essay. </p>

<p>Not to mention you say your body paragraph is “personal” and “completely unique”.</p>

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<p>no, the whole approach (which includes ending too)</p>

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<p>IMHO, it’s fine. Don’t worry.</p>

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<p>Body and ending are not going to cause plagiarism alarms to go off. The vagueness of the introduction indicates that you either want approval that it isn’t plagiarism even if you have concern that it is, or the connection to the accepted Harvard essay is actually that vague, in which case it isn’t plagiarism. Again, if you think it’s your essay, it’s your essay.</p>

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<p>It is plagiarism since you’ve copied the approach from what you think is an accepted student’s essay (but probably isn’t). You’re probably more concerned with getting disqualified for plagiarism, and it’s highly unlikely. That formula is so common and easy to come up with on your own- I wouldn’t be worried about plagiarism, but boring cliche.</p>

<p>If you’ve lifted lines, though, be aware that admissions officers have read thousands of essays as well as the silly self-help and essay guidance books, and a particularly memorable line that you lift might well be remembered by one of them.</p>

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<p>Plagiarism examples
">>using another person’s data or ideas without acknowledgment</p>

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<p>I think you should worry less about being caught and disqualified for plagiarism, and more about being rejected for using a cliche approach (it reallys is quite common.</p>