You are correct, @TiggyB62. Colleges have been using [turnitin[/url] for several years. The [url=<a href=“http://columbiaspectator.com/2011/03/03/common-app-may-use-plagiarism-website-check-essays%5Dcommon”>http://columbiaspectator.com/2011/03/03/common-app-may-use-plagiarism-website-check-essays]common app](When college applicants plagiarize, Turnitin can spot them) was in talks to begin using it a couple of admission cycles ago. Students who are rejected because of their essays will probably never know that was the reason for the rejection.