Comments on: Inside a Term Paper Mill

By: Logan

Logan — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:40:00 +0000

Ugh..I think the entire issue is so completely immoral and unethical. I, too, went to college in the ’90s, so it wasn’t even an issue (that I’m aware of, anyway). So – no – didn’t buy or sell any papers. In my opinion, if someone can’t write a paper, they shouldn’t be in college. Anyone who helps them through by completely writing their papers is only dumbing down our schools (and country).

By: StephW

StephW — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:19:00 +0000

My boss is currently completing his MBA. I have no idea why he needs it as he is already an MD. Whatever. I currently HEAVILY proofread all of his papers. It’s not exactly doing it for him, but it’s as close as you can get. I would have been kicked out of college for the level of help I give him. What makes it worse is the fact that he always gives them to me the day they are due, so I have to do it on company time. But now his new secretary can do it for him. I hope she sucks at it.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:16:00 +0000

I wrote two papers on Voltaire’s Candide. I never actually read the entire thing and this was in the days before the intrawebz. I turned in one and my friend turned in the other. She got an A. I got a B. I didn’t get paid for it, either.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:06:00 +0000

My freshman roommate was very, very nice, but not especially bright. After she got a D on her 1st English paper, I agreed to help her. (After reading her work, I was pretty sure her admission was based on her alumi Dad, not her SAT scores).
She’d make an honest effort on the paper during the week. Her papers were always due on Fri. On Thurs, she would give me what she had for the paper. Her boyfriend, who was 21, would buy a decent bottle (or 2!) of red wine for us. I’d rework (rewrite) the paper while we got tipsy. She got a B and I missed a lot of 9 am Fri math classes!

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By: Shan

Shan — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:27:00 +0000

I always wrote my own papers. However, in law school it was nice that most profs would permit you to use the same paper for more than one class. That would work only if the subject of the papers overlapped and you wrote it in the same semester.

By: Lorelei

Lorelei — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:23:00 +0000

I never sold them, I just did them for fun. I started in high school doing my brother’s college work, and writing essays for my friends in high school. After graduation many of the football players kept in touch — and I kept their grades up.

By: erm

erm — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:13:00 +0000

I never sold a paper (much less bought one), but I did write my sister’s high school valedictorian speech for her. That was a high point of my sophomore year.

Also, with all the software like TurnItIn that’s out there now, anyone who buys term papers on the web is just asking to be caught. This brings great joy to my sadistic English major’s heart.

By: TC

TC — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:54:00 +0000

My aunt, a teacher, offered me $350 MANY years ago to write “a C paper” for my cousin so he could graduate. I did it, and really had no guilt then or now. I mean, if he’s dumb enough to need it, she’s dumb and desperate enough to ask me for it, and his school is dumb enough to believe he wrote it, they all deserve each other. My mother was mad at me for quite a while, though.

By: NicoNico

NicoNico — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:36:00 +0000

Hmm. After reading his article about it, I don’t feel so guilty about considering this. I’m disabled, in online school, and can’t work even a part time job because of my disability (in case you were wondering, I’m going to try and telecommute or freelance when I graduate), so something like this sounds very tempting. I’m in some dire financial straits right now, and it really would help.

I’ve heard of this before. In high school, I was talking about getting a job, so a friend of mine directed me to one of these sites. At the time I was disgusted, but now it doesn’t seem so bad at all. The dumb and lazy kids I’d hate to sell essays to, but the foreign former-professionals are something I can relate to (my father was a doctor in his home country before he emigrated here – he had to redo part of med school before they’d let him practice in the US, even though he had already had fifteen years experience).

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:22:00 +0000

In college, my buddy and I had to take some ridiculous art class to fulfill a gen-ed credit. We were given a list of artists to write a paper about, and we both conveniently chose Woody Allen. He paid me $15, a cheesesteak, and a Zippo lighter (which I still have) to write his. I was very proud of myself with the job I did writing in two different styles, unfortunately his paper got a slightly higher grade than mine.