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Plurk or StumbleUpon Can Crush Your College Dreams?
Plurk or StumbleUpon Can Crush Your College Dreams?
The improper use of social media sites like Plurk or StumbleUpon can adversely affect your admissions chances to college, law school, graduate school or other higher education program if you use them the wrong way. Statementwriting.com has released a free personal statement essay writing resource that helps students avoid the problem of plagiarism.
Fruitvale,
CA,
United States of America
(prbd.net)
23/10/2011
(Pasadena, CA, 10/21/11) - Academic admission essays have been used for a long time by admissions committee members to weed out the applicant pool. In any typical year in a mid-tier to top-tier school or whether it is college, law school, graduate school, medical school, MBA program or any other education of higher learning, they usually have more applicants per open admission spot. In addition to grades or aptitude test scores, personal statement essays are used to get an idea of the potential of the applicant.
Seeing the holistic picture
While grades and aptitude test scores show a student's numerical academic potential, the essay shows some more holistic picture of what the student's past achievements are, their background, obstacles overcame, their potential and their dreams. In essence, it fully flushes out the person and takes them from a realm of mere numbers to the reality of personal connection and interpersonal relationships. Many students understandably are using the essay to get a competitive advantage over fellow students who have similar credentials but do not bother or do not give the essay the time it deserves.
Harmful effects of plagiarism
The admission essay can definitely confer a competitive advantage. However, it has to be used the right way. Sadly, many students are falling for short cuts and one of the oldest short cuts is straight out plagiarism. "You spend a lot of time and effort trying to get admitted to a school only to be expelled a few years later because you plagiarized your admission essay. That is a sad way to go." This is according to Donni Londstrom, media relations officer for statementwriting.com, the internet's leading free source of personal statements examples, writing tips and other essay guides for applicants to college, university, law school, medical school, MBA programs and other higher education programs.
"The temptation is there, especially in light of the competition and the tight deadlines. It is very easy to just go on the internet, do a quick search for the type of essay you are looking for and copy and paste. Quick and easy; however, it is also fatal to your admissions chances," said Londstrom. The truth of the matter is that when it comes to admissions essay writing, there is no short cut. The key is how to quickly learn the ropes for you to craft an original compelling essay. Statementwriting.com has released a free resource located at http://www.statementwriting.com/essay-writing-tips/writing-a-personal-statement-that-stands-out/ that does exactly that. This free resource steps you through the process of evaluating personal statement examples and quickly identify features that make for coercive essays. The website then steps you through the process of applying these particular methods, themes and topics in reworking them and drawing inspiration from them to meet your particular biographical information. Most importantly, the website teaches you to look at your personal biographical information and your background and to identify key elements that would make for a compelling personal statement essay. Londstrom is quoted as saying that this is in stark contrast to just using Plurk or StumbleUpon to find websites that have essay materials that you can plagiarize. Plagiarism is a very serious academic offense and it can result in extreme reprimand, permanent black mark or expulsion.
"The consequences of plagiarism can persist for many years and can hound the person even up to the point of professional accreditation for medical boards or moral fitness to become an attorney, or even a political career. It is really a kiss of death. Avoid plagiarism," said Donni Londstrom. Statementwriting.com's free resource for essay writing helps applicants avoid the temptation and deadly trap of plagiarism.
About Statementwriting.com:
Statementwriting.com is the internet's leading free source of personal statements examples, writing guides and admission essay assistance for applicants to college, university, law school, medical school, graduate school, MBA programs and other programs of higher learning.
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