Like we wrote last year, many universities and business schools in particular
have started using plagiarism detection software to ensure that application
essays are the applicants' original work and not copied from other sources.
In January 2012, the Los Angles Times reported that UCLA's Anderson School of
Management, Stanford University as well as at least 100 other colleges in the
United States are also using Turnitin, an anti-plagiarism software company
that helps admissions committees verify the authenticity of application
materials by comparing them to a large archive of writings. UCLA Anderson
has reported that Turnitin software already helped them detect twelve
applications that contained plagiarised work in the 2011-2012
application cycle. In internal testing of the database, Turnitin reported
that between 3-20% of applicants had used plagiarised work in their
application essays.
Based on our experience, this rate is higher among international applicants.
Part of the problem are the admissions consultants in Asia, whose "core value"
to applicants' is providing them with access to a large cache of application
essays that they can "copy and paste" from. We often stress to our clients
that originality and authenticity are the keys to a successful application
essay, and that following the format that worked for other successful
applicants is not a winning strategy because everyone is unique and has a
different story to tell. Transcend Admissions Consultants is happy to hear
that more and more universities will be using plagiarism detection software
going forward so that unethical applicants will be eliminated thus opening up
more spaces at the top schools for honest people who create original work.
You can read this article and many more at:
http://transcendadmissions.blogspot.com/
--
David Johnston
[email protected]
www.transcendadmissions.com
phone: 027042118
--
have started using plagiarism detection software to ensure that application
essays are the applicants' original work and not copied from other sources.
In January 2012, the Los Angles Times reported that UCLA's Anderson School of
Management, Stanford University as well as at least 100 other colleges in the
United States are also using Turnitin, an anti-plagiarism software company
that helps admissions committees verify the authenticity of application
materials by comparing them to a large archive of writings. UCLA Anderson
has reported that Turnitin software already helped them detect twelve
applications that contained plagiarised work in the 2011-2012
application cycle. In internal testing of the database, Turnitin reported
that between 3-20% of applicants had used plagiarised work in their
application essays.
Based on our experience, this rate is higher among international applicants.
Part of the problem are the admissions consultants in Asia, whose "core value"
to applicants' is providing them with access to a large cache of application
essays that they can "copy and paste" from. We often stress to our clients
that originality and authenticity are the keys to a successful application
essay, and that following the format that worked for other successful
applicants is not a winning strategy because everyone is unique and has a
different story to tell. Transcend Admissions Consultants is happy to hear
that more and more universities will be using plagiarism detection software
going forward so that unethical applicants will be eliminated thus opening up
more spaces at the top schools for honest people who create original work.
You can read this article and many more at:
http://transcendadmissions.blogspot.com/
--
David Johnston
[email protected]
www.transcendadmissions.com
phone: 027042118
--
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