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I am not sure why this is directed towards China. There are certainly more Americans paying Americans to write their essays every semester. EDIT: Oh Fucking ??

I am not sure why this is directed towards China. There are certainly more Americans paying Americans to write their essays every semester. EDIT: Oh Fucking ??, guys what is up with the downvotes? This is just idiotic. If you disagree, voice it. It's ok, perhaps I am mistaken, enlighten me. But downvoting without giving a comment is like telling me I am wrong without giving me a direction. "You wouldn't laugh at someone who was going the wrong direction if you could correct them, would you?" Lord! Now as far as the this article, paying for someone to write essays is not particular to China. I did this for some people. IN. THE. US. People do this for others in other countries. The article could have still held its value without the Chinese part. It sounds condescending.

learc83 12y ago
Because it's written by a woman who writes essays for Chinese students.
- jtzhou 12y ago
  She writes for anyone who is willing to pay her $400 per essay. It is not just for the children of wealthy Chinese, and many Chinese people choose to write their own. The system is broken if it cannot distinguish between a fraudulent essay and real one and is using that measure as integral for admissions. Many universities have specialized questions (almost as a CAPTCHA) to make sure students are serious about applying there. Test scores, teacher evaluations, and an applicant's résumé are often much more important criteria.
  - learc83 12y ago
    >She writes for anyone who is willing to pay her $400 per essay. It is not just for the children of wealthy Chinese... I'm sure she wouldn't turn down $400 from anyone, but she makes it pretty clear throughout the essay that the vast majority of her clients are the children of wealthy Chinese. >many Chinese people choose to write their own. No one is saying that all Chinese students pay someone to write their essays. > Test scores, teacher evaluations, and an applicant's résumé are often much more important criteria. True, but these are easily gamed too if you've got the money, especially in these cases where distance and language barriers makes everything harder to verify.
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ps4fanboy 12y ago
Every time China is mentioned on HN there is someone complaining about it in the comments, whats with that?
- arjie 12y ago
  Probably just because there are a lot of Chinese people. Every time a story singles out particular 'identity', people feel the need to defend that identity. I remember when this article[1] was linked on HN a whole bunch of people felt the need to point out that chimps are not smarter than Britons. Of course a similar effect occurs when people who identify with other things think they are under attack. [1]: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24836917 http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24836917

learc83 12y ago

Because it's written by a woman who writes essays for Chinese students.

jtzhou 12y ago
She writes for anyone who is willing to pay her $400 per essay. It is not just for the children of wealthy Chinese, and many Chinese people choose to write their own. The system is broken if it cannot distinguish between a fraudulent essay and real one and is using that measure as integral for admissions. Many universities have specialized questions (almost as a CAPTCHA) to make sure students are serious about applying there. Test scores, teacher evaluations, and an applicant's résumé are often much more important criteria.
- learc83 12y ago
  >She writes for anyone who is willing to pay her $400 per essay. It is not just for the children of wealthy Chinese... I'm sure she wouldn't turn down $400 from anyone, but she makes it pretty clear throughout the essay that the vast majority of her clients are the children of wealthy Chinese. >many Chinese people choose to write their own. No one is saying that all Chinese students pay someone to write their essays. > Test scores, teacher evaluations, and an applicant's résumé are often much more important criteria. True, but these are easily gamed too if you've got the money, especially in these cases where distance and language barriers makes everything harder to verify.

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ps4fanboy 12y ago

Every time China is mentioned on HN there is someone complaining about it in the comments, whats with that?

arjie 12y ago
Probably just because there are a lot of Chinese people. Every time a story singles out particular 'identity', people feel the need to defend that identity. I remember when this article[1] was linked on HN a whole bunch of people felt the need to point out that chimps are not smarter than Britons. Of course a similar effect occurs when people who identify with other things think they are under attack. [1]: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24836917 http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24836917