View from an ‘essay mill’: the best offer legitimate support for struggling students

It is apparent that Mr. Dennehy was let down by his university. It did equip him with the skills he need to produce this essay. Clearly, he should have sought help and outsourced his essay.

It is apparent that Mr. Dennehy was let down by his university. It did NOT (sorry, left that out) equip him with the skills he need to produce this essay. Clearly, he should have sought help and outsourced his essay.

There is a word in English that is sometimes difficult to explain to the uninitiated ... 'shameless' ... but not anymore; Daniel Dennehy has just demonstrated exactly what it means.

Mr Dennehy's argument about value for money is seriously weakened because he omits to mention the huge hike in fees that occurred in the UK in 2012. Of course VFM has taken a hit: students are paying more while university income has barely changed. There may well be questions to address about the level of support offered to students on various courses but UK Essays is not the answer. All Dennehy's arguments about caring for students' learning are torpedoed by the fact that UK essays charges based on the standard of essay produced (1st, 2:1 or 2:2) and the reassurances given to their customers that essays have passed plagiarism checks. This is a business designed to enable plagiarism.

This guy is unbelievable. I note that the company even appears on Feefo, where anonymous (of course) customers provide generally positive feedback. I love the comments back from UK Essays, along the lines of "We're so glad to have help you with your own model answer", stressing, as if sardonically, the "YOUR OWN MODEL ANSWER". Not me, Guv! I note that AllAnswers.co.uk, UK Essays' parent ccompany, is a little more open about what they do: "It’s understandable that you might be a little tempted to take the original work you paid for and pass it off as your own. After all, nobody would know. So why shouldn’t you? Gain the satisfaction of achieving your own grades. The benefits are exhilarating." A good account of what really goes on is found here: http://www.plagiarismchecker.net/how-to-combat-custom-essay-plagiarism.php.

When I started university I took a course in classical studies and we recieved pretty much zero help with essay writing (except the pretty useless advice that it was "nothing like school", thanks for that but would you mind mentioning what it is like?). There should definitely be a writing skills course or lectures that are given throughout the first year core modules that help you write. At most unis you only write 2-3 essays in a semester and that just isn't enough practice if you haven't already recieved pointers.