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The university that I go to has an excellent writing center that has great resources and a ton of people that will help you go over you paper with you before you turn it in to correct any errors that you made. A lot of students though prefer not to use it because of the tutoring sessions that are offered through an outside essay writing service.

I heard about it from a friend because she went there for help on an English paper and it is basically a place where you can go and meet with students who have taken that particular course before and got an A in it. They also have had all of the same assignments and teacher that you had so they can help you write a custom essay or a custom research paper using theirs as a reference or guide.

I'm sure the reason so many students prefer this option is because they don't have to do as much work. Because the writing center, although free, is full of adult professionals, librarians, English teachers and grad students who will read what you have already and critique it and give you tips. This outside service costs about 12 dollars a session (which is a lot as a college student sometimes) but they basically help you build your paper from the beginning and make sure that it is nothing like theirs so no one gets in trouble. They don't actually write it for you, but they come very close to doing it for sure.

Are students just taking the easy way out? I'm not really sure actually. Although I have never used this service, I have asked older members of my sorority for help on papers or assignments in classes that they have been in before and have done well. I think in college, it isn't always about cheating. Sometimes when you ask for help it really is just about being efficient. If you can get something done faster and better without doing anything wrong, it just makes is efficient, which is a good quality in both a college student, as well as someone as a potential hire for a company. You want someone who will get the job done, the right way and quickly and someone who can use their resources to their benefit. So while it may be the easy way out, it may also be the smartest.