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Anyone recently use a professional editing service?
Thoughts on it?
Thoughts on it?
Waste of money for most people.
There are professional editors/writers who give their services for free (because they are changing fields) on the pre-allo readers list. Save yourself the money and find one of them.
In full disclosure, I used to be a pre-allo reader and I was a professional editor so people really got most of the professional experience when working with me. After 300 (or so) personal statements, I've retired from SDN editing. There still are others that are doing it though.
Anyone recently use a professional editing service?
Thoughts on it?
@familyaerospace Come out of retirement please? 😉
I used to read personal statements, but after I posted that I was willing to read them, I started getting 5-6 per day and after clearing a 30+ backlog, stopped. My wife (DA) edits medical school/law school essays on the side. She typically charges $150-200 / hours.
Anyone recently use a professional editing service?
Thoughts on it?
I used Brian on gurufi.com and I was very impressed with his work. My personal statement was decent before I sent it to him, and I was a bit skeptical about sending my essay to someone I'd never met before, but it was seriously the best decision I've made so far in the application process. I told him what I was trying to achieve in my personal statement, and he completely turned it around and polished it. He kept the skeleton of my essay the same, but made the sentences flow more, made it more of a story, and did a better job of organizing my ideas. A friend of mine read the essay after he edited it and she literally had tears in her eyes because of the emotion and storytelling he helped me achieve. Overall, I'd say it was worth the money. You can check out his prices on gurufi.com and look at all the reviews. He has over 100 5-star reviews and I think a couple 4-star reviews. Totally worth it! I promise he won't disappoint. If you have any questions about his editing or my experience, send me a message! 😀
From the TOS:I used Brian on gurufi.com and I was very impressed with his work. My personal statement was decent before I sent it to him, and I was a bit skeptical about sending my essay to someone I'd never met before, but it was seriously the best decision I've made so far in the application process. I told him what I was trying to achieve in my personal statement, and he completely turned it around and polished it. He kept the skeleton of my essay the same, but made the sentences flow more, made it more of a story, and did a better job of organizing my ideas. A friend of mine read the essay after he edited it and she literally had tears in her eyes because of the emotion and storytelling he helped me achieve. Overall, I'd say it was worth the money. You can check out his prices on gurufi.com and look at all the reviews. He has over 100 5-star reviews and I think a couple 4-star reviews. Totally worth it! I promise he won't disappoint. If you have any questions about his editing or my experience, send me a message! 😀
I used Brian on gurufi.com and I was very impressed with his work. My personal statement was decent before I sent it to him, and I was a bit skeptical about sending my essay to someone I'd never met before, but it was seriously the best decision I've made so far in the application process. I told him what I was trying to achieve in my personal statement, and he completely turned it around and polished it. He kept the skeleton of my essay the same, but made the sentences flow more, made it more of a story, and did a better job of organizing my ideas. A friend of mine read the essay after he edited it and she literally had tears in her eyes because of the emotion and storytelling he helped me achieve. Overall, I'd say it was worth the money. You can check out his prices on gurufi.com and look at all the reviews. He has over 100 5-star reviews and I think a couple 4-star reviews. Totally worth it! I promise he won't disappoint. If you have any questions about his editing or my experience, send me a message! 😀
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Looking at you, BRIAN
^ You joined 3 weeks ago. Relax bruh....I mean Brian.
calm down BrianWhat does joining 3 weeks ago have to do with anything? Lol. Are professional editors known for joining SDN 3 weeks before they post or what?
If I was a professional editor, I could have joined 5 years ago and it wouldn't make a difference anyway. 😛
how about people write their own essays...For my PS I used gurufi.com and my editor was Brian. I'm very happy with the service and will be using it again for my supplemental essays. I had to do a lot of research to make sure I can find a credible editing website that would actually help me improve my essay and Brian truly did that for me.
I wrote Brian's essay
I said he "edited" my essay! There is a difference between the two!how about people write their own essays...
or you are BrianI wrote Brian's essay
Anyone recently use a professional editing service?
Thoughts on it?