Category: Advice

  • Can Turnitin Detect Essays Bought Online?

    Can Turnitin Detect Essays Bought Online?

    When it comes to academic integrity, plagiarism is a no-no. Maybe even the BIGGEST no-no. But can Turnitin really sniff out those sneaky essays you bought online from the digital equivalent of a guy in a dark alley? The short answer is…it’s complicated. What does TurnitIn do? Turnitin, the software used by many universities and…

  • Plagiarism Checking: Does it really work?

    Plagiarism Checking: Does it really work?

    Plagiarism checking has become an unfortunate extra step in the drudgery of the essay writing process. Thanks to the arms race between students and teachers, the general dynamic is that all students are presumed guilty of plagiarism until proven innocent by a for-profit algorithm. With that lovely thought in mind, let’s explore the fascinating world…

  • AI Essay Writing: The Risks of Using An Essay Bot

    AI Essay Writing: The Risks of Using An Essay Bot

    Unless you’ve been living under a rock or in a coma, you’ve probably heard about the explosion of new AI programs that help with writing. The development of a technology called GPT-3, which basically an operating system for artificial intelligence text, has kickstarted a burgeoning industry in AI essay writing. TikTok and YouTube have exploded…

  • Common App Essay Prompts 2022-2023 (Part 2)

      In Part 1 of this series, we introduced the Common App essay prompts for the 2022-2023 school year, comparing them to the prompts from last year. We also dove a bit into the first Common App essay prompt. Today, we’re discussing the second essay option for this year’s Common App, starting with what they’re…

  • Common App Essay Prompts 2022-2023 (Part 1)

    They’re here (well, they’ve been out since January, but let’s be real – you probably haven’t looked at them yet). The Common App, the most popular application for colleges, has announced the essay prompts for the 2022-2023 application season. Students who use the Common App must choose one of these prompts for their essay. Most…

  • Omicron and Essay Writing

    Omicron and Essay Writing

    By Professor-Rogue   As an academic ghostwriter, I am used to working with students in very difficult moments. While some of my clients use me to write all of their essays, others only come to me when they are experiencing an emergency like a death in the family or a serious illness. While their professors…

  • Tips for Writing an Excellent Admission Essay

    Tips for Writing an Excellent Admission Essay

    An excellent personal statement basically sells who you are to the reader. When required to write a statement, many students are often at a loss and imagine it to be difficult. Unemployed professors cannot emphasize this enough: writing a personal statement is the simplest task of all. You need not research or read extensively to…

  • Writing that Perfect Law Paper

    Writing that Perfect Law Paper

    Delivering a perfect law paper is possible. At Unemployed professors we cannot emphasize enough the importance of understanding the requirements of the assignment. In general, the goal of a law essay is to show your grasp of the law and how it pans out in reality. The assignment is essentially an opportunity for you to…

  • Paraphrasing: The Easy Way to Get it Done

    Paraphrasing: The Easy Way to Get it Done

    Paraphrasing simply involves rewording a particular text, whether spoken or written and putting it in your own words while retaining the meaning. It is neither akin to a summary (where you restate but shorten someone’s words) nor quoting (where you use the original text word-for-word and use quotation marks). We have precise steps that you…

  • Getting that A+ on your Book Report

    Getting that A+ on your Book Report

      Want to bag an A+ on your book report? No worries, Unemployed professors is here to help! Writing a book report often scares many students. The thought of poring through hundreds of pages just to write a 1000-word report seems like an unnecessarily arduous task. The key is to relax when facing such a…

  • What Makes an Argumentative Paper Perfect?

    What Makes an Argumentative Paper Perfect?

        An argumentative essay is peculiar in the sense that it presents a persuasive debate about a subject area. It is distinct from a descriptive paper that merely regurgitates what has been taught or researched. Our profs at Unemployed Professors maintain that you will best understand what is required of you when writing a…

  • Healthy Eating Tips for Stressed University Students

    Healthy Eating Tips for Stressed University Students

    One of the first New Year’s resolutions that students abandon is the promise of healthy eating.  Indeed, as January progresses, and exams, essays, labs, and assignments mount, student vows to stick to whole foods and nourishing beverages are dismissed.  It is well-established that stress is a primary trigger for overnourishment.  Alternatively dubbed ‘stress eating’ or…

  • Dating Advice for University Students

    Dating Advice for University Students

    Whether it be Channing Tatum’s split from Jenna Dewan, Jennifer Aniston leaving Justin Theroux, or Johnny Depp dumping Amber Heard, stars always seem to be breaking up.  But celebrities aren’t the only ones who have trouble maintaining relationships in today’s faced-past society of instant gratification.  Longevity in relationships is especially fragile in environments susceptible to…

  • Can you get away with Plagiarism

    Can you get away with Plagiarism

    Plagiarism: Just the word has ended careers. Yet some of the most successful people in the world have plagiarized. They managed to beat TurnItIn – so maybe your professor’s dire warnings are overblown. Maybe the whole issue is more complicated than it sounds. Here are some of the top five plagiarizers and accused plagiarists –…

  • Overcoming Winter Lethargy

    Winter is in full force, and overcoming the bitter doldrums associated with this frigid season is proving to be a constant battle. Low energy, sickness, and stationary lifestyles are rampant in winter, and sometimes this combination can add stress to an already hectic life. If you find that winter sometimes sucks all the energy out…

  • Powerball vs. a college degree: Which is more likely to make you a millionaire?

    Powerball vs. a college degree: Which is more likely to make you a millionaire?

                If a college degree costs a fortune and sometimes has a questionable ROI, you might be tempted to forego school and play the lottery instead. Last week, the American Powerball lottery hit $440 million, which is enough to pay for four years of full tuition and room and board…

  • Student Financial Aid

    Student Financial Aid

    As students finalize their decision on the college that they will attend, begin the arduous process of making living arrangements, in conjunction to deciding on the materials that they will bring with them, they will be presented with an experience that some have yet to encounter –the financial aid process. Completing the Free Application for…

  • How to Set Manageable College Goals

    College is a huge concept in our society. People start planning for it before their children are born, kids grow up hearing myths about it starting almost in kindergarten, and every day of high school seems geared towards the SAT’s and job readiness. With such high stakes, how is it possible to get through day-to-day…

  • More networking tips for shy students

    More networking tips for shy students

    Last fall, I blogged about some networking tips for the shy student. Now it’s a new year, a new term, and I have a whole new set of tips for you today. If you followed my advice, hopefully last term you made some friends, networked online, got in good with your professors, and made some…

  • Students – Make tomorrow suck less

    Students – Make tomorrow suck less

    One of the most useful things I’ve ever come across is the “Unfuck your habitat” (UFYH) site. This site is full of small fixes and even an app. The fundamental idea underlying it is the Pareto principle, as well as the idea that small changes add up over time, because it’s important to change your…

  • How to talk to your college professor

    How to talk to your college professor

    Believe it or not, professors are people too. Nerdy, boring people, yes, but people nonetheless. And most of them actually love to hear from students. Most of the time, I am happy to sit down with students and clarify expectations about an assignment, content for the course, or just shoot the shit and talk about…

  • Networking Tips For the Shy student

    Networking Tips For the Shy student

    If the most important thing about college is networking, and talking to strangers is something you would maybe want to do if the only alternative was a root canal, then you may feel defeated and upset. But don’t despair! There are plenty of ways to network, even if you consider yourself awkward and shy (and,…

  • How to nail your first Job Interview after graduating college

    Nobody likes job interviews. They are a weird combination of everything that sucks about a first date, without even the distant possibility of hooking up at the end (if you are the type of person who hooks up at the end of job interviews, you probably don’t need this article). Adding to the stress are…

  • How to Throw a Killer Spring Break Party

    Everyone dreams of throwing a killer spring break party. But there is so much work that goes into party planning. Here are some tips to help make sure your party is a success: Plan early and plan strategically. Plan your party for a night when everyone will be in town, but not when they are…