Hi student_uk,

I'm of course unwilling to disclose personal information over a forum, but send me an email and I'll gladly answer your questions. Why though should it matter where I'm from?

Speak to you soon,

Ioannis.

Cambridge

Hi Phoenix,

I've been a writer for oxbridgeessays since December and assure you you're mistaken. Anyone willing to look (oxbridgeessays / oxbridgegraduates) will be able to verify the numbers you claim to be identical are not, nor the layout similar. I spoke to John (John Foster, Director of the Postgraduate Sponsorship Scheme) about this today and he's promised to contact the administrator and clear things up. Meanwhile you are of course free to ask Oxbridge Essays directly on 0870 0434 764 (+44) or at support@oxbridgeessays. Quite likely you'll find them helpful.

Ioannis

Ps. Your second claim - that the other companies use the same pool of writers - is something that can be addressed using the essayscam search function. I believe it's been mentioned a few times.

This is becoming more and more interesting... I wish you all the very best of luck.

onedrfl: How many user IDs are obtainable? How closely do they monitor their writers' applications?

Thank you very much for this. Is there a safe way to get my contact details to you? Philosophy is very much my area.

Ioannis

I'm wondering if anyone here has experience of writing for either oxbridgeessays or ukessays and is in a position to offer advice. I've been sent confirmation by both companies but am startled to read their terms and conditions. It seems that if the companies wish to penalize their writers they could make it very difficult indeed:

Term 7 - for instance - of what oxbridge essays call their 'legally binding undertaking' reads:

"7. I understand and agree that if this written work breaches any term of this contract that my fee for this written work will be wholly forfeited, that I will be liable to fully reimburse Oxbridge Essays for any loss of business arising from this brief, and additionally that I will be liable to repay Oxbridge Essays not less than 60% of all fees previously paid to me."

Now 60% of all fees previously paid not only seems hard but has the penalizing of writers increasingly profitable with continued service. There must come a time when claiming 60% of a long term author's "fees previously paid" is worth more to the company than his continued service.

I've been thinking on these documents for a couple of weeks now and would very much appreciate your advice.

Thank you,

Ioannis

No, no; I'm not surpised at all: I do have a PhD and am considering writing essays for some extra money. The quotation in my last response is of an early post by Dylan. For what it's worth, I was offering reassurance. Thank you very much though for your response; I agree of course, being one among and thus of the impoverished...

'O Miseratour? My syntax too! There's too much involution!'

I understand your suspicions but such work as this - so long as one works intelligently - allows one to think and earn extra-institutionally - and the gravity of this is immense to a writer whose desires are original. To establish and maintain an academic career would be for me by far the most cowardly, the easiest choice. Have you ever asked the company you use to consider only PhD-qualified candidates?

Please excuse me, that was meant to be a reply to an earlier post:

"Dylan: I'd be amazed if a real PhD holder was writing essays for students but I suppose it is possible if the job market was poor wherever they were living, or if their home circumstances meant that they were unable to work in a more regular position."