# Can I request help reviewing and critiquing an MBA application essay? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 20, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-request-help-reviewing-and-critiquing-an-mba-application-essay/843727 "2019-11-20T20:59:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-request-help-reviewing-and-critiquing-an-mba-application-essay/843727/1 "2019-11-20T20:59:39Z")
It’s not _really_ homework and I’m asking for assistance and critique, not someone to do it for me. I’m thinking I’d rather PM it to someone than post it here. Mods- OK? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-request-help-reviewing-and-critiquing-an-mba-application-essay/843727/2 "2019-11-20T21:50:21Z")
Feel free to PM it to me, though I can’t guarantee I’ll be of any help. Let me know stuff like deadlines, etc, so I don’t blow it off _too_ long. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-request-help-reviewing-and-critiquing-an-mba-application-essay/843727/3 "2019-11-20T22:38:36Z")
You definitely shouldn’t post it here in case somebody runs it through a plagiarism check and it pops up from this site. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-request-help-reviewing-and-critiquing-an-mba-application-essay/843727/4 "2019-11-20T23:39:48Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > You definitely shouldn’t post it here in case somebody runs it through a plagiarism check and it pops up from this site. 🙂 That’s what I was thinking :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-request-help-reviewing-and-critiquing-an-mba-application-essay/843727/5 "2019-11-20T23:44:43Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > It’s not _really_ homework and I’m asking for assistance and critique, not someone to do it for me. > I’m thinking I’d rather PM it to someone than post it here. > > Mods- OK? You’re welcome to ask. We updated the FAQ a little while back to state this, though there is still a bit that says don’t ask people to do your homework for you: > [@Terms of Service and FAQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-of-service-and-faq/823562/3): > > Q: May I ask for help on my homework? > A: Yes. You may ask, but no one is obligated to do your homework for you and typically posters prefer to guide you to the proper resources so that you have the ability to do your own homework. Sometimes other posters may oblige your request. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-request-help-reviewing-and-critiquing-an-mba-application-essay/843727/6 "2019-11-21T17:33:06Z")
I am an ex-college prof and I have helped with grad school admission stuff via the board in the past. E.g., there was a poster who had made many posts I openly admired and so on. So it wasn’t really a random doper. The member contacted me via PM and things went from there. But right now I have Other Matters to deal with. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-request-help-reviewing-and-critiquing-an-mba-application-essay/843727/7 "2019-11-21T18:09:10Z")
Done. You may not like what I had to write. (OK, I’m really just saying that last for the peanut gallery here. 😛 ) ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-request-help-reviewing-and-critiquing-an-mba-application-essay/843727/8 "2019-11-21T18:15:55Z")
Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-request-help-reviewing-and-critiquing-an-mba-application-essay/843727/9 "2019-11-22T03:40:35Z")
I’ve scored standardized test essays since 2001 so I’d be happy to read it as well.