US B School cancels admits of those found guilty of plagiarism

US B-School cancels admits and interviews of those found guilty of plagiarism

Ring any bells !

My advise to those who are applying for B-Schools (in India or abroad) - Do not copy essays. Be original.

It is no surprise that 10 out of the 18 essays found were Indians. We Indians do not know the importance of being original, being ourselves. We just want to follow what others are doing. This is the same case when it comes to writing an essay. People tend to 'research' more and think less.

One simple reason for this is simple - lack of original thinking. We have to stop following something or someone blindly and do what WE want.  Second reason is the way we are taught at school. For most of us, it was all about cramming, and getting marks at school. Even at college, we were taught to learn what we are going to write in exams, not whats important or appealing. This has led us to a state where we do things just for the heck of it.

Also the dependency on coaching and tutors is huge. Hardly any student clears his school exams without external help, other than whats taught at school. Hardly any student clears the IIT-JEE of his own. This carries on to when writing essays.

I may not be an expert at essay writing. In fact, none of the b-schools where I have sent essays to have accepted my application. Well, its not all about the essay after all. But at least I wrote them myself.