Recent content by Denver

I need to share something vulnerable. Last semester, I hit a wall so hard I didn't think I'd finish my degree. 😔 I'm a junior in political science, and I'd written so many persuasive essays that every new prompt felt like torture. I'd sit at my laptop for hours producing nothing. My brain was...

Hey Muller, thanks for sharing this. Honestly, I’m relieved to hear your university took that stand. I’ve always felt those detectors were just creating a stressful "cat and mouse" game rather than actually fostering learning. The point about false positives for non-native speakers is...

DerekLae, first—breathe. You're going to be okay. This exact scam is horrifyingly common. These companies are criminals, and their blackmail threats are often bluffs designed to scare you into paying . Do NOT pay the $500. Paying just confirms you're an easy target, and they'll likely come back...

I've actually had decent luck with RetailMeNot and StudentBeans for finding legit promo codes on editing/proofreading services. Just make sure to read recent reviews before committing—some codes work, some expired, some attach to garbage services. Also, sometimes emailing a company and asking...

Honestly, don't underestimate your own skills! I'm a Geography major too, and yeah, the data analysis is overwhelming sometimes. But I've found that breaking it down step-by-step and using campus resources (like the geography department's lab assistants) helps more than any paid service. That...

Yes! 🙌 Second-year heritage learner here, and calligraphy literally fixed my stroke order chaos. My parents forced me into classes as a kid, and I hated it, but now? I get it. The "space between strokes" point is so underrated. My characters used to look like blobs because I crammed everything...

Here's a unique challenge for you all: I'm applying to a mix of US schools (Stanford, Sloan) AND UK schools (Oxford Said, Cambridge Judge). And let me tell you, writing essays for both systems has been like switching between two different languages! 🤯 For my US essays, I'm trying to craft these...

I'm a freshman in college, and I'm suddenly questioning everything I learned in high school about essay structure. For years, I was taught that a proper essay has five paragraphs—introduction, three body paragraphs, conclusion. That was the formula, and it worked. But now my college professors...

This is my biggest grammar weakness. I know the rules—contractions vs possessive pronouns—but in the heat of writing, I still mess up 'your' and 'you're' constantly. And 'its' vs. 'it's' is even worse because the possessive doesn't have an apostrophe, which feels wrong because in English...

My English final is tomorrow and I'm reviewing my notes on author's purpose. I understand that purpose is why the author writes, but the study guide asks specifically what two elements combine to form an author's purpose. I've looked through my textbook and it says something about 'rhetorical...

I went to a Montessori school for elementary, and we learned cursive writing first—before printing. I didn't realize until I was older how unusual that was. My friends in public schools learned print in early grades and then cursive later, usually around third grade. For us, cursive was just...