My daughter was at a Penn State alumni group meeting because she entered a paper for a scholarship. Her rival was a special needs girl who had won the previous year. My daughter spent hours crafting her paper. Alas, the award went to the other girl. At the meeting the award was presented and they were supposed to say something about the winning submission. Neither the committee or the special needs girl knew what the paper was about. We left.
They should have the applicants submit the essay in a Blue Books.
They Were Every Student’s Worst Nightmare. Now (because of ChatGPT) Blue Books Are Back.
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What were her “special needs”? More fake “autism”?
The paper requirement is much like the requirement for HR to post job openings. It is a meaningless action to check a box. Neither the paper nor the postings have any influence on who gets selected. The decision was made on unrelated criteria.