Is it unethical to provide one's professors $$$ to cover the cost of mailing letters of recommendation?
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I would provide them with pre-addressed, pre-stamped envelopes.  Assuming you have already asked you professor's for their recommendations, and they have agreed, you should let them know NOW that the deadline is 1 December, and contact them again on the 28th to confirm that they have been sent.  You are running a little late here, if people don't know they need to write a letter for you.\n\nAdmissions departments are usually generous with time for this deadline (although they aren't always generous with your own application!)
982078
You should definitely ask them in person.  See if you can get out of work for a day (or visit when college is in session but work is not).  I know this won't be easy, but the extra effort you extend will be well worth it.\n\nFirst, they'll think you actually really care about their recommendation (versus just trying to scrape together some recommendations) and secondly, it will give both of you a chance to catch up and presumably allow the professor a better opportunity to give better insight on your recommendation.\n\nWhile you probably already know this, provide stamped envelopes to them with the address of where the letters need to go.  If you're worried they might forget, send a thank-you note a week later or so (this is a nice gesture if they have already done it and will gently remind them if they haven't).
846379
Before the letters of recommendation?  CASH ONLY\n\nAfter the letters of recommendation? It's too late now...
735122
That's a fine line to the legallity of it.  Yes, it is plagerism.  If you got caught, would you try to go after the company you paid to write your essay to possibly lose a second time?  \n\nColleges are getting better at catching plagerists.  They get programs that scan papers and do searches on-line for exact text matches.  Too many per paper without referencing and you are called on it by the prof.  They also set up dummy accounts with the on-line paper sellers to search for work turned in by  students looking for copied papers.   \n\nI have found some that I actually write better than most when it comes to papers.  I don't know why.  I have had people read my papers for flow and fluidity.  Many people have stated "you should change this or that".  When I have followed their advice, I get a negative comment on from the professor on the change.  When I stick with my gut feeling that what I wrote is better than the suggestion, I usually get a "Yes!" or similar kudo in that section.
420313
Stuffing envelopes is a scam. Machines do it better and faster than people. I hired my secretary who works at home from an ad she placed in the paper (you can also advertise for free on Craigslist.org). She advertised that she did secretarial work out of her home for $10 an hour. I've been using her for 8 years now and recommended her to other people. You can also advertise at a college that you will type and proofread college papers for a set fee
958696
Most universities and colleges consider this practice to be "academic dishonesty."  This is because you are supposed to learn something different from each class, do X amount of work for each class (just as all other students are doing), and you are supposed to make an honest effort to fulfill the requirements from each class on its own terms.\n\nSome institutions allow students to hand in the same paper in order to fulfill the requirements of two classes, but usually this can ONLY be done with the specific consent of both professors, and the assignment is generally lengthened (or otherwise complicated) so that the student will still have to do the same amount of work as any other student taking both classes would have to complete.\n\nBottom Line:\nBefore you do such a thing, consult your student handbook, and speak with both of your professors.   If you tried to do this without making the proper arrangements, you could get charged with academic dishonesty, which often carries severe penalties, ranging from failing grades to expulsion.
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I offer a first visit (paid) or, two or three lessons if the client wants that. Then, we decide if we want to continue. We might not be a good match. \n\nI charge one amount for the first hour, and a little less for the second hour (if I travel to the student). If the student comes to me, then I charge a regular hourly rate.\n\nI'm 'upfront' about the source of the money. Some clients have an amount "the company" will pay, some are affluent, some are not. I adjust my fees accordingly.\n\nIf I have more than one student at the same time (siblings, a couple, 2-3 workers), I charge more per hour, but less than one hour / one person. \n\nIf I have to do assessments for the person who is hiring me, then I charge a fee to cover curriculum development, initial assessment of each student, and followup assessments at agreed on intervals.\n\nI encourage a commitment of three months minimum for both parties, with six months being better. At the end of the commitment, we re-consider. I don't have a contract on this topic.\n\nI operate on a pay as you go basis, but accept monthly payment at my discretion. \n\nIf you're a knowledgeable person and a skilled tutor, don't under-charge. Many people think that how much you charge is a measure of how good you are! "Trades" are good, but if you're in the USA, it's a grey area as it might be construed as "barter" and taxable. I don't consider direct trades as anything more than a friendly exchange, but ....\n\nSometimes tutors become consultants. BE SURE to charge what you're worth, including expenses.
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Yes I have, and no I dont think its a good deal.\nI acquired some lesson cd's a few years ago during one of their promotions and found; that although easy to use and accurate as far as I could tell the lessons did not cover much ground and of course you were encouraged to purchase more and more in order to complete the entire program.\n\nOn a side note - over the years, watching the TV promos and the guarantees offered I have come to the conclusion that this guys is a mailing list aggragator. The Video Professor business may be only a means to an end- - - collecting valid names and addresses of people who buy off TV ads. This information can be sold to other companies for more than $10.00 per name. You can see that selling a name many times over to various companies for ten or more dollars per name would be a lucrative business. This is what I'm thinking, I have no proof but it seems to me to reasonable.
990433
This is unethical. If you are caught passing this off as your own you can be expelled. It's not worth the effort. Do it yourself. Why pay for something written by someone else? Why waste your money?\nAlso- this old saying is true "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
296336
I would suggest you not to try it. coz they sometimes could be fraud.Also you would be missing the fun that you could get by sitting in the class and making new friends and learning also. I definately won't go for it. If you don't have any other option then just make sure that their degree is approved and geniune coz you don't want to put your money into a can from which you can reap nothing!!! Hope that helps!!!\n\nCheers
519363
although its anoying, you would most definetly do it yourself if you were trying to attract new customers to your business, at the end of the day most people will only buy if the deal is really good or they are currently after that particular product or service at the time of the call or e-mail, so for 90% of people contacted the answer will probably be no or please call back another day so its probably not ethical for them anyway.
149337
most of them are scams...if the job is offered but an upfront fee is required/requested...it is a scamm..you can stuff envelopes till the cows come home and what will you end up with ? not money, just a pile of stuffed envelopes-
358864
I would ask your university, or institute you are affiliated with, provided that they have a legal liscense to that journal.  Otherwise what you are asking for is illegal.
805974
Technically legal, definitely unethical! They imply they are the fast/inside track when all they do is fill out the forms that anyone can do for themselves. \n I requested the specifics of their program in Irish...below was their response.\n  Note the price in the last line for filling out the forms!
486364
You mention that the job you are now being offered includes tuition reimbursement - if you add the cost of tuition to the offered salary it raises it up quite a bit.  Why not consider taking the job for now, so you don't have to uproot everyone, and take your classes for free?  You can always decide to take more drastic measures later, if it doesn't work out.
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Write them a letter... Say your thinking of using their  book for a course you are teaching and ask for a copy... They should send you a complimentary teachers edition...
253702
Write the university and have them mail your their degree programs.... before you can decide you have to know whatis offered...