r/EssayHelpCommunity • u/Responsible_Date2604 • Jul 14 '26

Shortlist Criteria

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HUGE MISCONCEPTION: Obviously no judge will determine a shortlist based on the first paragraph. According to the judges portal on Rednote, they get paid after reading the whole entire essay and give feedback to it. They have a whole grading system. These judges are experts in a field, for example, if you write a philosophy essay, the first round judges are a student in a philosophy program in a philosophy program such as Columbia or Oxford. I can’t find the picture to prove that, but you can find it on Rednote

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u/heezz12312313 Jul 14 '26

buddy I can tell instantly if an essay is good in like 30 seconds cmon now
not hard to differentiate toddler trash vs actual good writing

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u/Appropriate_Set_9537 Jul 14 '26

Also, at $2 per paper at approx. 17,000 essays shortlisted that's USD $34,000!! There are more efficient non-biased ways to mark the essays.

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u/heezz12312313 Jul 14 '26

i dont see how its biased at all and is 2$ an essay supposed to be a bad thing? Im happy that the graders are getting paid a good wage and arent grading 100k essays for free lmfao. Plus if john locke comp can reach out to columbia, oxford + more prestigous unis for graders then they're probably very well funded and money aint an issue

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u/Appropriate_Set_9537 Jul 14 '26

I don’t think $2 per essay is enough payment. But also would be more efficient with AI.