Last updated: 13/05/08
Grads earn £30K a year from custom essays

An Oxford university graduate has revealed how graduates can earn up to £30,000 a year writing essays for custom-essay sites.

The writer who wishes to remain anonymous said he was commissioned by a firm that sells essays by Oxford graduates on the internet.

The graduate said he gets paid about £500 for an undergraduate essay.

“I’ll do a 2,000-word essay in about two or three hours,” he said.

“I don’t have a problem with it - it’s not selling drugs, just using your brain. I went to private school so I see it as recuperating some of those costs.”

“I’ve spent a lot of money on my education. It’s only fair enough if I can make a little bit directly off it.”

Students at Oxford University are forbidden from buying custom-essays or for working for companies which supply them.

The controversial custom-essay business is an increasingly profitable one. Barclay Littlewood, founder and owner of Academic Answers, which owns many ‘academic services’ sites including UKEssays.com recently entered the young persons section of The Sunday Times Rich List with a wealth of £7million.