She writes for anyone who is willing to pay her $400 per essay. It is not just for the children of wealthy Chinese, and many Chinese people choose to write their own.
The system is broken if it cannot distinguish between a fraudulent essay and real one and is using that measure as integral for admissions. Many universities have specialized questions (almost as a CAPTCHA) to make sure students are serious about applying there. Test scores, teacher evaluations, and an applicant's résumé are often much more important criteria.
>She writes for anyone who is willing to pay her $400 per essay. It is not just for the children of wealthy Chinese...
I'm sure she wouldn't turn down $400 from anyone, but she makes it pretty clear throughout the essay that the vast majority of her clients are the children of wealthy Chinese.
>many Chinese people choose to write their own.
No one is saying that all Chinese students pay someone to write their essays.
> Test scores, teacher evaluations, and an applicant's résumé are often much more important criteria.
True, but these are easily gamed too if you've got the money, especially in these cases where distance and language barriers makes everything harder to verify.
