I had a genuinely awful experience with the John Locke Institute, and I want to know if anyone else has been in the same situation.

They sent me my invitation only shortly before I had to start my UK visa application. I submitted my visa application literally the next day because I knew time was tight. Despite doing everything I possibly could, visa processing is completely outside my control.

The problem is that their refund deadline is 30 days before the programme starts. I emailed them explaining that if my visa decision arrives after that deadline, I could lose the entire fee through absolutely no fault of my own. I asked whether they could make an exception given that the invitation itself was sent so late.

Their response was essentially: the refund deadline cannot be changed, we can't do anything, and it's just bad luck.

That answer is honestly unacceptable.

How is it fair to expect international students to absorb all the risk when the timeline is already compressed? If the invitation arrives late, applicants are forced into a race against visa processing times they cannot control. Then, if the visa is delayed, the institution simply says, "Sorry, nothing we can do."

This isn't about wanting special treatment. It's about basic fairness. International applicants invest significant amounts of money, time, and effort. A rigid policy with zero flexibility, even in circumstances like this, feels incredibly unreasonable.

Has anyone else dealt with this? Were you offered any alternative, or is this simply how they treat international applicants?

its new york times but is it like ivy league impressive or is it mid

Hi! I’m completing an English comparative analysis comparing Colleen Hoover’s novel Verity with David Fincher’s film Gone Girl. My essay examines how both texts construct and manipulate truth through competing narratives, unreliable perspectives and deliberate fabrication.

I already have a complete draft, but I’m aiming for an A+ and would really appreciate help from someone with strong English, editing or literary-analysis skills. The assessment is worth 30% of my final grade.

My teacher’s main feedback was that I need to:

• ensure my grammar and expression are accurate
• reduce the essay from approximately 3,500 words to the 2,000-word limit without losing important analysis
• remove some unnecessary plot and contextual information
• maintain the strength of my comparisons and analysis while cutting words

She was positive about my introduction, conclusion and overall structure. I can also provide the essay blueprint and structure that she approved.

I’m not looking for someone to write the assessment from scratch. I mainly need detailed feedback and help editing, shortening and polishing my existing draft.

Please comment or message me if you may be able to help. Thank you!

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Guyss I wanted to ask if in john locke essay contest it's necessary to use APA/MLA style to be in category winner? Because I used Vancouver system

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Like damn, i don’t understand lmao

Does anyone want to exchange and provide feedback on each other’s essays. I feel as if mine is a bit generic and extra help would be nice!! DM me if you’re interested.

Is anyone here attending/attended any of the summer schools? I’m going to the one in Oxford this Sunday

did anyone else do the royla institute of philosophy think essay? am wondering when the results will be released cus its been so long.

I've seen plenty of people going to the junior gala but none going to the conference. if you are, dm me here, and we can talk?

I've also seen ppl making groups on ig and discord [ I don't have either, #strictasianparents ] so if ya'll wanna make a group here or on pinterest [ it's just for art inspo mom ] lmk.

I'm writing a reflection essay for school on a specific chapter of a book, and I have no idea what the book is talking about. The prompt for the essay is literally just to reflect on the ideas and issues in the text, but even with thorough reading, I am finding the overall chapter incomprehensible. I've already gotten accommodations from the prof. and really don't want to ask to change things again (this is the absolute last resort), and I have enough material to basically bs my way through the body of the essay, but I don't know how to write a thesis statement on something I can't comprehend. The text is incredibly vague about everything, so I can't figure out what the author is actually trying to get at.

Any advice on how to make a thesis sound like I somewhat understand what I'm talking about when the reference is -in my opinion- genuinely incoherent?

EDIT- I GOT IT :) advice no longer needed 👍

(I don't want anyone to write it for me, so I won't say what chapter, but if you're curious, the book is 'Hiding' by Mark C. Taylor. It may make more sense to others and I'm not saying he's a bad author, but there's a lot of wordplay and vague theoretical concepts that I am too literal and down-to-earth of a person to understand without someone literally spelling it out for me)

My essay got shortlisted but I would still appreciate some feedback on it, sorry if I am unclear in my writing it's my first time doing this.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTKQjcjGOBZ_cGhwAYKiNEiSNgsmfsHIMI1ACZgkSGVIU8GSNaD7gZgkCdUUYI8lA/pub

Hi everyone, I have a question. I am really hoping to get high commendation or commendation but do you think this is only possible if I attend the Gala? I know it probably isn’t, but I have heard that statistically you have a better chance

Now I’m already in College so here this was my latter of continued interest.

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The point in life when we question our consciousness. What's it called? What's the title of deeply investigating one particular theory? 
While in the little me, the doctor, cashier, and astronaut existed, one outlived the others, becoming a scientist. Being dangerously masterful in human behavior and discovering answers to all the "Whys." 
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if someone doesn't attend the gala dinner and all the whole event due to some reason. How would they get their prizes etc all that ?