<p>I'm as white as they come. Let's get that straight.</p>
<p>When I apply, what exactly is stopping me from checking the box to say i'm hispanic or black?</p>
<p>JUST DON’T FILL IN THE STUPID BLANK! </p>
<p>Is that so hard?! I feel like I’ve seen so many “race/ethnicity” threads around CC lately, with everyone ~speculating~. </p>
<p>I know my advisor had my profile laid out in front of them when I was accepted and we met for the first time. I’m pretty sure if it said something weird, **** would have hit the fan. At worst, you misrepresented yourself on your application, AFTER you signed a statement saying everything contained in the application was true. They’re allowed to revoke your admission and kick you the hell out.</p>
<p>Aren’t you planning on going to law school, Maclen?</p>
<p>Yea, don’t do it.</p>
<p>But how could they revoke your acceptance? Isn’t it illegal for them to discriminate? Imagine them saying, “Oh? You aren’t hispanic? Denied.”</p>
<p>And east, don’t worry, I’m not actually going to do it. I just wonder if there are people out there who are doing this. I think Cornell will like me just the way I am :)</p>
<p>They can revoke your admission if you’ve lied on your application.</p>
<p>At a lot of colleges, you can be expelled for something called “conduct unbecoming a XXXX student.” Lying on your application would qualify as conduct unbecoming, if nothing else. I’d be astonished if Cornell has no “conduct unbecoming” provision in its disciplinary code.</p>
<p>You would have lied on your application after signing asserting that everything was true. That’s definitely in the little warning box down where you sign your application.</p>
<p>Here’s the text that goes over an applicant’s required signature on the Common Application:</p>
<p>I certify that all information submitted in the admission process—including the application, the personal essay, any supplements, and any other supporting materials—is my own work, factually true, and honestly presented. I authorize all schools attended to release all requested records covered under the FERPA act, and authorize review of my application for the admission program indicated on this form. I understand that I may be subject to a range of possible disciplinary actions, including admission revocation or expulsion, should the information I’ve certified be false.</p>
<p>Thank you Sikorsky, exactly what I meant :P</p>