<p>My friend took a course at a community college and got an F. She didn't take anymore courses there and didn't send her community college transcript to her main 4 year university. She didn't send it to AMCAS either. Does AMCAS not screen all schools in the U.S. to see if you've taken classes there? Do a lot of people get away with this? Do you know anyone who got away with something of this sort?</p>
<p>There are national student clearinghouses where you can go for determining attendance at any college. If she gets caught...well...lying to medical schools doesn't exactly put you in the greatest position. It's a big gamble.</p>
<p>"Doesn't put you in the greatest position."</p>
<p>That's understating it. </p>
<p>It is an insanely unethical thing to do, and the consequences when found out will likely be expulsion (if she were to be accepted and actually matriculate). I would personally have no sympathy for her if that were to happen. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that I'm perfect in my personal life, but I strive to be as honest and straightforward as I can in my professional sphere. Bad outcomes are a part of medicine, and I think the parallels of this situation are pretty self apparent to having to tell some patient's family about an adverse outcome.</p>
<p>Even if they caught her lying after she graduated, couldn't the med schools revoke her degree?</p>
<p>Which is why it's such a silly thing to do. Med schools will overlook F's. They will not overlook lying about it. Yes, you can get your acceptance revoked, get kicked out of med school, or get your degree revoked depending on when they find out. Of course, there have been people who've not gotten caught. There has also been people who've gotten caught. But, either way it's incredibly unethical.</p>
<p>If the ethics aren't enough for you , how about some practical reasons?</p>
<p>Hmmmm. Live every day of your life wondering if today's the day you get found out. Will it be one year into med school? As you are graduating? 1340 days (I made the number up to roughly calculate 4 years of med school) with a bomb in your pocket vs. having to explain a stupid decision resulting in an F at a jc with a stellar record following. I think you can make this decsion for yourself.</p>