<p>Yeah you're right about that. Well, I didn't lie about my hours :)</p>
<p>and yes, it isnt fair</p>
<p>It also isnt fair that the band of theives get rich by robbbing a rich guys house while u have to slog to make anywhere nearly that money</p>
<p>Altho, when the cops come,u can sit at home and have a nice cup of coffee while these robbers are chucked into jail to rot for eternity..</p>
<p>Its not fair at first, but it always catches up with you... wait for that eventuality :)</p>
<p>And I didnt lie about them either. And when I see someone doing that, I dont feel jealous, IM just happy I told the truth..I want to admitted based on what I am not what I hope to be...</p>
<p>well im not happy about it because while my goal in life may be to live as an honest and decent person, my goal for this year is to get into a good college and when people with that same goal chaet to gain an upper hand, i can't just feel content being morally superior. the fact that a slight wave of the pen can fabricate 100s of hours of work someone does is truly mind boggling. you would think the amount of hours you put down does not matter so much for this very reason, but apparently that is not the case. sorry im just really a bit shocked here</p>
<p>i understand how u feel and I agree that it feels bad to be disadvantaged due to your honesty. </p>
<p>Secondly, admin.. please stop these threads. They lower the integrity of the forum with people trying to justify their cheating..</p>
<p>And david218, if they cheat, we cant do anythinbg. Maybe the college will find out. Also, cheating becomes a habit as does snything that inculcates success. So it will hurt em later...</p>
<p>There may be miscommunication here: I didn't put down the wrong number of hours. I usually do aikido 2 hrs/ week, so that what I put. There are occasional times when I am sick or have another important metting, but I love aikido, so I go as much as possible. Hell, I'm even going extra over to "make up" for lost hours if I can....</p>
<p>"well im not happy about it because while my goal in life may be to live as an honest and decent person, my goal for this year is to get into a good college and when people with that same goal chaet to gain an upper hand, i can't just feel content being morally superior...."</p>
<p>But wouldn't it be best to begin living as a "honest a decent person" now? If you don't do it now, you won't do it while you're in college! ...Nor will you do it post-college! Employers want to know they can trust their employees.
If I am fabricating hours on EC, whose to say I won't do the same when I'm working an hourly job?
My current student employment positions give me access to $100s and my timecards are simple pieces of paper I write down my hours on and sign.
I could easily fabricate a couple of hours here and a few there and get away with it for quite some time, but would that be lying?
I mean, just so long as I only miss a few shifts, right!
Of course, in the case of your thing, I totally think you're fine generalizing 2 hrs/wk if you did 2 hrs/wk most wks but only did 1 from time to time! Just don't start exaggerating stuff! Colleges and (especially) employers DO check references and confirm responsibilities, achievements and approximate amounts of time spent!</p>
<p>I put down on my apps that I was doing this chorus for a lot of hours per week, which I was, but now my school schedule has changed so that I literally get out of school halfway through the rehearsal. I still go, but I'm going for a lot less time. Since mine isn't just an 'I was sick' thing, for example, I am going to write to colleges to let them know, although I want to see whether I can figure something out with the director first. </p>
<p>The change just happened the Wednesday before last, so it's ok to wait a few more days to report the change if I'm just waiting to talk to the director more extensively about it, right? Or should I report it ASAP since colleges are about to make decisions? </p>
<p>(The difference is between two three hour rehearsals and two one and a half hour rehearsals, in case that makes a difference. There's another two hour rehearsal, but I can still go to that, as well as concerts. It's a public youth choir without auditions, nothing special or fancy, and I don't think they can check up on me technically, but I really don't want to be dishonest about it...it makes me nervous.)</p>