<p>I know someone ('06) who got into Harvard, but whose acceptance was revoked after she (rightfully) came clean about plagiarizing someone's essay (she took it and changed it a little, but kept lots the same).</p>
<p>Know of any horror stories like this? Where admissions was revoked after someone was caught cheating or anything.</p>
<p>My example isn't great b/c she confessed herself, but know of any where they committee found out themselves and revoked it or found out and told all of the colleges/high school and then all of their admissions were revoked - leaving them nowhere to go?</p>
<p>This is the only example I can think of...Nothing about low grades or misdemeanors...Those are obviously going to get you revoked, but something a bit weird.</p>
<p>im in that situation now...kind of...but not really. I got into Notre Dame this past fall. im going to withdraw from school though and graduate from public school in order to be closer to a family member that doesnt have alot of time left (i go to a boarding school). i wanna be closer to her in her final months. </p>
<p>if they rescind me, whatever, theyll look like jerks if they do, for a reason like that. </p>
<p>i have heard weird stories though about that sort of thing. my friend who graduated from my boarding school last year got into Northwestern, but got expelled 2 and a half months before graduation. he wrote a lettter explaining himself to Northwestern and he had to go in front of an admissions counselor to explain himself. </p>
<p>Apparently, and heres the kicker, the admissions lady was pretty chill about the whole situation and she even said something along the lines of: </p>
<p>"you got expelled for weed? Youre an idiot, why couldnt you wait till you got here to do that sort of thing?" AMAZINGLY, he wasnt rescinded. </p>
<p>i couldnt help but laugh when he told me this story. im not saying all admissions people veiw expulsion this lightly, but expulsion/suspension/disciplinary procedures dont allways lead to a revoking of admissions.</p>
<p>madlaxer...they're not going to rescind you for that, that's kind of ridiculous. Anyways, a friend of mine (I go to boarding school, too) had to transfer to a public school, the colleges didn't care when she told them that she was transferring, she's still accepted.</p>
<p>madlaxer: what about your situation would even merit a a thought of recision? You were admitted b/c you presented yourself as a strong academic person. The HS that eventually confers your diploma doesn't change that. Don't worry</p>
<p>I remember.....from a second source, though.....that there were three girls and a guy from my school who got involved in this huge cheating thing on their finals (and eventually the other 4 years of cheating they did came out). I don't know what happened to all of them, but one of the girls got her admissions to UCLA rescinded. No idea where she is at now (class of 05)</p>
<p>What a retard. What is the pride in using someone else's essay to apply to college? It is unethical for one. For two, it's pretty hard sleeping at night knowing you might be a step away from being caught. Better to work hard to get results.</p>
<p>So, why does my validity come into question through how many posts I have? Regardless, I'm not trying to put down the people who didn't get into UPenn (I am awaiting my decision right now), but I promise this is a true event. He's a year older than me and he is in Wharton as we speak.</p>
<p>That seems unlikely. Without SAT or ACT scores, either he's lying to you, or you're lying to us. On their website, it states that an applicant must take an SAT or ACT plus two subject tests</p>
<p>^^ I definitely acknowledge that. From what he told me, he apparently kept communication open between him and the people there. He was extremely lucky, but I do believe his acceptance letter came with a side note of "you better send those scores or we'll take back the acceptance". He ended up doing well (~2200 on SAT). He had straight As, vice president of DECA for the entire state, raised something like $50,000 for cancer research... so I don't doubt his story.</p>
<p>My math teacher last year told me the story that he caught one of his students cheating on two tests like 4 years ago. Apparently, he asked the guidance counselors where he had applied to schools and he wrote and sent the colleges the letters basically explaining that he was a cheator and adcoms shouldn't take his grades seriously. Even if he wasn't accepted by his top choice schools by then, he didn't get in anywhere that he wanted to go to, but, thankfully, he wasn't rescinded from schools he had gotten in before the teacher did all that stuff. So, he is at a safety school right now, but he should have gotten into many good schools considering that he had 5th highest gpa of his class and 35 on ACT.</p>