<p>It's the sad truth about college admissions; they admire "honesty," "integrity," and "ethics." </p>
<p>The funny thing is that I used to believe all that. I would be "honest" about what I did, and how did poorly during my first year of college, but after transferring to a different institution, I displayed a remarkable upward trend (2.6X at the first school, and a 3.9X at the second). </p>
<p>I "self-diagnosed" myself with ADHD after that first, horrible year at college; and got an appointment with a Psychiatrist. My suspicious turned out to be true; I had severe ADHD, which would only be treatable by a higher than average starting dose of Amphetamines. After being treated, my life has literally turned around; it's like I've "unlocked" my ultimate potential.</p>
<p>Too bad most schools prejudge students when they see the first GPA; hell, most schools average your GPA together, and if it doesn't make their "cut," there's no chance of you getting in.</p>
<p>Based on the research I did on this forum, I tried two methods of applying to various undergrad business schools as a transfer. </p>
<p>The first two schools were top 20 programs; I submitted all transcripts (from the previous 2 schools I attended) and was truthful about all my ECs (was VP of a club, and held two smaller positions in 2 other clubs). Result? I was rejected from both.</p>
<p>I was tired of it, and thus, I decided to take a bit of a risk. I applied a FERPA Block/Restriction so that my records would not show up on the National Student Clearinghouse.(Yes I am aware that other colleges can still request the information, but it requires me to sign a waiver) and applied to Top 5 Business programs, while withholding my transcript from the poor performance school. I claimed that I had been working for a family member to explain the gap time between graduating high school and attending the second college (which I claimed to be my first college)</p>
<p>The original credit for this loophole goes to TrojanTransfer19 on this thread <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/656912-transfer-to-another-college-and-not-provide-previous-school-s-transcript-p1.html">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/656912-transfer-to-another-college-and-not-provide-previous-school-s-transcript-p1.html</a></p>
<p>Furthermore, I made up a few ECs, as in claimed that I was the Founder and President, and kept the amount of time committed to a realistic measure. (Didn't claim 200 hours a week like some idiots do)</p>
<p>I also claimed to win numerous awards within my organizations, which I don't think can be verified. </p>
<p>Finally, I listed myself as Hispanic to gain an advantage during admissions.</p>
<p>Because of all this, I was accepted to the top 5 school of my choice, which opened doors that wouldn't have been possible without lying. I was able to land an internship at a major Investment Bank last summer which paid extremely well and allowed me to acquire a great network (although, I did work extremely hard).</p>
<p>My primary concern now is that how would someone check for this? Is there really a way to verify what clubs I made? As far as I know, I could just say that it wasn't officially through my previous college, and in that case, they have no way to verify. Heck, I even have a fake advisor set-up, ready to back me up. </p>
<p>I'm done lying, I have the job, and I will work with honesty, integrity and diligence. I think I'm a pretty intelligent guy which just wasn't given opportunity due to a stupid disability; too bad ADCOMS don't really care about this kind of thing. Such is the state of the world we live in. </p>
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