<p>Don't take me the wrong way on this- I'm just asking out of curiosity not because it affects me. But on all college apps, especially at top schools they say that they can rescind admisson offers if they find out that an applicant lied on an app. Even though they try not to publicize it too much, it is clear that this does happen on occasion. How do they find out about things after making their decisions that they couldn't find out in the admissions process. Don't they have access to all the app info and the ability to call guidance counselors, etc? I would think they would make every effort to verify an app in the actual admissions process, so I'm curious as to what new information they would get after the fact to make them reconsider...unless maybe they go back through apps after the rush of the admissions process to double check when they have more time?</p>
<p>well i thought they rescind if perhaps you dont make the grades. for example, for the UCs i thought if you dont have correct grades, they rescind you at the end of the year when they check your transcript.</p>
<p>yea but i mean for things other than grades, like at most ivies they say for a "misrepresentation or omission"</p>
<p>They check some things but others they accept as true, so it better not be a lie.</p>
<p>There was a news story of a girl few years back. she was rescinded admissions in harvard because she had plagiarized most of the essays she wrote in high school magazine or something.</p>
<p>Yea I definitely know its happened before, even though I'm sure its not usually publically announced, but I'm just curious about what new information they could get that wouldn't be available during admissions review. Or do they go back and give apps a more scrupulous look even after acceptance letters are sent out?</p>
<p>i honestly doubt they care for little things. If you try to cover up or lie about something big and they find out, then you are in trouble. I mean seriously, they cant actually check that you worked on student council an average of four hours a week instead of the listed five hours a week. Then, if you cheated, plagerized, or are a felon and tried to cover it up, i would think that anyone finding out about that would be po'd you lied to them.</p>
<p>they will definately close your app trivia for good after you are accepted unless they sense some descrepancy later on. One of the people I know personally was expelled from college three months later because they found he had doctored up his recos. I don't know how he managed to do that or how it passed their vigilance during adcom meeting or how the matter resurfaced 3 months later. But it did resurface (some drunken confession maybe) and when his file was re-examined, deceptive intent was clearly manifested. the poor guy was badly humiliated.</p>
<p>what about the schools that say
"the application materials will be destroyed upon enrollment"</p>
<p>Yeah my mistake. This is now a waste of a post</p>
<p>^i think that was meant for the UC post^</p>
<p>wow UCs actually go back over ECs in the summer?</p>
<p>thats hardcore hahah</p>
<p>I heard they randomly check 10% of applicants and others that have discrepencies in their apps.</p>
<p>yeah they do but thats during the admissions process</p>
<p>Yea I heard what I said from pianolover25.</p>
<p>Hmm but i dont know if the UCs check ECs after admission letters have been mailed out. It would seem like they ask for verification like in January. Doesnt that sound about right?</p>
<p>It would seem odd for any school to recheck things after admission (besides UCs with the whole transcript thing). So at Ivies I'm wondering how they find out about things other than grades that would be cause for rescinding. I know in the case of one harvard girl someone sent an anonymous letter or something like that prompting them to investigate...</p>
<p>Since most of the ivies operate on some type of honor code (that they take very seriously) misrepresentation of you application is grounds for and will get your admission resinded.</p>
<p>Dartmouth states:</p>
<p>Misrepresentation in Admissions Material </p>
<p>If a candidate for admission to Dartmouth makes a false statement or submits falsified material in connection with his or her application, and the misrepresentation is discovered after the candidate has been admitted, the offer of admission ordinarily will be withdrawn. If the misrepresentation is discovered after a student has matriculated, the offer of admission normally will be rescinded and the student will be required to leave Dartmouth. If the discovery occurs after a degree has been awarded, the degree normally will be rescinded.</p>
<p>If an alleged misrepresentation is discovered prior to matriculation, the determination whether the application contains false information rests solely with the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, and will be resolved outside the student disciplinary process. If the alleged misrepresentation is discovered after matriculation, the matter will be referred to the Committee on Standards for adjudication under the Dartmouth College Community Standards of Conduct.</p>
<p>Someone casually mentioned that their whole family wrote essays/short answers for her brother's apps one evening. Said they were better than he could have done, ha-ha. I couldn't believe the parents didn't seem to think that was cheating.</p>
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<p>It does not happen all of your application stuff is kept on file at the school</p>