<p>I'm guessing it might have something to do with this:</p>
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I would like the most to continue to live in Westwood(UCLA area) but dont want that to be a major part of my decision...
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<p>But yeah, I agree, very full of himself/herself.</p>
<p>Good, for you!! <em>anchor</em></p>
<p>aww, i dont get any props for bashing people around?</p>
<p>i can imagine the guy is probably scared ****less now lol.</p>
<p>you should go fix it, isn't most of the F you get from the other colleges is made up at the most recent college, the "F' won't get computed into your GPA if you did make them up at the recent college at which you got the 4.0.</p>
<p>I'm not saying what he did was right, but I'm just curious as to how UCLA will find out? Is there some national college database for this sort of thing?</p>
<p>First off, gratz to Guyy for bashing people.</p>
<p>And secondly, myusername, each college has the ability to do random verifications using an applicant's social security number (which is tied to all academic records). I am not entirely sure on the percentage of the overall applications they do this to --I think I heard 10% a while ago, but that may be in regards to ECs.</p>
<p>Since he/she has been attending a CCC (California Community College), there exists a statewide database that can be searched based solely on your social.</p>
<p>It happened to me when I applied to my current CC, they knew I had attended one other CC prior to enrolling there.</p>
<p>edit: beaten to the punch.</p>
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First off, gratz to Guyy for bashing people.
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<p>lol</p>
<p>i heard the colleges you apply to get your official transcript (showing all of your academic records) anyway. i could be wrong though.</p>
<p>You know, that is pretty bad of you, OP. Why would you report it here? </p>
<p>Here is what happens, The UC,s are not dumb, and will find out, and will rescind your acceptance. So you get nowhere, and at the same time, you take a spot from someone who wanted to go. Everyone could lie on their application, say they volunteered a million hours, say they have straight A's when they dont, etc. Only problem is, UC penalizes those who do.</p>
<p>i am certain that a prestigious university system such as the UCs in Ca are well connected with other schools. when you apply for med or law school they know everything about you and i mean everything.</p>
<p>one more thing for the OP and everyone else. do not ever ever lie or over exaggerate on applications. One of my friends interviewed for medical school and during the interview they had a piano because he stated that he has been playing for x amount of years.</p>
<p>Thank-you everyone for your help. I was able to fix my problem by talking with my scholars counselor. I had to send a letter stating several W's I received in prior college coursework and two "Fs". Although my gpa dropped to 3.41 from 4.0, I am still certified and my scholars counselor is almost certain I should be accepted, as the last several years 100% of certified students were.</p>
<p>By the way a few of you, in my opinion, overreacted!
I dont think it is neccessary to condemn the rest of my life, bc of what I did...
Anyway, thank you again everyone else for your help, it is appreciated.</p>
<p>it's good that you sent the letter, but it still looks bad.</p>
<p>yes, in the last several years 100% of the certified students were admitted, but i bet they did not lie.</p>
<p>4.0 to a 3.41 is a big drop.</p>
<p>Yes I agree it was a big drop, but last year there were several people admitted from my school to polisci at ucla with gpas below 3.4--atleast according to the head of the scholars program at my school....
well see i guess. as she made it out, if she certifies you, which she did, you are in.
im not being cocky in reply to the earlier poster, I am just looking at the odds statistically and advice from people who do this for a living.</p>
<p>at least you were able to get it all fixed so good for you.</p>
<p>you will still get in 3.41 GPA with TAP certified..</p>
<p>To Malikat: I am glad that you've done the right thing. :) Good luck with your addmision. TAP should take care of it.</p>
<p>I'm less understanding than our college confidential counterparts it seems.</p>
<p>I'm willing to bet that when you were consulting with your scholars counselor, you neglected to mention that you purposefully left your previous coursework off the application...</p>
<p>In fact, I think you're still lying. Let's review.</p>
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I chose not to put any of my prior coursework at other 2 other community colleges before this one, because I never dropped classes and received many "F"s.
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<p>For never dropping classes, you sure seem to have quite a few W's...</p>
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Although my gpa dropped to 3.41 from 4.0, I am still certified and my scholars counselor is almost certain I should be accepted, as the last several years 100% of certified students were.
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<p>If you were really certified, then why did you feel the need to omit your prior coursework? I mean, 100% of certified students were admitted over the last several years...</p>
<p>I guess, if lying got you into this mess in the first place, more lies should get you out... right?</p>
<p>Honestly, I weep for the future if this is the kind of "student" being turned out by our education system.</p>
<p>for the 100% of TAP certified students who got in, was there a minimum GPA? that's quite amazing that every single student got in to the college of their choice (most likely Cal or UCLA).</p>
<p>to jfk: tap certified is for ucla specifically, not any other colleges. to be tap certified you have to meet several requirements. At my school you have to take five scholars courses(or 15 units) and maintain an overall 3.0 gpa. </p>
<p>To anchor: Go find something better to do with your time. Stop making judgements about situations you cant fullly comprehend and people you dont know.</p>