<p>@ Van Chowder</p>
<p>Lying on a university application in itself does not appear to be illegal. But If the person is accepted into a university and receives ANY funds (from either the University or through Financial Aid) it most certainly would be considered fraud. So, if the student has the resources to pay for his/her full ride to the transfer institution, they are only risking their academic future. If they are not from families in the upper-income brackets they risk far more.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/10/education/10yale.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/10/education/10yale.html</a></p>
<p>So let’s not call it fraud. Let’s call it a deceit:</p>
<p>[Oxford</a> English Dictionary Definition of Deceit](<a href=“http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50058591?query_type=word&queryword=deceit&first=1&max_to_show=10&sort_type=alpha&result_place=1&search_id=zFnf-7SGCfT-13299&hilite=50058591]Oxford”>http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50058591?query_type=word&queryword=deceit&first=1&max_to_show=10&sort_type=alpha&result_place=1&search_id=zFnf-7SGCfT-13299&hilite=50058591)</p>
<p>[law.com</a> Dictionary Definition of Deceit](<a href=“Legal Dictionary | Law.com”>Legal Dictionary | Law.com)</p>