Making Stuff up

Applying to College
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<p>Dude practically speaking there's very little chance adcoms will verify all the info. given to them, unless it seems grossly contradictory to everything else on the app.</p>

<p>But don't u have a conscience? i mean theres probably a couple of other kids who've worked their asses off for the past 4 years actually achieving the stuff that you wanna list on your app. Don't they deserve it more than you?</p>

<p>unpolloloco's response was the best: "Seriously, however, you find nothing wrong with lying on your college app? If you do, you are stealing the opportunity to go to that school from a more deserving applicant. You are cutting in line in the admissions process, taking the spot of someone who deserves the spot. Just start stealing CEOs' cars out of a corporate HQ and see how far it takes you (after all, they are ahead of you in the financial 'line' and stealing their cars will make you richer)."</p>

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<p>Jibberlol brought up a very interesting question: why do most students think it is perfectly fair to cheat in classes, while it's unethical to lie on a college application?</p>

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<p>i think there's a pretty clear answer to that: students think that cheating on classes isn't such a big deal because everyone does it at one point or another and the teacher usually doesn't find out.even if he/she does, it's not THAT big of a deal. however, lying on college applications carries a whole meaning. if they catch you, well...you know.</p>