<p>I need some advise. For the most part, I created this account because my other account has ways for an admssions officer to link this post to an application and I'm a little paranoid.
I have made a huge mistake. Around august of last summer I signed up to be a volunteer at a local animal shelture. However, my mom took 2 months to turn in the paperwork and it took a long time to get into a required training session(they do one every month or two and the first one conflicted with one of the busiest days at work). Before I even got into this session I had to turn in my U.C. app. I have little to no other community involvement so, at my mother urging that it would be all right, I put down the hours that I planned to take part in the program(note: it only asked for hours/week and weeks/year).
As it turns out, I didn't get into a session until late november. Almost immediately after the session college apps. started nearing their due dates and I was became so busy that I never got around to setting up my hours or doing any actual volunteering(Note: I am not a bad person. I am actually planning to do some actual volunteer work there once the college and AP stuff slows down).
I did not get into UC Berkeley or UCLA(I did get the shared experience program). I am in the process of appealing. Should I mention my "lie?" I'm afraid that they will do one of their random check and reject my appeal without even looking at it. I'm also afraid that they did a check and found my lie and denied me on this basis and mentioning the reason for it could help my appeal. I'm also afraid my appeal will work but in a couple months they will do a check and find my lie and then revoke admission and leave me with no options left. Not to mention the idea of my safety UCs revoking admission. Bottom line: lots of fear and no idea what to do.</p>
<p>That plan could warm someones heart or backfire horribly. Don't know what to tell you.</p>
<p>You know you are going to get flamed for suggesting lying.</p>
<p>And admissions officers can still find out. Don't phuck sh1t up.</p>
<p>Uhh it doesn't sound like you have a good basis for appeal anyway, and it might even worsen your situation. I would say forget the appeals and just go to Merced or another college.</p>
<p>Yea, it doesn't seem like they even accept that many appeals... I would move on, to be honest.</p>
<p>How would it worsen his/her situation? They've already been rejected, so that's already the lowest...payoff or whatever. I'm assuming that they're not looking to go to grad school at those places anymore. So, how is it bad unless the Adcoms start sending this information out everywhere?</p>
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<p>Colleges DO do that.</p>
<p>It should be noted that the "lie" is not the reason for the appeal. I am asking whether or not I should include this in my appeal to get it off my chest and avert any chance of revoked admission.
Out of all the 1000 appeals Berkeley received last year they granted 123. Even if it may be futile I will never give up because I simply can't handle that.</p>
<p>Don't bother with it. It's really not that big of deal and I'm sure it didn't play a part in the process. Just do the volunteer work that you said you were going to do and you'll feel better about the whole thing.</p>
<p>"It should be noted that the "lie" is not the reason for the appeal. I am asking whether or not I should include this in my appeal to get it off my chest and avert any chance of revoked admission.
Out of all the 1000 appeals Berkeley received last year they granted 123. Even if it may be futile I will never give up because I simply can't handle that."</p>
<p>No, do not include it in your appeal. If your goal is to gain admissions into the school through appealing, then you do not tell them you lied on the application. It does not help you. Think about it, if you can't even get in by stat padding your application, what chance do you have if you tell them that you never did the work and lied intentionally?</p>
<p>Ironic coming from "the righteous".</p>
<p>I'm not sure what you should do but according to my TI-84 random number generator you should not put it on your app.
P.S. Awesome name</p>
<p>If you do tell your lie, they don't want to hear how your mom urged you put down the planned hours for the planned community service.</p>
<p>Blaming someone for something that is done when you could have done something different then, is pretty low. And the fact that you didn't follow through your planned commitment shows no integrity-blaming lack of time to do so is no excuse. It shows that you lack maturity, and that is certainly not one of the qualities they look for in an applicant.</p>
<p>Also, appeals are meant for students that may have been overlooked, not so much for students who simply can't handle the rejection and want a second chance at getting admitted.</p>
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<p>I would assume that they would as well. But do you know for sure? Do you know where this has ever happened, when info came out that hasn't already been made public through some other means?</p>