<p>Now seriously....what is to stop someone from putting "African American" or "Latino" or "a tribe in zimababwe" or any other URM on their collegeapp to improve their chances of admission? its not as though colleges are going to line up all of their enrolling freshman class, get copies of their applications, and check their ethnicities.....</p>
<p>i've heard of student unions soliciting admitted students and finding out their real ethnicities.</p>
<p>i've wondered this too. if you do this and then receive a scholarship, it's felony fraud.</p>
<p>shouldn't be that much of work to call the counselor of an URM applicant and confirm.</p>
<p>i dont think they are going to call every single counselor of every URM applicant that is crazy.</p>
<p>most likely not, but they just may do a bunch of them that is unclear or look suspicious.</p>
<p>what? are you planning to?</p>
<p>Also, some counselors might not know what ethnicity the student is...it's not all black and white (no pun intended).</p>
<p>When you get to college, your advisor will find out. Or when you get your ID card taken or something. ...I mean, I guess not all ethnicities can be identified easily (one of my friends is more pale than I am and her dad is African American)... but at some point, I think the stats won't match up quite right. There are other sheets of information where his/her REAL race was listed, and if the college found out, they'd probably be expelled.</p>
<p>Most people are honest.
Some people who are dishonest are smart enough to know that if they misrepresent their race or nationality, they're likely to get caught. Adcoms would have good reason to wonder why "James Carpenter," who describes himself as "African American," is on the polo team, and has score of 2300 and is a National Merit semifinalist didn't mention being a National Achievement finalist for instance.</p>
<p>If James Carpenter also lied about his race on his PSAT test, he would be caught when his counselor had to verify his information so he could qualify as a National Achievement semi finalist.</p>
<p>Students who misrepresent themselves also could have their lies exposed during interviews or receptions for prospective students.</p>
<p>And the world is very small, and coincidences abound.</p>
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<p>probably? certainly</p>
<p>imagine this happening junior or senior year, you are not able to graduate, or transfer to any legitimate institution (you would have to send in a dean's form saying you were expelled)</p>
<p>all three or four years of credit + tuition would be lost, with no degree, and no chance of eventually graduating from anywhere respectable.</p>
<p>Yea, dont do it, its not worth it all.</p>
<p>Besides, you should get in on your own merit, not because of your race.</p>
<p>LOL i dont think he was thinking of doing it he was just wondering!</p>
<p>I have a Chinese friend who told me yesterday that he put "Caucasian" on his applications. In actuality, he wasn't even born here; he came here from China when he was eight, and I'm pretty sure that there's some documentation of that on his applications. And, um, his last name is Zheng. </p>
<p>Are colleges just not going to care, thinking he clicked the wrong button or something, or will he be penalized for this?</p>
<p>he could(and probably will) get outright rejected</p>
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<p>they certainly care. and like i said, if he is given scholarships or aid this would probably constitute fraud. i think he should probably call the colleges and explain</p>