how can the school find out if you went to another institution...isn't my right to not disclose where i attended????
2007-01-20 10:45:01 · 4 answers · asked by withfaith 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Yes, you are required to provide all transcripts. Schools will occasionally allow you to not provide a disclosed transcript for cause (e.g. they have adequate information and a school you went to is closed, making getting records difficult). but disclosure is mandatory.
If you fail to provide a full accounting, you might get away with it. But if your are caught--and most of the time people trying this are cauught--it is grounds for immediate expulsion--and revocation of any credit you may have earned. Under some circumstances it will also make you liable to criminal prosecution (if, for example, you have taken financial aid you wouldn't have received).
And no, you do not have the right to hide your academic past. The school--public or private--has every legall and ethical right to ask for this information.
As to how you might get caught--I have no intention of telling you. There are far too many honest people deserving of a place in college without helping someone get in by cheating.
2007-01-20 11:24:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to give out the information on the last school you went to. That school will have transcripts from other schools included in there's. You cannot withhold transcript information. Most colleges require a transcript to be sent from the school you went to.
2007-01-20 10:52:53 · answer #2 · answered by ♥Catherine♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the schools right to know the truth about your background. And it is their right to expel you or cancel your application if they have reason to believe you lied.
You have the right to refuse to answer a question, or to withdraw your application. And they have the right to turn you down. You don't have any more right to lie to them than they have to lie to you. If they say, list all colleges you have attended, then you are obliged to answer or withdraw your application.
2007-01-20 13:09:16 · answer #3 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you have to disclose it. You probably provided your social security number to your schools; if they do a search, they'll find it.
2007-01-20 10:53:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋