What if you lied about jobs you held or made up leadership positions outside school, would they ever find out?
2007-05-27 04:17:52 · 4 answers · asked by Nick N 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Yes, they will. You can lie on anything in life anywhere....anytime....ask a politician. It can come back and get you, though. If your resume' is impressive, they will want to check it out. When I was in college, one of the jobs that I had was to assist a professor who worked with the dean of students in just such things. We called and double checked resume's. The WORST thing that can happen is to have a college contact YOU personally and ask you for the name of a person who will verify the statements. That was always so hard on those we called. In the first ten seconds, you can tell it was a lie. They had no name to give and started making excuses. If it was just one lie about one thing....it invalidated the entire application. You must have done something "real" that you can list. Even if you helped family members or worked with church groups....even giving to the bell ringers at holiday times is giving to charity. Certainly, you have cleaned out closets and given the clothing to the Salvation Army. All that can be claimed. Jobs are the same. Did you ever baby sit...mow a lawn....do anything that you can claim? Find a "unique" way to state it and write it down. BUT tell the truth....being found out ruins all the truths on the application.
2007-05-27 04:28:01 · answer #1 · answered by DinahLynne 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can and some people don't get caught, but others do. There is a significant chance that you would get caught even after a few years in college. Some strict colleges would revoke all your credits if they find out. It's not worth it to lie. It is also very unfair to all those people who did held jobs or have leadership positions outside of school. Suck it up and apply honestly. You only get what you deserve for the amount of work you did. There are always lots of opportunities in the future to make up for your past mistakes. You can do well freshman year at college and transfer to a better school.
2007-05-27 11:57:52 · answer #2 · answered by Chivalrous Chubbu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, you can lie. No one will stop you. But you have to consider the consequences of getting caught. Is it worth it to take the chance of ruining your college career (not only at the college you are applying to, but ANY college you may apply to after you get caught), and possibly jeopardize your future and the rest of your life because you can't get accepted at a decent university?
It's kind of like the Don Imus episode. I don't agree with what Don Imus said, but I think he had every right to say it. But, having the right to do something, and exercising that right, doesn't mean that your action won't have consequences. So, while I support your and Don Imus's right to say and fill out things any way you want to, I also won't feel sorry for either one of you when your decision and action comes back to bite you in the a.ss.
2007-05-27 11:27:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure, if you don't want to go to that college
2007-05-27 11:23:37 · answer #4 · answered by Magick Kitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋