hey! i go to berkeley and i became a campus ambassador this year because of a video of urs i watched and i’m on LT now! I’m working the kvc right now with jeff and i saw u on the slideshow and I was reminded of your video. Thanks for showing me this amazing job and hopefully ur doing well :)
What if everything in my application such my activities in club that I am founder and president , small research project in my school initiated by me , awards I received are mentioned in 3 letters of recommendations from my teachers and counselor, even after they are saying will they still doubt or red flag to verify it or reach out my teachers and counselor for verification how do they verify it will they call or mail they , so do i need to inform my teachers and counselor to be aware of the verification.
90 degrees in phoenix this morning! Highs today 111! A Chance of monsoon storms this afternoon and evening! Last night there was a 61 mph wind gust at sky harbor Airport! And storm damage in the east valley! And isolated rain!
I have a felony on my record. The school I applied to ask on their application have you’ve ever been convicted of a felony. I said yes. I might get denied but I needed to be honest because they will find out anyway.
Yes definitely best to be honest here! You could also explain the felony in the Additional Comments section of the application, if it is something you want to explain/share more information about what happened.
I love your videos! they have been so helpful to me during the college application process and with my transition to college because I actually got into UC Berkeley and will be attending this Fall! 🐻💙💛
@@rachel_linhey Rachel, quick question. I recently was accepted into a university, and as I looked into my application I stated that I participated in my highschool football team for a year when I didn’t. It wasn’t meant for an advantage, it was just an unfortunate turn of events. I got ill and missed the tryout window. I turned in my application before I was officially on the team😭. I don’t really know what to do now, I didn’t over exaggerate anything i just said I participated that year. What do I do?😭😭
@@user-ds6oq8cu9d You could email the school when you are sending in your updated transcripts and explain the mistake as you did here! The mistake shouldn’t be an issue 🙂
What if I made a typing mistake in the number of participants of the National Math Olympiad. I am from Paraguay and I got 1st in that, and I put it on my Common App of course, but I accidentally put one cero more. It had to be like this: "Gold medal, Math Nationals (x2). Ranked 1st out of 45,000 participants" But I put 450,000 instead. I hace already contacted my admissions officer to inform him about it. Was it the correct thing to do? I really did not mean to do that or exaggerate. I also attached to that email a photo with the gold medallists to give them proof of my honor.
Hi Sebas! You contacted your admissions officer to inform them of the typo, so you should be ok here. It should not be a huge issue because it was an honest mistake and you are not trying to deceive anyone. Make sure you correct the error before submitting future applications on the Common App!
Hello! I know you said you may not want to exceed 24 hours for any activities in the application, but what if I say I was a part of a summer camp for a few weeks, each adding up to 30 hours per week?
That's fine! More so being mindful of the number of hours you are listing for school year activities, that it doesn't exceed the regular number of hours you would be in school, eating/sleeping, and then activities. It would make sense a part-time job or summer job/internship would be 30-40 hours a week!
I’m vp of a club that would improve my college app a lot bc it’s directly correlated to what I want to do in the future but they are making us merge clubs with another one and the other clubs presidents are kicking me into secretary. But since the paperwork for our original club is submitted and I was written down as VP for that can I put VP down rather than secretary because I think it will bring down my application. Also as a section of the club, I was the founder of non profit chapter (inside the club) if that makes sense. Can I write mysef down as founder because I actually contacted the non profit and everything even tho I am just secretary of the actual club. Also it’s important to mention that I’m doing more work than all of the presidents so it’s also not really fair.
Honestly I didn't come here because I wanted to lie , I'am in an organisation which is very old, yk from a time of no social media. It was founded by my uncle and rn I’m the president but my uncle preferred doing everything offline and didn’t like the idea of posting online. So, now I don’t have any online media to proof I am the president but my counselor knows about the organisation so I told him to mention it in the lor. Do you think this much will be enough? I don’t want to suspected as a fraud.
Yeah you should be good with your counselor knowing about your position and this organization! Even if there is no online presence, if you got asked to provide proof, since it is a real organization, you would be able to provide other kinds of documentation!
What happens if I made a big mistake on UC application. I did the IB and went to a school with a quarterly schedule for reports. But I only submitted grades from the fourth quarter of each year because I assumed they were the final grades that summed up the entire year. IB system is different. Also, I did not at the time have all my transcripts, only those ones. What should I do now?
Reach out and email your Regional Admissions Officers with the correct information! However, they might not be able to do anything about it now, but it doesn't hurt to reach out and explain what happened!
I told the truth about everything in my previous college applications and still got rejected. I got accepted to other colleges. Something is wrong here.
I was wondering if you know if colleges can check your essay and information about extracurriculars and rewards after you were admitted early decision. I'm worried that they'll reach out to my school after getting admitted and do fact-check stuff because I heard of this incoming Harvard freshman who got rescinded after finding out he lied about his mom's death in his essay. I'm not sure how rare it is to be rescinded for smth like that
Yes they can check your information after you have been admitted, and it is probably more common that they would check their admitted students compared to applicants they have already rejected. They could fact-check your information, so make sure your counselors and school are aware of any drastic changes!
Hey i have a youtube channel I made in 7th grade and i ran it through mid 9th grade with over 5k subs and i wanted to use it as a passion project but i was wondering if its likely they would check if i exaggerate and say i did it during 10th grade as well
Hey Elijah! Yeah if you include the channel name, anyone can look you up if they were interested in seeing your channel or verifying the accuracy. It is best to be truthful on the application. Is it possible you can continue to make videos now? Most colleges don’t really “count” activities done in middle school, so the UA-cam channel, while very impressive, took place mostly in middle school.
Thank you for a helpful video. I have a really personal question. What if I am an international stundent from a small country and fake some of my grades ? I can even get a confirmation document what I did indeed got those grades , so the only way I can possibly be coughs is if the university calls to my school and asks about my grades. Can they do it ?
Haha yeah, if a college is really suspicious about something, they could call your school/school counselor in order to verify. If you send colleges a falsified transcript and you are caught, that would be a really bad thing because it shows you are intentionally trying to deceive admissions (compared to having an honest typo that you notified them about etc). Being caught falsifying a transcript/grades could lead to having your admissions rescinded or being removed from the college after you've already started there (like the Operation Varsity Blues students who falsified their SAT scores - got expelled or had their college diplomas revoked after the fact).
what happens if someone made a very small change in 1 subject of the transcript like -- (11 out of 50) to (29 out of 50) will it be a big issue later on?
That shouldn’t be an issue since the typo is worse off than the real score. But if you were worried, you could email your admissions officer about it (I don’t think they’d update your app or anything)
My friend is worried about- if they ask his school for the official copy of the transcript - and they see dissimilarity in the marks of that 1 subject Will he be in some trouble or not. (also really appreciate your replies,thanks a lot)
@@rumanmdhasan6224 He should be fine because it is only one mistake! If the issue comes up later on, he can explain that it was a typo when entering the grade information, especially if its the only typo on the application (compared to purposefully entering many grades incorrectly)!
Hey so, I may be over reporting the amount of weeks I'm doing an intership, just because I have social anxiety and my internship requires me to reach out to potential voters. I have the records saying I'm an intern but I'm debating whether or not I should step back or even resign. If decide to step back or resign should I inform the Admission Offices of the colleges I've applied to (even though I have done work for this internship)?
@@jello9079 Hi Yaell! Yeah, if you reported you are working there for 52 weeks, but you only end up interning for 10 weeks, that would be something to notify the colleges of. However, if it is something small like you said you are working 5 hours but only working 2 a week, then I wouldn't notify them, but if someone did have questions, then you could explain the situation that you had to reduce your hours. Good luck!
If I'm already admitted into a college in my country one year ago and I'm studying there and then applying as a freshman to US college, would that be a problem? Should i mention that? what could happen if i don’t mention that? will there be any negative impact for mentioning that?
Hmm I think it depends what kind of credit you are earning at the college in your home country. For example, in the US, if a student finishes high school and starts to take some classes at a community college before applying to a 4-year college, they would be considered a transfer student in the eyes of UC admissions. You might need to mention your current program in your applications because if you finished high school in 2021, then are applying for 2023, you would have an unexplained gap on your application. Try to schedule a meeting with your school counselor (also make sure applying as a freshman is ok). To me, I do not see a reason why you would not report this schooling experience.
What if you get rejected from all UC's for lying on your application, but later graduate from a junior college. Can you still attend a UC, or are you blacklisted?
This kind of information isn't publicly available, but I would think it depends on a case-by-case basis depending on what the lying was and the severity. Since the UCs can share information, if one UC uncovers something, they can notify the other UC Admissions Teams!
When you apply to uc schools you don’t send your transcripts yet. So if a student lied about their grades wouldn’t your application get revoked cause I’m pretty sure you send your final transcript to uc schools in the summer?
Yeah! When you apply to the UCs, you self-report all of your grades and scores. Once you are admitted, you would send in the final transcripts and if there is a huge mismatch in the self report compared to actual grades that is not just a simple typing error, then you could have your admissions rescinded. So using application revoked/admissions rescinded sort of interchangeably, but you are correct!
@@derek3613 Don't think like that! The UCs use holistic admissions, so your GPA is just one part of your overall application. Make sure you spend time writing and editing your PIQs! I've read applications from students with "lower" GPAs who are still recommended for admission because of other parts of their applications, like their activities and PIQs, make them stand out! Don't be too scared to apply, you never know the admissions result unless you try!
Haha, my grades have dropped significantly since covid happened. I’m a senior now, it feels so stressful how my junior year grades are so poor it dropped my gpa drastically. Oh well.
@@derek3613 That is understandable and ok! In your additional comments section for the UC application, definitely use that space to explain some of your situation. Readers will probably be looking for your additional comments if there is a huge grade difference.
I wouldn’t say “exaggerate,” but make sure you’re representing your activities accurately. For example, say you’re babysitting, in your activity description, you don’t just want to say “babysitting a neighborhood kid,” but you’d want to provide as much detail as possible. So something more descriptive could be “preparing 2 meals, helping with homework (could list subjects), cleaning up the kitchen and play area for a 5 year old and 7 year old”
On the original application, you would self-report your grades, scores, and schools attended. If you are admitted, then you would send your official transcripts, so the UC would be able to verify where you attended school previously and the grades earned!
Pretty much! Although colleges usually receive a fewer number of transfer applications compared to freshman, so readers might have a more watchful eye when reviewing applications to spot any inconsistencies or odd occurrences. But similarly, most top colleges do not have the time to fact-check every single application they receive but would leave it up to the audits, high school/CC counselors, and official scores to verify the information.
hey! i go to berkeley and i became a campus ambassador this year because of a video of urs i watched and i’m on LT now! I’m working the kvc right now with jeff and i saw u on the slideshow and I was reminded of your video. Thanks for showing me this amazing job and hopefully ur doing well :)
Aw wow, congrats on LT!! I'm glad you enjoy being a Campus Ambassador, it is a fun job. I miss the tour days! :')
colleges lack time so they check only those who view this video.
🤣🤣🤣
What if everything in my application such my activities in club that I am founder and president , small research project in my school initiated by me , awards I received are mentioned in 3 letters of recommendations from my teachers and counselor, even after they are saying will they still doubt or red flag to verify it or reach out my teachers and counselor for verification how do they verify it will they call or mail they , so do i need to inform my teachers and counselor to be aware of the verification.
90 degrees in phoenix this morning! Highs today 111! A Chance of monsoon storms this afternoon and evening! Last night there was a 61 mph wind gust at sky harbor Airport! And storm damage in the east valley! And isolated rain!
wow a hot day for you today! Stay safe! 🌅
I have a felony on my record. The school I applied to ask on their application have you’ve ever been convicted of a felony. I said yes. I might get denied but I needed to be honest because they will find out anyway.
Yes definitely best to be honest here! You could also explain the felony in the Additional Comments section of the application, if it is something you want to explain/share more information about what happened.
bro you shouldn't have admitted that to them. They won't check anyways they just want to find easy ways to reject applicants
I love your videos! they have been so helpful to me during the college application process and with my transition to college because I actually got into UC Berkeley and will be attending this Fall! 🐻💙💛
Aw thanks so much, it really means a lot!! Congrats on Berkeley! Go bears! 🐻💙
@@rachel_linhey Rachel, quick question. I recently was accepted into a university, and as I looked into my application I stated that I participated in my highschool football team for a year when I didn’t. It wasn’t meant for an advantage, it was just an unfortunate turn of events. I got ill and missed the tryout window. I turned in my application before I was officially on the team😭. I don’t really know what to do now, I didn’t over exaggerate anything i just said I participated that year. What do I do?😭😭
@@user-ds6oq8cu9d You could email the school when you are sending in your updated transcripts and explain the mistake as you did here! The mistake shouldn’t be an issue 🙂
What if I made a typing mistake in the number of participants of the National Math Olympiad.
I am from Paraguay and I got 1st in that, and I put it on my Common App of course, but I accidentally put one cero more. It had to be like this:
"Gold medal, Math Nationals (x2). Ranked 1st out of 45,000 participants"
But I put 450,000 instead.
I hace already contacted my admissions officer to inform him about it. Was it the correct thing to do? I really did not mean to do that or exaggerate. I also attached to that email a photo with the gold medallists to give them proof of my honor.
Hi Sebas! You contacted your admissions officer to inform them of the typo, so you should be ok here. It should not be a huge issue because it was an honest mistake and you are not trying to deceive anyone. Make sure you correct the error before submitting future applications on the Common App!
Hello! I know you said you may not want to exceed 24 hours for any activities in the application, but what if I say I was a part of a summer camp for a few weeks, each adding up to 30 hours per week?
That's fine! More so being mindful of the number of hours you are listing for school year activities, that it doesn't exceed the regular number of hours you would be in school, eating/sleeping, and then activities. It would make sense a part-time job or summer job/internship would be 30-40 hours a week!
I’m vp of a club that would improve my college app a lot bc it’s directly correlated to what I want to do in the future but they are making us merge clubs with another one and the other clubs presidents are kicking me into secretary. But since the paperwork for our original club is submitted and I was written down as VP for that can I put VP down rather than secretary because I think it will bring down my application. Also as a section of the club, I was the founder of non profit chapter (inside the club) if that makes sense. Can I write mysef down as founder because I actually contacted the non profit and everything even tho I am just secretary of the actual club. Also it’s important to mention that I’m doing more work than all of the presidents so it’s also not really fair.
i would
They ask for parents personal info like whyyyyy how is that related
Honestly I didn't come here because I wanted to lie , I'am in an organisation which is very old, yk from a time of no social media. It was founded by my uncle and rn I’m the president but my uncle preferred doing everything offline and didn’t like the idea of posting online. So, now I don’t have any online media to proof I am the president but my counselor knows about the organisation so I told him to mention it in the lor. Do you think this much will be enough? I don’t want to suspected as a fraud.
Yeah you should be good with your counselor knowing about your position and this organization! Even if there is no online presence, if you got asked to provide proof, since it is a real organization, you would be able to provide other kinds of documentation!
What happens if I made a big mistake on UC application. I did the IB and went to a school with a quarterly schedule for reports. But I only submitted grades from the fourth quarter of each year because I assumed they were the final grades that summed up the entire year. IB system is different. Also, I did not at the time have all my transcripts, only those ones. What should I do now?
Reach out and email your Regional Admissions Officers with the correct information! However, they might not be able to do anything about it now, but it doesn't hurt to reach out and explain what happened!
I told the truth about everything in my previous college applications and still got rejected. I got accepted to other colleges. Something is wrong here.
I was wondering if you know if colleges can check your essay and information about extracurriculars and rewards after you were admitted early decision. I'm worried that they'll reach out to my school after getting admitted and do fact-check stuff because I heard of this incoming Harvard freshman who got rescinded after finding out he lied about his mom's death in his essay. I'm not sure how rare it is to be rescinded for smth like that
Yes they can check your information after you have been admitted, and it is probably more common that they would check their admitted students compared to applicants they have already rejected. They could fact-check your information, so make sure your counselors and school are aware of any drastic changes!
Hey i have a youtube channel I made in 7th grade and i ran it through mid 9th grade with over 5k subs and i wanted to use it as a passion project but i was wondering if its likely they would check if i exaggerate and say i did it during 10th grade as well
i’m just worried they’ll check if I put the youtube channel name in the description and they see the last video was 2021
Hey Elijah! Yeah if you include the channel name, anyone can look you up if they were interested in seeing your channel or verifying the accuracy. It is best to be truthful on the application. Is it possible you can continue to make videos now? Most colleges don’t really “count” activities done in middle school, so the UA-cam channel, while very impressive, took place mostly in middle school.
Thank you for a helpful video.
I have a really personal question. What if I am an international stundent from a small country and fake some of my grades ? I can even get a confirmation document what I did indeed got those grades , so the only way I can possibly be coughs is if the university calls to my school and asks about my grades. Can they do it ?
Haha yeah, if a college is really suspicious about something, they could call your school/school counselor in order to verify. If you send colleges a falsified transcript and you are caught, that would be a really bad thing because it shows you are intentionally trying to deceive admissions (compared to having an honest typo that you notified them about etc). Being caught falsifying a transcript/grades could lead to having your admissions rescinded or being removed from the college after you've already started there (like the Operation Varsity Blues students who falsified their SAT scores - got expelled or had their college diplomas revoked after the fact).
How college know about this, if I already start classes their? How they identify, hahaha
lol wtf ... some kid got charged with 20 counts of larceny for lying on their college app?
what happens if someone made a very small change in 1 subject of the transcript like -- (11 out of 50) to (29 out of 50)
will it be a big issue later on?
That shouldn’t be an issue since the typo is worse off than the real score. But if you were worried, you could email your admissions officer about it (I don’t think they’d update your app or anything)
My friend is worried about- if they ask his school for the official copy of the transcript - and they see dissimilarity in the marks of that 1 subject
Will he be in some trouble or not.
(also really appreciate your replies,thanks a lot)
@@rumanmdhasan6224 He should be fine because it is only one mistake! If the issue comes up later on, he can explain that it was a typo when entering the grade information, especially if its the only typo on the application (compared to purposefully entering many grades incorrectly)!
Hey so, I may be over reporting the amount of weeks I'm doing an intership, just because I have social anxiety and my internship requires me to reach out to potential voters. I have the records saying I'm an intern but I'm debating whether or not I should step back or even resign. If decide to step back or resign should I inform the Admission Offices of the colleges I've applied to (even though I have done work for this internship)?
Sorry super complicated lol
@@jello9079 Hi Yaell! Yeah, if you reported you are working there for 52 weeks, but you only end up interning for 10 weeks, that would be something to notify the colleges of. However, if it is something small like you said you are working 5 hours but only working 2 a week, then I wouldn't notify them, but if someone did have questions, then you could explain the situation that you had to reduce your hours. Good luck!
If I'm already admitted into a college in my country one year ago and I'm studying there and then applying as a freshman to US college, would that be a problem? Should i mention that? what could happen if i don’t mention that? will there be any negative impact for mentioning that?
Hmm I think it depends what kind of credit you are earning at the college in your home country. For example, in the US, if a student finishes high school and starts to take some classes at a community college before applying to a 4-year college, they would be considered a transfer student in the eyes of UC admissions. You might need to mention your current program in your applications because if you finished high school in 2021, then are applying for 2023, you would have an unexplained gap on your application. Try to schedule a meeting with your school counselor (also make sure applying as a freshman is ok). To me, I do not see a reason why you would not report this schooling experience.
@@rachel_lin thanksss
What if you get rejected from all UC's for lying on your application, but later graduate from a junior college. Can you still attend a UC, or are you blacklisted?
This kind of information isn't publicly available, but I would think it depends on a case-by-case basis depending on what the lying was and the severity. Since the UCs can share information, if one UC uncovers something, they can notify the other UC Admissions Teams!
When you apply to uc schools you don’t send your transcripts yet. So if a student lied about their grades wouldn’t your application get revoked cause I’m pretty sure you send your final transcript to uc schools in the summer?
Yeah! When you apply to the UCs, you self-report all of your grades and scores. Once you are admitted, you would send in the final transcripts and if there is a huge mismatch in the self report compared to actual grades that is not just a simple typing error, then you could have your admissions rescinded. So using application revoked/admissions rescinded sort of interchangeably, but you are correct!
Oh alright, I feel like I’m not even going to get in. I have a 3.0 gpa on the dot lmao scared to apply.
@@derek3613 Don't think like that! The UCs use holistic admissions, so your GPA is just one part of your overall application. Make sure you spend time writing and editing your PIQs! I've read applications from students with "lower" GPAs who are still recommended for admission because of other parts of their applications, like their activities and PIQs, make them stand out! Don't be too scared to apply, you never know the admissions result unless you try!
Haha, my grades have dropped significantly since covid happened. I’m a senior now, it feels so stressful how my junior year grades are so poor it dropped my gpa drastically. Oh well.
@@derek3613 That is understandable and ok! In your additional comments section for the UC application, definitely use that space to explain some of your situation. Readers will probably be looking for your additional comments if there is a huge grade difference.
Should I exaggerate my achievements and hobbies?
I wouldn’t say “exaggerate,” but make sure you’re representing your activities accurately. For example, say you’re babysitting, in your activity description, you don’t just want to say “babysitting a neighborhood kid,” but you’d want to provide as much detail as possible. So something more descriptive could be “preparing 2 meals, helping with homework (could list subjects), cleaning up the kitchen and play area for a 5 year old and 7 year old”
Do UC actually check all community college attended?
On the original application, you would self-report your grades, scores, and schools attended. If you are admitted, then you would send your official transcripts, so the UC would be able to verify where you attended school previously and the grades earned!
Do they look for certificates??
Hi Rachel, is this also true for transfer students? Thank you.
Pretty much! Although colleges usually receive a fewer number of transfer applications compared to freshman, so readers might have a more watchful eye when reviewing applications to spot any inconsistencies or odd occurrences. But similarly, most top colleges do not have the time to fact-check every single application they receive but would leave it up to the audits, high school/CC counselors, and official scores to verify the information.
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