University of Rochester Rescinds Admission for Student Who Lied to Get In
A New York university expelled a student from school just one day after she arrived on campus. Inside Higher Ed reports the University of Rochester found out about a student's fraudulent admission, and they didn't take it lightly.
The specific transgression was the clear and purposeful omission of the private school the student attended. She was caught after she posted something on Facebook about enrolling at the university, and a social media user from the private school found the post concerning — she hadn't asked school officials to send her documents to the college.
According to Jonathan Burdick, vice provost and dean of admissions at financial aid at Rochester, it was "a very deliberate effort to avoid mentioning the school," he said to Inside Higher Ed. "It's clear she made a strenuous effort to say she didn't attend."
Instead, the student used a transcript service that claims to assist home-schooled students. She even included letters of recommendation.
Burdick suspects the scandal was due to the student's desire to cover up a grievance that occurred at the private school. Her diploma may have come from a diploma mill, Burdick said.
U of Rochester is grateful for the private school's social media monitoring. Without it, the student would be attending unfairly. And bottom line: don't lie on your applications; it won't work out in the end.
