Thanks!
Just the fact that you're asking........
I've know someone who had a fake LOR, got caught, and the school called all the other schools and he got rejected across the board.Originally posted by LUBDUBB
I'm sure if something looks fishy, they wouldn't hesitate in calling up the place. Its not something to risk.
Originally posted by docjolly
when it comes to issues such as this (ECs, LORs), my view is the same as the old cliche" honesty is always the best policy...
My undergrad. chemistry tutor (who was also a dear friend) lied to one of his professors about why a certain paper was never turned in. In order to save himself, he lied and stated that his little brother had been killed in an accident, and that this accident affected his ability to complete work. This same professor later wrote a letter of recommendation for my friend and mentioned the "death" of my friend's little brother.
During a med. school interview, the interviewer asked my friend about his little brother, and he stated that his little brother was doing well. This account was obviously inconsistent w/what had been written in the LOR. The med. school discovered the lie, contacted all other med. schools, and contacted the college we attended. He was expelled and then thrown out of school. This brought both he and his family great shame. Sadly to say, my friend took his own life shortly after...
I still can't believe he's gone...
Clearly, this is an extreme example of how your lies can come back to get you. I, of course, don't want to sound like I'm preaching to anyone...I just wanted to add my thoughts...
Originally posted by verbalassasin
I really doubt they verify because on the AAMCAS application they don't ask for phone numbers
Originally posted by Gleevec
People have gotten caught before. Its very rare, but if your adcoms knows someone or finds a time/location inconsistency, you're not going to med school anywhere... ever.
Plus, then your ugrad can file academic dishonesty papers against you as well for your record.
Originally posted by Kashue
Also, question, I wrote down an EC that I stopped doing but wrote on my AMCAS that I'd be doing it till May. I'm wondering if that's ok?
Originally posted by NemoFish
Let's say you volunteered somewhere for one hour per week. If you put on your AMCAS that you volunteered for two hours per week, is that really a big deal?
And yes, I volunteered only one hour per week because it was SO boring I couldn't stand anymore than that. As was all my other volunteering, though I forced myself to do three hours per week of the other types.
To me, those people who think inflating your hours is "evil" in some way should get off their moral high-horse. Inflating your hours isn't any more morally suspect than the thousands of pre-meds who, when asked what their hospital volunteer experience meant to them, describe how they gained "valuable interaction with patients" when all they were really doing was transporting urine specimens to the lab. I mean, COME ON PEOPLE!!!!!