How big a deal is this?
Chances are you pretended to be someone you were not to gain access to something you shouldn't have had. In the medical field that's a very bad trait.
Good lord. He probably just made his birth date 3 years earlier. You guys act life OP is an identity thief.If you've ever been caught lying about who you are and/or your credentials, that's a big red flag on any application. Need details to provide feedback on judged severity.
Probably to appear 3 years older??The question is why did he make his birth date 3 years earlier? On what ID? What was the situation? That's falsifying your birth date, yes, but for what reason?
The question is why did he make his birth date 3 years earlier? On what ID? What was the situation? That's falsifying your birth date, yes, but for what reason?
If it was on a federal document, it can be a federal offense.Dude come one. Why else would a college student fake his age? To adopt a baby?
I’m assuming OP just got caught with a fake trying to get into a bar, which is pretty vanilla and only a misdemeanor.If it was on a federal document, it can be a federal offense.
I hope that's all it is.I’m assuming OP just got caught with a fake trying to get into a bar, which is pretty vanilla and only a misdemeanor.
In some states, creating a fake ID is a felony so would be more serious than you’re making it out to be. At some schools like UVA, any felony is an automatic rejectionWere you caught going into a nuclear power plant or a dive bar?
Assuming you were one of the tens of thousands of college kids that get busted with a fake trying to buy alcohol/get into a bar, I don't think this is a huge deal. This falls somewhere between possession of alcohol and possession of marijuana. And it is nowhere near the level of physical violence to others or a DUI.
(And in my own opinion, possession of alcohol/weed/fake id are all less serious than academic dishonesty, but that is less of an objective take as the above.)
>99.999% of college kids don’t create their own fake ID. I have never heard of someone being charged with a felony for simply using a fake ID at a bar.In some states, creating a fake ID is a felony so would be more serious than you’re making it out to be. At some schools like UVA, any felony is an automatic rejection
Or LUCOM!If you had a fake ID that made it appear that you were over 21 years old when you were not and the purpose of that fake ID was to get access to venues or products sold to individuals 21 and older, the adcom is likely to recall that we were young once (and the drinking age was 18 when I was in school) and many of us have kids who may be guilty of the same offenses but never caught, and we will have mercy on you. Of course, YMMV. Don't apply to Loma Linda.
Well said. If medical schools only let in people who never drank before 21, never used a fake ID, and never ever used marijuana in an illegal state, they would have a pretty small pool to choose from...or they would be what Loma Linda aspires to be.If you had a fake ID that made it appear that you were over 21 years old when you were not and the purpose of that fake ID was to get access to venues or products sold to individuals 21 and older, the adcom is likely to recall that we were young once (and the drinking age was 18 when I was in school) and many of us have kids who may be guilty of the same offenses but never caught, and we will have mercy on you. Of course, YMMV. Don't apply to Loma Linda.
Hopefully it comes with a good story McLovin. As far as IA's go this is rather mild IMHO
Ballsy but not a fatal mistake. Don't get caught again or have any alcohol/pot related IAs (in other words, stay clean from this point forward) and adcoms should go easy on you.Situation was using false drivers license to get into bar as a freshman in college.
the 2008 txting style and ur username make ur post xtra funny 2 mesome ppl on these forums r ridiculous… have a strong application and ull be fine. interviewers/adcoms will joke abt it with u
u must have a gud sense of humor then!the 2008 txting style and ur username make ur post xtra funny 2 me
How bad?I had far worse and was accepted (reinventing). But, I applied to a huge number of schools and only got three interviews. Had 99%ile MCAT and strong and diverse ECs. To be safe, I'd apply to as many schools as possible.
Community college bad. I messaged you.How bad?