Paid work experience under a fake name

[ranob]

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While skimming through the forum, I came across uclakid's thread re: how medical schools verify ECs. It seems the general consensus was that medical schools (like regular colleges) do not have the time to verify ECs. However, it was also mentioned that paid work experience is checked very easily. One important question not addressed by the thread is whether medical schools email students whose ECs they are unable to verify for clarification, or just secretly add them to a blacklist so that they are rejected across the board. Anyone (preferably adcom members) know the answer to this question? Thanks in advance.

Edit: Background information removed as it's not super important and appears to be leading to derailment.

 

[Ismet]

Last week: Some bureaucrats at my university have it out for me
This week: I currently have a part time job under a fake name

I feel like there are some things you need to work out before you apply to med school.

ECs are not verified very often but that's not to say it never happens, especially if something seems fishy. Lying is not a good feature for your application. I'd suggest either using your real name for your job (though won't you get fired for lying?) or leaving the job off your application.

 

[Fedekz]

I'm curious how you manage to have PAID work under a fake name. How did you set up direct deposit or cash your checks? I don't know any HR department that would be fine with "oh just deposit it in my 'friends' account".

Sounds like your trolling...

None the less, I wouldn't put it on anything and you are ******ed for doing this to begin with if not a troll. Did you check to see if anyone else has the name and dob you used? Chances are that someone in the US does if it's a common name. Now you've just committed identify theft likely.

 

[MrLogan13]

From a purely legal standpoint, you should not be signing contracts with a false name and under false pretenses. If anything happens, it won't be good for you.

 

[ranob]

@Ismet They definitely won't fire me for disclosing my true identity, as they already know I'm working under a pseudonym. They just don't know that I'm a college student. Also, unrelated to this thread but I'm meeting with the bureaucrats next week, so that issue should be resolved fairly soon.

@Fedekz The HR department is probably why they're making me sign a legal contract in the first place. I've used a friend's paypal in the past, but plan to use a joint bank account to cash future checks.

@MrLogan is it really false pretenses if they know I'm using a fake name?

Edit: Still looking for an answer as to whether medical schools email students whose ECs they are unable to verify for clarification, or just secretly add them to a blacklist so that they are rejected across the board.

 

[MrLogan13]

@Ismet They definitely won't fire me for disclosing my true identity, as they already know I'm working under a pseudonym. They just don't know that I'm a college student. Also, unrelated to this thread but I'm meeting with the bureaucrats next week, so that issue should be resolved fairly soon.

@Fedekz The HR department is probably why they're making me sign a legal contract in the first place. I've used a friend's paypal in the past, but plan to use a joint bank account to cash future checks.

@MrLogan is it really false pretenses if they know I'm using a fake name?

Edit: Still looking for an answer as to whether medical schools email students whose ECs they are unable to verify for clarification, or just secretly add them to a blacklist so that they are rejected across the board.

It's false pretenses; you represented yourself as a college graduate. You said yourself they think you have a degree and that they don't know you're a student.

I could use my real name; but would prefer to use my fake name as I'm worried they won't respect me as much if they find out I don't have a college degree yet.

 

[NontradCA]

Is your PT job trolling the internet?

 

[NeuResurgens]

This is pretty sketchy. Why get a job with a fake name? Honesty is important to medical schools, so you really should be getting into the kinds of situations in which you need to use a pseudonym.

 

[ranob]

@MrLogan I suppose I should be a bit more clear: I suspect that they think think I'm a college graduate with a degree (based on the nature of the work I'm involved in). They have never explicitly stated that they think I am college graduate; I have never explicitly stated or denied that I am in college. Anyway, this conversion is going off-topic, so lets not continue it...
@UNMedGa There is no dishonesty involved here, although it is quite likely that med schools will not see it this way, which is why I'm trying to find out whether or not they email students whose ECs they are unable to verify for clarification.

 

[NeuResurgens]

@MrLogan I suppose I should be a bit more clear: I suspect that they think think I'm a college graduate with a degree (based on the nature of the work I'm involved in). They have never explicitly stated that they think I am college graduate; I have never explicitly stated or denied that I am in college. Anyway, this conversion is going off-topic, so lets not continue it...
@UNMedGa There is no dishonesty involved here, although it is quite likely that med schools will not see it this way, which is why I'm trying to find out whether or not they email students whose ECs they are unable to verify for clarification.

I'm just confused as far as how you got into this situation. This is something that would probably be very detrimental when applying to medical school if the schools find out you were working under a fake name. You'll probably need to tell your employer your real name at the very least, since that's how schools will ask for you when they verify your ECs.

 

[MrLogan13]

If there's no deception involved then why use a fake name? When you submit your background check to Certiphi you'll have to list any aliases you've ever used anyway, so there's that.

 

[ranob]

@MrLogan I guess I'm just a bit paranoid that my employers might not respect me as much once they find out that I'm in college. (I've had some bad experiences re: respect and job opportunities in high school.) It's really not that big of a deal, so if it signing the contract in my real name will help my med school application (which, based on this thread, it seems like it will), I'll definitely do that.

 

[gyngyn]

Who is paying your taxes?
Are you paying Social Security into a fake account?

 

[Jplewis002]

Why are you using a fake name at this "job?"

 

[NeuResurgens]

@MrLogan I guess I'm just a bit paranoid that my employers might not respect me as much once they find out that I'm in college. (I've had some bad experiences re: respect and job opportunities in high school.) It's really not that big of a deal, so if it signing the contract in my real name will help my med school application (which, based on this thread, it seems like it will), I'll definitely do that.

I think this is the best course of action. You'll get more disrespect for pretending to be someone else than by being in college.

 

[Chipster.]

@MrLogan I guess I'm just a bit paranoid that my employers might not respect me as much once they find out that I'm in college. (I've had some bad experiences re: respect and job opportunities in high school.) It's really not that big of a deal, so if it signing the contract in my real name will help my med school application (which, based on this thread, it seems like it will), I'll definitely do that.

So is everyone out to get you or is it just the bureaucrats, employers and random people who won't let you have everything your way?

 

[ranob]

@Ismet requesting this thread be locked, as it has strayed far off-topic by this point.
If anyone has an answer to the question of whether medical schools email students whose ECs they are unable to verify for clarification, or just secretly add them to a blacklist so that they are rejected across the board and is interested in sharing, just shoot me a PM.

 

[Jplewis002]

@ranob stop making threads.

 

[Ismet]

Every school has a different way of handling most things. You're not going to get one answer across the board. And this happens so rarely that I doubt any adcoms can give you insight on what happens specifically.

Just sign the contract with your real name and stop with this fake name business. Lying and paranoia are not good in a future physician.

Closing thread per request.