<p>I would contact Princeton anonymously. Then alert the school counselor to the report.</p>
<p>At this point it’s just a rumor. It could be false. It would be very stupid to brag about exaggerating one’s accomplishments in a Princeton application.</p>
<p>I agree that you should contact Princeton. It’s unethical and if she cheated on her app I’m sure she would have no qualms cheating on a test. I don’t want a classmate like that. And if she really gloated to her friends about it, she’s stupid. Your guidance counselor will be able to confirm if the leadership positions were falsified, should Princeton contact him/her. </p>
<p>I understand your frustration that she got in and you didn’t. If it comes out that she did blatantly lie and her acceptance offer is rescinded, will you be asked to take her place? Highly unlikely. But you will get an awesome education anyway and she will have to learn a very serious life lesson.</p>
<p>Why contact Princeton, or any other college, until after you know if the rumors are true?
Your guidance counselor should be the official to deal with this. Then you will have done your ethical duty and cleansed your conscience without making yourself appear vindictive.
How badly will you feel if you report to the college only to find out it was an untrue rumor?</p>
<p>TouchStone1, you seem really dissatisfied with me, and I get your point, so you can now stop telling me “how badly” I’ll feel. I know best how I would feel in particular situations, not you.</p>
<p>Contact them but use a different email from the one you used on your application. That way, they won’t know who you are and that you are a someone who got rejected. Otherwise, they may just think you’re being bitter.</p>
<p>There’s a guy in my class who cheated his way through hs and got caught a couple of times; however, he got accepted to USC and Berkeley. I’m bitter, but I know one of the two things are going to happen: 1) he will get caught cheating in college 2) he will not cheat and because cheating is the only way he gets good grades, he will fail out of college.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t contact Princeton anonymously. I would write my name and say from what school I am, so it doesn’t look like a prank, but a much more serious e-mail.</p>
<p>If you are ever told that life eventually gets at liars, that is because they get caught. This time, she got caught by you. Personally, I can’t stand cheating, and I really wouldn’t wish it upon Princeton’s Class of 2017 or any other university’s to have a cheater among them. Mostly because of grade deflation at Princeton, I’m sure it would only hurt everyone who is genuinely working hard for an A.</p>
<p>I’m very sorry you didn’t get in, but I’m sure you’ll have the best four years of your life anywhere else you go! You’ll move on from this incident and from that unpleasant girl, but for now, I urge to do what is right and contact Princeton admissions. Just give them a heads up. They can call the school counselor any time and ask about the girl’s leadership positions.</p>
<p>Do it.</p>
<p>10char</p>
<p>Seems odd you don’t want to talk to an adult at your school about this.
I’ll sign off this thread permanently now.</p>
<p>Her acceptance probably was not the cause of your rejection, but I don’t see anything wrong with reporting her if her lies were significant (significant being lying about winning national merit, being president of major school clubs, or playing sports with which she was never involved). If it’s smaller, like putting club VP instead of Secretary, I’d let it drop.</p>
<p>Disregarding your intentions, I would keep in mind that there are many wait listed students who are very deserving. I’ve met kids who worked their butts off throughout high school and wound up on the wait list. I’m sure Princeton would prefer those kids over individuals who cheat and lie to gain acceptance.</p>
<p>If you’re still unsure about reporting her, I’d take it up with your school’s guidance counselor. While your counselor would be unlikely to contact Princeton (school quality is often defined by which universities students attend), the girl should at least get a nice scolding.</p>
<p>I think that you should tell her that you turned her in just for the entertainment value. It is April Fools Day. </p>
<p>Should be quite the laugh.</p>
<p>Assuming you really do have solid leads on this and your motivations are (mostly) pure, I would anonymously email Princeton, too. My sense of justice is offended – no matter how many kids purportedly do this kind of thing or how lousy you would feel or how guilty she might eventually feel. None of that makes it right. Liars shouldn’t be rewarded with offers of admission at Princeton.</p>
<p>Still, I’d love to hear what gibby thinks…</p>
<p>Just to make sure, emailing anonymously is not a crime or anything, right? Is there a chance that they may track me down and contact my accepted colleges? Sorry if I sound stupid.</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s illegal. I’m pretty sure you’d be fine if you wanted to contact them, and even if they could/wanted to look you up, I doubt they’d have time to contact all your schools and tell them that you anonymously tipped them off about a potential problem. (And even if they hypothetically did, I don’t think any university would hold that against you. A.) it shows honesty and b.) it doesn’t directly affect their institutions) </p>
<p>I think the only area of concern here is if you morally want to do it, because either way is perfectly plausible and acceptable, in my opinion.</p>
<p>mariobro, think about it this way. There are currently about a thousand students on the Princeton waitlist, hoping, praying that they’ll get a phone call with good news. It’s probably safe to say that most of the students on the waitlist did NOT lie on their application.</p>
<p>Your friend going to Princeton would be preventing the waitlisted students from ever attending what is possibly their dream school (and they arguably deserve it more than your friend does). </p>
<p>I think the most honest (and also kindest, most considerate) thing to do is to give Princeton a call. This is what is best for your friend. If her dishonesty goes unpunished in this instance, then lying and cheating could easily become an unchecked habit. She needs to learn that her actions have consequences, and that bad actions typically have bad consequences. This is an important lesson that she needs to learn, and you would be a good friend to her if you called Princeton.</p>
<p>Lmao. Those who
Support “telling” on this kid are jealous morons. You just feel bad you didn’t get in. You want to mess another’s entire life up by basically snitching on them because you propone that “it’s right”. Im sorry mario but in the real world you live your own life. You’re just bitter. Let her fail at Princeton. Dishonesty doesn’t succeed. But I warn you, it’s absolutely pathetic to snitch out someone because things didn’t go your way. Hahahahhaa I can’t believe someone is really considering this… </p>
<p>Oh and I hope this girl was actually legit. Just so vindictive idiots like you can’t mess with others’ lives.</p>
<p>I’m all for honesty, but it seems that you are doing this merely because of spite. And the fact that this is based on heresay and the consequences on someone’s entire life are so huge, I don’t know if this would be smart. I apologize if I got a little passionate previously lol. Sorry. I know you’re trying to do the right thing; I just didn’t agree with the methods being proposed. </p>
<p>My bad Mario I apologize.</p>
<p>I see nothing wrong with suggesting to Princeton that they verify her application. It’s not true that “what goes around, comes around.” Really, people in the mafia live long, happy lives (some of them, anyway). I’m not jealous … I have no affiliation with Princeton and don’t expect I ever will. Princeton might not do anything, but the OP will have the satisfaction of having tried to right this wrong. I don’t get why people are so apathetic. If they saw someone stealing in a store, would they report it or look the other way? If you saw a hit and run accident, would you keep driving and mind your own business?</p>
<p>What’s the difference between a “whistleblower” and a “snitch”? </p>
<p>Whistleblowers act for the public good. Snitches are just out for themselves.</p>
<p>Which are you?</p>
<p>I decided to make no further remarks on this thread, as my comments were received as negative. However, I must say the following: I suggested that the student speak with her high school guidance counselor about the rumor, who could have determined its truth by simply looking online at the suspect’s Common App. Other posters stated this was a bad idea, because the school would not want to jeopardize the girl’s admission to an Ivy. </p>
<p>So, not only does everyone assume the other student has been dishonest, but some also assume that the high school guidance counselor is dishonest. What a world…</p>
<p>I would argue that the guidance counselor is not the person who should decide whether or not she should be reported to Princeton. The guidance counselor can answer the phone when Princeton calls, and confirm/deny that she lied, but they have zero authority in this case. Involving the guidance counselor is not necessary, and they do have a perverse incentive to NOT report the girl.</p>
<p>Also, YoungDerivative, unlike the OP, I go to Princeton, so I promise you, I’m not jealous of this girl. And I am 110% disgusted with the comments here, which seem to imply that “snitching” is worse than lying on your college app.</p>