gaming the system....well...yeah

WayOutWestMom
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:48:03 +0000

Actually med school applicants sign an legal affirmation on their application saying that they are complying with all the instructions for the AMCAS application (which includes reporting all college coursework taken or attempted) on penalty of perjury.

So, yeah, lying on your application is perjury. And the penalty–any acceptances get revoked and you’re not allowed to reapply to a US med school. If you have already matriculated, you’re expelled with prejudice and may not matriculate anywhere else. And if you’ve received your MD degree–that gets revoked as well.

I think for med school hopefuls, jail time would be preferable.