I know of two people who just applied as freshman instead of transfering (they lied and it worked)

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@PinkFloydFan

Obviously I would never want to lie on a college application

There you go. Succinct. It is not supposed to be “I don’t want to lie unless I can never be caught.”</p>

<p>I’m going to post something that applies specifically to a different situation (sending in test scores) and different school (Yale), but think about it, please. Don’t be another Brick in the Wall (sorry, couldn’t help it).</p>

<p>Edited from user LyricalLacuna’s original post:

My Dad explained it to me this way: (if you’re lucky) you’re about to embark on a four year relationship with this college. You need to have as much integrity on your end as you expect Yale to have in their dealings with you. If the college started lying to you about their admissions policies, not being transparent or otherwise betraying your trust, you’d be outraged and it would change everything about your experience. Violating an expectation, even if you think you can get away with it, is bound to backfire. Sending your less impressive scores, if they are required, will show Yale you have confidence in the process and personal integrity – and that will count for a lot. That’s how I’m looking at it anyway.

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