Is it dishonest to not tell College A about every other College B, C, D etc.?

[TranquilMind]

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mom2collegekids: Just because someone (or some entity) asks you a question, it doesn’t mean that they are owed an answer. </p>

<p>Colleges do not have a need to know where else you’re applied. They don’t. They don’t have a legal right to that info. </p>

<p>If they really, really, really needed that info, then they would demand updates if you applied elsewhere after submitting their app. And, if they really needed that info, then the Common App schools would devise a system that they could see where students had applied. </p>

<p>Why do we think that we “have to be honest” when someone asks a question that they have no business knowing?

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<p>No kidding. I can’t believe how much personal information everyone spills everywhere just because they are asked. I decline in almost all cases, and if you want that information about me, get a warrant or show me the code/statute/ordinance that requires it.</p>