In theory, couldn’t someone just lie on the SRAR about their GPA, get accepted to UP, then email them and say something was messed up? Or couldn’t said person lie on the SRAR, get accepted to UP, then quickly edit the SRAR?
They would be well within their rights to take back the acceptance if the student was found to be lying.
@bodangles of course, but how would they know if he was lying or not? Say for instance the student put on his SRAR he had a 3.5 GPA then gets into UP. After he knows he got into UP, he quickly edits and resubmits the SRAR with his actual GPA, a 3.1, how would they know he was lying?
Because they’re not stupid. Changing things after you’ve been admitted should throw all kinds of red flags for them.
And it looks like you have to specifically get permission for it to be edited after you’ve submitted it:
https://admissions.psu.edu/apply/srar/srar-faq/
Good luck to the student trying to explain that away.
You have to send an official final transcript once you graduate from high school. Easy to compare with the SRAR if they choose to do so.
https://admissions.psu.edu/apply/srar/srar-faq/when-will-i-submit-official-transcripts/
As mentioned, you can’t go back and edit the SRAR. Also, your gpa is calculated, not just entered.
PSU uses human beings to check the actual transcript against what was entered. If you lied, you will not only have your offer rescinded (and any payments lost) but that information goes into the common app database. And stays on your PSU app, should you try and apply again later.