Yale May Ramp Up Fact Checking After Removing First-Year Student

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The Yale news story in the original post doesn’t clarify what was untruthful on application. One possible sequence of events is the expelled student and the quoted roommate did not get along and had major disputes. The roommate complained to froco with similar one-sided and concerning comments to the news story quotes, including claiming the expelled student told her that she wasn’t from North Dakota. The dispute escalated to higher levels where Yale did a more thorough background check and found severe application fabrications. Perhaps even the student’s name is fabricated, as I didn’t see a digital footprint with a quick search, like I did for other Yale students mentioned in story.

The additional information in the linked article was helpful. It sounds like my earlier “possible sequence of events” was in the ballpark. “Katherina Lynn” was indeed a made up name. The student known as Katherina was not from North Dakota. She was a Chinese student from the Bay Area. The roommate quoted in the earlier news story was indeed the person who complained to admins about “Katherina” lying on application, after which the complaints escalated to getting Dean involved and removal from campus. “Katherina” claims the roommate was suspicious about her not being from ND, frequently asking where she was from. “Katherina” claims the key red flag presented to admin was an ID the roommate obtained by searching her purse while she was in the shower, which listed a California address and a different name. This led to more detailed vetting, revealing the fabricated transcript, LORs, and other application components.