“Lying” is such a strong word. Let’s just say that applicants need to be more creative.
Look, I’m just a dumb Hunky from a mill town. But on my college application I said I was a poor Jamaican whose father had been beaten by British slaveowners.
It work, mon. 🇯🇲
Any student who can’t make up a Native American or Hispanic grandparent clearly is not qualified for an elite college since they will have to learn how to lie during their work lives as well.
“Fake it until you make it” will be the motto for every ambitious young person.
“We train sociopaths” will be the motto for every “respected” college and university.
;-)