Fake It ‘Till You Make It
To tell you the truth, virtually everyone embellishes at least a little bit of the information that is listed on their job applications and resumes. This is something that comes naturally to us! We swear that we won’t tell anyone about it. However, in order for this person to get their thoughts out of their head, they were forced to do so in an anonymous manner. They openly admitted on their application to the University of Pennsylvania that they had lied about the majority of the personal information that was requested about them.
They not only pretended to have the ability, but they took it to an extreme level. They made it a point to follow their interviewer on social media so that they could get a feel for who she is as a person. They were able to completely dominate the interview and make an indelible mark on the person who was being interviewed by using this strategy. Because of their lies, they were accepted into the school; however, we are unsure whether or not it was beneficial for them to lie in the first place.