Interesting article in "The New York Times"regarding the truth:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/education/claremont-mckenna-college-says-it-exaggerated-sat-figures.html?_r=1&ref=education
A well-known and prestigious college in California has been "fudging" its SAT scores to US News and World Report and other sources. I spend a lot of time working with students as they go through their college search and using rankings and college reported scores can help answer the questions - "will I get in." Those reported scores do not guarantee admission, however they are a guide. Ten points here and there may not necessarily make a huge difference in the college rank or if a student sees themselves as a reasonable candidate for a school, however the bigger issues is that a school is reporting false information. These are the same places review academic records, personal essays, and resumes and ask that applicants give honest representation of who they are.
After reading this, why wouldn't a student "fudge" their own application?
Interesting. I suppose dishonesty is nothing new in our world. What is new is that in this day and age, lying may be easier but discovering lies is easier also.
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