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I lied on my college application...what should I do?
Okay, I wrote an essay about this amazing service project that never happened. It was about home repair...I said I started this program and repaired like fifty homes.
so I got selected for the scholarship program I applied for....i have to work 10 hours a week...I told my parents i didn't want to do it and they said either I do it or I don't go to college in the fall and will take a year off. (Theres no way they can pay for my college without the program).....
I don't know what to do...I feel horrible about lying and will never ever do it again...I don't want to do the program, but I want to go to college! I'm so worried and upset...I have noone to talk to about this....I hate myself...I know i shouldn't have lied, but what should I do?! please, please help me!
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It sounds like you recieved work-study, not really a scholarship. Maybe I just misread your question though. It isn't really a big deal, people lie about things on college essays all the time and no one is really going to check up on things. And it is only 10 hours a week which is nothing. College is expensive and I say take whatever money you can get. Just stop beating yourself up about this.
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You have two options:
1) Fess up. The scholarship will undoubtedly be taken away from you. But it will then be given to someone more deserving of it. It'll take a lot of courage to admit to what you did, and you're going to lose some major respect. But in the long run, at least you won't have any regrets about doing the right thing.
2) Keep your mouth shut and enroll in that program. Of course, you risk someone finding out the truth about the essay. And if they find out before you fess up, the consequences could be graver.
Unfortunately, you made a mistake and now you're going to have to live with the repercussions, no matter what choice you go with. Is there an inexpensive community college you could attend? Any college is better than no college, so don't think you have no other options.
Good luck, and I hope you make the best decision.
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i'm so sorry. but i won't tell you "you shouldn't have lied! you're gonna pay for it!"
if i were you, just go the college & take the scholarship. it's better than wasting a year of your life. it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. take it.
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