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Whenever you find yourself thinking that being a student at UC Berkeley is mediocre, like any other campus, or no big deal-why don’t you stop and think about the people who almost, but not quite, went here. People like Kevin Hart, the high school offensive lineman who cried Cal recruitment and later faced total embarrassment when Jeff Tedford revealed that he had no idea who Hart was. Or maybe you can think about Azia Kim–a girl who friends thought would attend “a community college and then (transfer) to UC-Berkeley.” Rather than live a legitimate life, however, she decided to fake enrollment at Stanford University.
Most recently, there is Omar Khan of Tesoro High School. He hacked into his school’s computer system, changed his F’s to A’s, and was only caught “when he requested a copy of his official transcript while applying to the University of California, Berkeley.” Busted! At age 18, he now faces up to 38 years in prison.
No one knows, exactly, what motivates souls to commit such desperate acts. Pressure? Parents? Even if you’re one of those too-cool-for-school peeps who think Cal is eh–think about these kids. They wanted to be in our prestigious place so badly that they told the fattest, most dangerous lies of their lives.
Putting the tree-sit, Code Pink and budget cut fiascos aside–we really are quite lucky to be at Cal.
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High school hacker looking at 38 years [vnunet]
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