Can you write about depression in college essay?

College Transitions bottom line If you are going to discuss your depression, anxiety, or other mental condition in your application, do so in a strategic manner for the purpose of illuminating otherwise unexplained inconsistencies in your academic record.

Do colleges verify information in applications?

There is no way that admission offices have the time or the ability to fact-check every part of every student’s application. The keys are making sure that a student’s application has integrity and that decisions are made on information that hasn’t necessarily been verified, but is verifiable.

Do colleges verify letters of recommendation?

About 52% of prospective students write the letter and get it signed from recommender. We don’t know what percentage of 52% got admission, but from real life experience, universities assume the authenticity of the recommendation letter. Probably very few (less than 1%) might check the authenticity.

Can you fake letters of recommendation?

The two main methods of faking letters of reference are 1) writing a fake letter from a real source and 2) writing a fake letter from a fake source. Both of these methods can and will lead to disaster, even if it doesn’t happen immediately.