So glad that nothing like this could happen at UCLA...

...Or could it? From Inside Higher Ed:

A Lehigh University student with a full scholarship pleaded guilty to a forgery change and was expelled after admitting online that he faked admissions documents and used ChatGPT to write his essay. Aryan Anand, 19, was expelled from the private Pennsylvania university this spring after falsifying documents, including his father’s death certificate, tax documents and an email address to impersonate a school principal, according to a report from the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office obtained by Inside Higher Ed.

“Lehigh University revoked his status as a student and his admission was rescinded,” a university spokesperson said in a statement to Inside Higher Ed. “A thorough investigation by Lehigh University police revealed significant fraudulent materials submitted for admission, leading to charges.” ...

Full story at https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/07/08/student-won-scholarship-fake-documents-ai-written-essay.

If you read the full story, you will discover that the fraud was detected only when the student bragged about it on social media.