Do you agree or disagree? Using a fake TOEFL score is a good idea. Use examples and reasons to support your argument.
Is using a fake TOEFL score a good idea? As far as I'm concerned, using a fake TOEFL score is not a good idea. Actually, it's a really stupid idea. Why? Let me explain so if you do try to fake your way into the US of A, you will know what to expect.
For starters, since 9/11, security in America has changed dramatically. Foreign students on student visas, in particular, are under a microscope. They don't know it, but they are. Why? Because many of the 9/11 bombers entered the US on student (F-1) visas. In short, you can thank 9/11 for increasing your chances of being caught scamming the TOEFL test and entering the US on an F-1 visa. Not convinced? Think of it this way: your F-1 visa is a red flag flying in the face of the CIA, the FBI, local police, and school administrators. And a red flag is really easy to see, especially when security is looking for it.
Second, you don't won't to mess with the American legal system. Yes, the police in America are pretty much invisible. That's good. It's a free society. But, if you get into trouble, like using a fake TOEFL score and lying about your F-1 status, the American legal system will fall on you like a ton of bricks. Believe me, you don't won't to mess with the American legal system. It's not what you see on TV. If the authorities smell the faintest odor of deceit rising off you, they will hold you - in jail - until they find a way to nail you. How will they nail you? They will follow the paper trail you left behind starting with your F-1 visa. So you see, you might be able to fake a TOEFL score, but you can't beat the immigration system. Since 9/11, that door has been slammed shut.
And really, honestly, when you're sitting in your first year law class, and the professor asks you to summarize the holding in Miranda v. The United States, and you blush and say, "Yes, I do!" because your 105/120 TOEFL score is a lie, how are you going to feel? And when you get caught, and your name is all over the internet for being a criminal, how are you and your family going to feel? And when you get out of jail and are deported, and you watch TV and see Manhattan and L.A., and all those other great American places, and you think "Gee, I'd love to go back for a vacation," and you realize you can never go back because you are on the US Immigration's "undesirable list" - a computer list of criminals shared by legal authorities all over the world - what will you say to your spouse and kids?
Food for thought.
The Pro
