Nothing to do with this case, but that makes me wonder if it is possible to get a college degree with a fake name. Assuming you don't have any federal assistance or loans, would you need a SSN? Even if you do, would the school actually run it through any system that would verify it, or do they just keep it in their system as an identifier? If the latter, you could just provide a made-up SSN, and as long as nobody comes along and applies to the school with the same number, it may never be discovered.
I always thought the biggest downside to dropping your life, changing your name, and trying to start over would be the inability to get a college-requiring job, but maybe it would be a possibility. (Like a witness protection program, without the federal support)
>An encouraging fact undocumented students should keep in mind when considering college: No federal law requires proof of citizenship to be admitted to U.S. colleges. Most institutions set their own admission policies.
You'd still need a high school diploma or equivalent to get into a good college, and those may require ID, or at least keeping up the fake since you were a teen. For Szabo, if he really is a fake name and got a high school diploma with it, I'd say he deserves us not knowing.
Very interesting. I expect you could at least get into a community college as an adult with no HS equivalent, by taking their placement tests. Then you could use a transcript from that school to get into a better 4 year school, and possibly use your degree there to get into a solid graduate program if you desired.
You could probably get the same kind of IDs that undocumented residents get in order to get a driver's license. So, no SSN, but a number for tax and identification purposes.
I always thought the biggest downside to dropping your life, changing your name, and trying to start over would be the inability to get a college-requiring job, but maybe it would be a possibility. (Like a witness protection program, without the federal support)