He thought he was applying to UC San Quentin.

Student: So I don't have to be accurate in the SAT Essay?

Me: Nope.

Student: I could say Crime and Punishment was written by Jane Austen in 1980 and is about a boy on his raft with a runaway slave.

Me: Yup.

Student: What if I write something untrue about me? Is it legally binding?

Me: What do you mean?

Student: What if I wrote that I killed someone. Could they use it against me?

Me: You want to write a confession as your SAT Essay?

Student: What if I did, what would happen?

Me: You would get a zero for being off topic.

Student: But could it be used in court against me?

Me: Let me rephrase. You are forbidden to confess to murder in your SAT Essay.