<p>Ask your pastor what s/he thinks about fudging the info on the church group.</p>
<p>stradmom: i noted the irony of the OP’s desire to lie about church voluntarism. Maybe he/she should spend less time in the position and more time in the pew?</p>
<p>OP: here’s the rub: small lies won’t likely be caught. But small lies won’t help you an iota regardless. Big things (won an olypmic gold, etc.) that get noticed are the ones that can be easily checked. Given that only about 3% of US universities even care about ECs, what you’re struggling with is really spurious.</p>
<p>Don’t lie.</p>
<p>If you have to ask…</p>
<p>Okay agreed re a lie is a lie. Jeeze…
As far as Girl Scout Bronze my daughter was in that situation and we were told you cannot put something you earned in Middle School or Junior High down. If you earned your Silver or Gold in High School that would be on the application.</p>
<p>I don’t know how many hours I exactly volunteered though. I might have no choice but to lie. What the heck do I do?</p>
<p>If you are a church-goer, then you already know what God has to say about telling lies. It’s a commandment - not a suggestion.</p>
<p>That’s totally not worth it. Even when embellished the lies do not sound anywhere near near impressive.</p>
<p>yea. i dont keep track of my hours…and some things like hobbies…i really can’t put a hour on…but i need to. what do i do? :(</p>
<p>You can’t do much about it. If you’re not a particularly EC person, then you’re not. Focus on your strengths. I didn’t do **** in high school.</p>
<p>"What the heck do I do? "</p>
<p>C’mon. You’ve gotten plenty of advice. To list 2 or 4 hours? Be real. </p>
<p>Let me tell you something. NO ONE CARES about your attempt to portray yourself in a good light with that quibble about 2 or 4 hrs/wk. Since you’ve been told it has practically no bearing, nil, on your application, why do you still spend time wondering if you should toss away your honesty?</p>
<p>Any lie that colleges catch you in can be grounds for rejection or for rescinding your degree. Colleges figure that if they catch you in one lie, you’ve probably lied or cheated in other ways on your application or during your academic career. Colleges aren’t interested in admitting liars.</p>