<p>Since in the activities and honors section, I can put anything that I want. What's to prevent me from lying? If I say that I won an international Olympiad medal, how would they know if I really did. </p>
<p>Simply put, is there a need to present some evidence to the university that something is true?</p>
<p>You'll be rescinded if the university finds out. Your degree, if you had one, could be retracted as well.</p>
<p>That could be through:
-Anonymous tips
-Legitimate tips [e.g. GC noticed something fishy]
-Too-obvious things [4 International Chemistry Olympians every year... unless you have the same name? :P]</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply.</p>
<p>So I don't need to send in certificates to prove that I won a competition, etc. ?</p>
<p>you don't need to send any proofs, but it is in your best interest to tell the truth, it may later come to get you. If the schoo that accepted you finds out that you were disohonest, your offer to admission will be taken back, and also they could communicate to the other schools that you lied (remember is common application)</p>
<p>There's a basic rule of thumb: If the activity is important enough to affect your application, it can and most likely will be verified. If the activity isn't big enough to be verified (say, through the Internet), it's not big enough to affect your chances of admission.</p>
<p>But lying about it is big enough to get you rejected or rescinded.</p>
<p>And many colleges do select a random sampling of applications to ask for verification of EC's. You wouldn't really want to be one of them.</p>
<p>If there's something noteworthy on the application and the counselor doesn't mention it at all, we sometimes pick up the phone to double check with the school about it.</p>
<p>The idea of getting caught shouldn't be what prevents you from doing this. The idea that you are putting your name on your application and giving your word that it is true should. Besides, wouldn't you want to get into a school as the person you are, not as the person you lied about being? Lying is a pretty sad and dishonorable way to start off your adult life.</p>