<p>I always wondered, is there a way for the college to know if you actually were involved in a certain club. For example, in the box where it says to list clubs you're involved in, i could just list every club available at my school. Not that i did, but how would they know if i did or not?</p>
<p>They could contact you counsler.</p>
<p>They can contact your school, but it’s unlikely they would unless your list of ECs seemed questionable. And if the lie is significant enough to make the difference between getting accepted and not, it’s probably also the difference between getting caught and not. It’s hardly impressive to put down 10 clubs–what matters is the big stuff, like national awards, which you can’t BS.</p>