<p>Just curious. I know my school didn't send anything about what activities/sports/EC's I was in . So could i have completely BS'd it? seems kind of weird that nothing needed to be verified</p>
<p>If you said you were the president of some club and another person from your school said it too, then that would show conflicting information.
And some colleges will randomly check to verify the information of some of their applicants on activities.</p>
<p>You could at your own risk. However, some colleges do randomly check to verify the information sent. Surprisingly, my school actually encouraged me to lie. I go to a cool school :D</p>
<p>Easy answer–lying is wrong. Don’t do it and you don’t have to worry about whether you’d get away with it.</p>
<p>More complicated answer–there’s a spectrum. If you and a group of friends organized a campaign to get recycling bins set up around your school, and you coordinated the effort, you can probably say “President of the Recycling Club”, even if there are no formal titles, and most people wouldn’t really care.</p>
<p>Actually answers your question answer: They might check, but they probably won’t. They don’t really have time to check every activity for thousands of applicants. As long as it sounds believable, they’ll believe it. If you put “White House Intern” (there’s no such program for high school students), you’ll get caught. If you say you started a school club, you probably won’t. But have all your bases covered. If you’re applying as a biology major, your teacher rec is from a biology teacher, and you claim to be president of the Biology Club, the school might wonder why the teacher doesn’t mention it.</p>
<p>Real answer: At the end of the day, lying is still wrong. It takes away a spot from a student who deserves it, and if you have to lie about yourself to get into a college, it’s not the right place for you.</p>