<p>I'm just wondering if colleges require proof for your extracurricular activities when you apply. If they do, how the hell am I supposed to get proof? Alright first of all, I have bad memories and I don't even remember if I took Tae Kwon Do 8th grade (junior high) or 9th grade (my hs freshman year) and don't remember the name of the tae kwon do center. Neither do my parents. Second, I did volunteer work with my church by going on missions. How are the colleges going to ask for proof for that? EX: Like if I really went, and how many hours I served? What the hell are they going to do, contact my pastor saying proof is needed? (my pastor changed two times btw) I'm confused. I don't know if colleges require proof but if they do, then all I have to say is that I am completely screwed. If they don't, well then that's good, anyone can lie on their application. Please help .. as you can see, I am killing myself over this.</p>
<p>No they dont usually check, they can, and do sometimes, but its pretty rare, unless its like a huge EC, that could possibly sway a college toward accepting the candidate, like being a published author.</p>
<p>If you cant remember the name or year, maybe you shouldnt put it down, because maybe it didnt mean so much to you.</p>
<p>Unless it’s something significant or easily checkable (Ranking in a national competition, published research, best selling book, etc) by checking with the organization or a simple internet search, they won’t.</p>
<p>No college has the resources to be able to check ECs for all discrepencies and lies. However, clearly TKD wasn’t all that important to you, so I’d omit it.</p>
<p>I would imagine that the fact checking is random but statistically
significant to catch many discrepancies. Lying on your app is a very
bad idea. Fact checkers at top schools do check some facts in
advance before your application is read.</p>
<p>Your conscience should say no but most defintiely your logic should
tell you how fraught with danger such an act of lying is.</p>
<p>If you don’t remember the year or place you did TKD you shouldn’t put it down. That’s a hint it probably wasn’t too important to you.</p>
<p>As for them checking things, usually they don’t check (and they definitely don’t expect you to provide proof). Some schools do preform random fact checks though, so lying is a bad idea (well, lying is always a bad idea anyways, but you know what I mean). Also, if something seems odd to them, they will usually double check it.</p>
<p>I think they also look for consistency in information from letters of recommendation and essays. If the letters of recommendation suggest that you were slightly less active than the average opisthobranch but you claim to have done about 12 hours of amazing ECs every day since you were 12, I think they might notice. And hold it against you.</p>
<p>^Well for a counselor recommendation, it would be quite easy to lie at my school. We’ve been getting different counselors almost every year so it’s not like they would know much about any student in very much detail. </p>
<p>It’s still a stupid idea. If it’s important, there’s always a way to check.</p>
<p>mmm, this guy looks like he’s looking for holes in his plan to lie on his app.</p>
<p>At the UC schools in CA, 10% of the applicants are randomly selected and told to verify an EC they claim. If they are unable to do so, then their application is cancelled at every UC campus. So yes, some schools check, and yes, there are consequences.</p>
<p>mikemac- just so i can get the proper documentation from from teachers. Can i just get them to sign a slip and email it to the colleges?</p>