<p>Schools do make an effort to determine the authenticity of specifics on international applications. They spot check and verify information in a variety of ways. </p>
<p>Many foreign applicants use an intermediary to help them with the process and some of these are more reputable than others.</p>
<p>The New York Times wrote an article a couple years ago about the problem of fraud among Chinese applicants to US universities: <a href=“The China Conundrum - The New York Times”>The China Conundrum - The New York Times;