<p>Inspired by the thread about Employment, I've begun to wonder how colleges verify employment.</p>
<p>I mean they only ask for the company name on the Application.</p>
<p>People do all kinds of things to get into a "Top" College. Who's to say they won't lie?</p>
<p>So the question again is, Do colleges verify employment? If so How?</p>
<p>I don't think my employment details were verified, but I didn't lie, anyway. I don't think they could do that for every applicant - not quite efficient. But many applicants do write essays based on work experiences, and many times, applications ask you to comment on what job was most important to you and why. That, you can't fabricate.</p>
<p>They do spot check 10% of applications because they figure some people may lie.</p>
<p>Just interested how does the spot check work. I also read that Berkeley (and the other UCs?) check 10% of their applicants and make them verify at least one part of their application (ECs, Work Experience and Volunteering).</p>
<p>I think you may have to show proof of employment, perhaps a W-2? Other stuff like volunteer work, the organization verification letter, sport, probably the coach letter, these are my guesses.</p>
<p>Wow...really, a W-2? That's amazing!</p>
<p>Harvard employs full time fact checkers.</p>
<p>you also never know when the person you interview with or who looks at your application will have some connection with where you claim you worked or volunteered. </p>
<p>Maybe you claim you were the head of a Habitat for Humanity group that built 2 homes in XYZ city. The adcom is reading this on your application and it just so happens that his father-in-law is from XYZ city and the father-in-law's neighbor just happens to be the head of the group that built the homes -- the position you claimed that you held. This kind of coincidence happens more often than you would think -- combined with fact-checking and verifying and the consequences for lying on an application and it just doesn't pay.</p>
<p>If you've applied for financial aid, you have to send your tax returns, which verifies income, and your W-2's, which verify your employer.</p>
<p>I just googled some information and found out that individuals making less than 7,800 per year don't have to file Tax returns. What about them?</p>
<p>(Sorry about the questions, I'm doing research on Teenage Employment)</p>
<p>You don't have to file tax returns, it's true. But it's stupid not to because the goverment will give YOU money back, so I don't see why anyone wouldn't.</p>
<p>Why are you so concerned about this, anyway?</p>
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<p>So I want to touch issues regarding college applications as well.</p>
<p>A million apologies. I missed that.</p>
<p>No problem :)</p>
<p>Even if you don't have to file a return, if you claim employment, the FA folks will want to see your W-2.</p>
<p>Ok this only confused me further. So to prove employment W-2s are commonly used. Now aren't some schools need blind (meaning both offices -admissions and financial aid are independent of each other).</p>
<p>They may be need-blind during the admissions process itself, but that applies only to the admissions office. Financial aid doesn't need to be independent of admissions; only admissions needs to be independent of FA. The FA office, I believe, will get your file to verify against your FA application. Employment is easily verified.</p>
<p>Keep in mind, as well, that only a handful of schools are truly need-blind. Most are at best need aware.</p>
<p>Huh, that's interesting. Thanks again for the information.</p>
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<p>They still get a W-2. I made about 2,500 last year and I got a W-2. And are you sure it is less than 7,800? I remember my father asked his accountant when he was preparing his taxes if I had to file, and the accountant said you file if you make over 4000.</p>