<p>Do high schools keep a record of a student's ECs?</p>
<p>I doubt it. However, if you put down that you're in debate, and the college decides to contact your debate teacher, it's not going to look good if he/she has no idea who you are.</p>
<p>Ok thanks. Anyone else?</p>
<p>My guidance counselor asked me to fill out a form at the end of freshman year that included things like my family situation and EC's. I never filled it in and he never noticed.</p>
<p>I bet he wanted to keep that for college recs my senior year though. But whatever.</p>
<p>maybe in the yearbook. My school does, but I don't think that adcoms are going to call up every applicant's school to verify every club they said they were in.</p>
<p>I mean like recording the activities on an "activity" sheet (similar to the one in the common app) and posting it on the transcript to be sent to colleges.</p>
<p>Some high schools might.</p>
<p>Ok... just wondering how counselors get the info. for their recs..</p>
<p>should i give my ec list to counselor?? or rec teacher maybe??</p>
<p>what about out of school things like volunteering, boy scouts, etc.</p>
<p>THEY WONT KNOW IF NO ONE TELLS THEM. It's pretty freaking logical</p>
<p>How can they? The most involved ECs are usually done apart from the school -- intense involvement in music, competitive sports. The school has no control over this. That said, if you fall into either of those categories, you'll probably contact that department at the college (and they'll be able to tell really easily if you're lying).</p>
<p>still dont get it...</p>
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<p>What exactly are you asking? </p>
<p>If you're asking whether your high school will keep track of those activities, the answer is no. </p>
<p>If you're asking whether you should tell your GC about those activities when he/she is writing the recommendation, I'd say it's a good idea. It will give him/her an insight into your life outside the school walls, and a better picture of who you are. </p>
<p>If you're asking whether the colleges can check up on your outside-of-school activities, the answer is yes. If you say you won a music competition, chances are the results are available to the public through the Internet. If you say you organized a fundraiser for a local charity, they could contact the charity to see if it's true. Chances are though, that the colleges won't do any of this unless they think you're lying.</p>
<p>Mine doesn't at all. We have to write up a "resume" (not completely) that lists our activities. They make copies and send it off to colleges.</p>