Extra-curriculars...need to be proved?

Applying to College
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<p>As I prepare my application and write a list about all the accomplishments and activities I did, I wonder how colleges know I actually did those things??</p>

<p>Do I need proofs for every single accomplishments and activities??
Or is it okay to just write a list and explain in activities sheet??
And what is elligible proofs??</p>

<p>My strongest accomplishments is that I placed 3rd in Debate<original oratory=""> in my state, and qualified for national.</original></p>

<p>But I don't have proof! I have the trophy which is gorgeous and says <original oratory="" 3rd="" place=""> but it doesn't say my name and they didn't give me any certificate! </original></p>

<p>Even though my school put activitiy list that I was involved in permanant transcript from high school, it doesn't reveal any detail. And it doesn't contain anything that I did outside of school.</p>

<p>How do you guys handle this problem? Do you have proofs for every single activities or accomplishments you did? If not, how can college figure out those are truth??</p>

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<p>Just put it down, if it's true and for some weird reason, they feel that you're lying, there will be a way to prove it, even if it means by a call from an adviser.</p>

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<p>they don't, one girl I know lied and said she was president of NHS...</p>

<p>the college never found out, but if they had, she would have been in big trouble</p>

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<p>yea people lie (or stretch truth) more often than you think on their ECs list
as long as its not for some huge award like Siemens Finalist colleges wont bother checking</p>

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<p>stupid liars, they do the work of writing it down on the app while other ppl gotta actual work their butts off to write it down 'truthfully'...</p>

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<p>Smaller colleges will find out. If you write down that you're president of a club and none of your teacher recs nor your counselor rec mentions it, they're gonna call your GC and ask.</p>

<p>At large state schools or just really big schools in general, there is less time to spend on the minutiae. They look at your numbers and move on.</p>

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<p>Would a college contact you if they felt you've lied about an EC?</p>

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<p>no you, more like your counsler</p>

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<p>So I guess that means you better tell your counseler all your EC's and Awards and etc. before applying, cause even if its true and your counseler has no clue then BLAM</p>

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Smaller colleges will find out. If you write down that you're president of a club and none of your teacher recs nor your counselor rec mentions it, they're gonna call your GC and ask.
At large state schools or just really big schools in general, there is less time to spend on the minutiae. They look at your numbers and move on.

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<p>What about schools like U Chicago and Yale, and other prestigious schools? What about UCs?</p>

<p>I wonder because my counselor doesn't know me too much, and doesn't really bother. I can tell him I did something, and I don't think he would remember or check. He doesn't care too much.</p>

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<p>the UCs, if I'm not mistaken, pull applications at random and ask for verification.</p>

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<p>Cool. Do they ask the GC for verification? Or, will they ask me and I can point them towards a teacher I told or a church official (ex. comm. service)?</p>

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<p>so like if you say that you volunteered at the "ABC library", College will call "ABC library" and ask if you really did. it's true, some of seniors I knew told me.</p>

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<p>Okay, that's cool. But, what if you're the boss? Like, I volunteer at a mosque and I started my own charity. The people at the mosque don't speak very good English and may not be able to vouch for me. Would teachers do if I told them about my volunteering?</p>