<p>How do you prove to colleges that you participated in an extra curricular if they want proof ?</p>
<p>You don’t. They won’t. If they do a spot check, they’ll likely call your HS.</p>
<p>so pretty much you’re saying it’s easy to get away with adding more ECs when you didn’t do them ?</p>
<p>Yes. But easy to add ECs are also worthless. You’re mistaken if you think a laundry list is gonna help you. </p>
<p>Anything big enough to really be of interest to file readers (national award winner, published research) is also easy to google. Little dribbles like Latin Club president or hospice volunteer matter zero.</p>
<p>Plus, 90% of US colleges don’t look at ECs anyways – I just looked at the suite of colleges you’re targeting – they are among this 90%. Thus, you’re saved from having to stretch the ethics bungee cord.</p>
<p>So you’re saying ECs don’t matter and colleges don’t look at that… Yeah that makes sense…</p>
<p>I don’t know that I’ve ever heard of a college seeking “proof” for an extra-curricular.
The only situation I can imagine them doing so in, would be if you listed off an unbelievably long/impressive bunch of ECs.
But I assume if a school did ask for proof, they’d want some kind of official statement from a teacher/coach/counselor/etc (depending on the EC in question).
Why exactly are you worried, if I may ask?</p>
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The UC system randomly audits 10% of its applicants, requiring them to verify an EC that UC chooses. So now you’ve heard ;)</p>
<p>Not worried, just wanted to know how they would find out…</p>
<p>usually one of your teachers will mention your participating in an EC in his/her rec, so they’ll know that way.</p>