<p>I don't mean stuff like "Lived in Africa for 2 years doing AIDS research" but stuff like saying you were an "active" member of a club even when you weren't or that you did 100 hours of community service when you really did 50 or something slight like that.</p>
<p>Um, I don't know if I'd call something like doubling your hours of community service "slight". That seems like flat-out lying.</p>
<p>I'm sure a bit of exaggeration never hurt...like writing Founder of a club instead of Co-founder =)</p>
<p>"A bit of exaggeration" can come back to bite you in the you-know-what. I wouldn't recommend it.</p>
<p>Yeah- 50 hours written as 100 is not a little bit of exaggeration.</p>
<p>But yes, I've probably exaggerated on mine (by writing something like 10 hours rather than 9.5 for some community service one day event), but I've also underexaggerated things. I figure the way I do it all evens out anyway (the total number of com. service hours is probably 99% accurate... the 1% comes from not remembering specifics from freshman year).</p>
<p>Well the thing about exaggerating is that it's not likely to hurt you unless it's something that will really make a difference. </p>
<p>For instance, whether you were an "active" member or a regular member isn't going to make your break your chances. Consequently, colleges are not likely to look into this.</p>
<p>lol why is everyone looking so much into my post. The point of the topic was asking whether YOU have done it.</p>
<p>It's those people who know they have exaggerated and are feeling insecure. ;)</p>