<p>Two years back, I did a run to raise money for AIDS. I managed to raise $2,000 [actually ~1840]. However, there really isn't much of a way I can verify it besides having them ask somebody who donated or asking somebody who saw me.</p>
<p>Well this run was from NYC To Newark NJ</p>
<p>Would it matter if I wrote: ran through a portion of America in order to raise $2000 for AIDS.</p>
<p>I've included the statement in my resume which i gave to my GC who included it in his recommendation. would that be enough?</p>
<p>I don’t see how it would be a lie. You did it, and that’s what matters. Having your GC mention it also backs up the story.</p>
<p>could I also say</p>
<p>Rotating member of the varsity chess team because I was asked one day to take somebody’s place on the varsity chess team</p>
<p>You played chess for a day? That now, seems like a lie.</p>
<p>actually that happened twice. My record is 1-1.</p>
<p>Skip the two chess games. That does not help you, and makes you seem desperate.</p>
<p>How is $1840 rounded up to $2,000?</p>
<p>“[A] portion of America” could mean running two blocks down your street. Be specific and stop trying to pad your resume.</p>
<p>Why don’t you just say, “I ran from NYC to N.J. and raised $2,000 for AIDS” or “I ran xxx miles and raised $2,000 for AIDS.” Being vague about it just makes you seem like you’re trying to pad your resume. Just tell the truth.</p>
<p>“Rotating member of the varsity chess team because I was asked one day to take somebody’s place on the varsity chess team”</p>
<p>True.</p>
<p>However, neither one of those accomplishments is going to tip you into any colleges. Most colleges don’t factor ECs into admission. At most they use ECs for merit aid. The few that do are places like HPYS, and one would have had to have done something absolutely outstanding to impress those admissions officers.</p>
<p>I ran(walked) through a portion of the West Coast(700 yards), as a rotating member of the High School Council (one day temporary Senior class representative) as the Acquisition specialist/manager(the guy who was unlucky enough to go to Ralphs) for baked goods(cheap cookies) we sold at a highly publicized District Board meeting (regular board meeting with few parents) that brought our non-profit organization(school club) a substantial operating income for the fiscal year (40 bucks).</p>
<p>That was funny, Gryffon!
I think the risk for the OP is that the real achievements on the application start to look suspicious, too.</p>
<p>If you have to ask…</p>
<p>I wholeheartedly agree–the “portion of America” makes it look suspicious. They might even think it was down a few blocks or something.</p>
<p>Say NYC to Newark, and $1840.</p>
<p>And completely skip the chess.</p>
<p>Varsity chess team? Wish my school had one.</p>
<p>On topic though, I see no reason why you have to “portion of America”. If you ran from NYC to Newark then just write that.</p>
<p>Put the exact amount that you raised or round it, which would mean you’d say, “$1,800,” not “$2,000.” Saying $2,000 isn’t going to impress adcoms any more than the truth would.</p>
<p>Why not say, you ran from NYC (state where the race began in NYC, as it likely began at some place that is of interest to adcoms) to Newark, NJ and raised more than $1,800.</p>
<p>doesn’t 1840 round up to 2k?</p>
<p>^ Yeah sure. A 1760 SAT score rounds up to 2000. A 3.91 GPA rounds up to 4.00. 7 AP tests taken rounds up to 10 AP tests.</p>
<p>You need to be very, very precise in these things. You could be charged with fraud in extreme circumstances and have your diploma taken away years after graduation.</p>
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well, that depends on the order of magnitude you’re dealing with. since a lot of charities raising money operate in the millions of dollars, i’d say it rounds down to $0.</p>
<p>LOL at MIT 
yeahh seriously, this thread is sounding more and more like you’re trying to fudge numbers and pad your resume. seriously…don’t do it.</p>