<p>hypothetically speaking, how do the colleges know that the things you list as extra-curriculars or the things you say in your essay aren't complete bull****?</p>
<p>boooooooooooooop</p>
<p>hypothetically, they can contact ur school or the organization u claim to have "volunteered" for. as for verifying that tearjerker essay about your lost puppy when u were 5, i think that relies more on the honor system.</p>