<p>For schools like PSU-UP do they really check the validity of the EC's? There are about 41,000 applicants... Has anyone added a few "fake" EC's onto their list and was accepted to the college without anyone knowing?</p>
<p>i applied this year... and i made some clubs that i went to freshmen year and sophmore seem i was really into it which was a bs and my colleges havent said anything to me about the validity of my statement</p>
<p>it's best not to lie! if you have to lie to get in there, then it's going to come back and bite you! so, avoid it! control yourself :D</p>
<p>What is the point of this thread? Are you looking for people to come and say "nah I made stuff up and it was okay" so you can lie about ECs in hopes of increasing your chances? I hope not.</p>
<p>I agree with Newbyreborn. Lying on your application has no true benefits. You should be able to get into college on your own merit...if you can't make it without lying then you shouldn't end up there. Also, if colleges catch you it could be really bad. I know that it seems harmless and w/e, but just try to make the best of the situation you have...you won't regret it.</p>
<p>I doubt it's worth it... A few extra names with little/no explination wi=on't be much help anyway. </p>
<p>and there's always the danger of the dark angel of EC's coming to smite you.</p>
<p>I guess you guys are right. What if I exaggerated a little but nothing too extreme?</p>
<p>Lil_killer,
If you are rejected, you'll always wonder if you were rejected because you lied (or "exaggerated" as you put it). If you get in, you'll always wonder if you would have gotten in without the lie ("exaggeration").</p>
<p>Meanwhile, public universities are basically stats-driven and aren't likely to accept someone based on bogus ECs.</p>
<p>Places like Ivies do accept people based on ECs, but that's because the bulk of their applicants are very qualified for admission, so those colleges are able to use things like ECs to pick and choose from outstanding candidates.</p>
<p>However, the ECs that will tip people into Ivies are the types of ECs that are virtually impossible to lie about -- things like being national officer of a major student organization like NHS or being an Olympic athlete, prodigy musician or Hollywood actor.</p>
<p>exaggerating a little = what practically everyone does, though most of them wouldn't like to admit it.</p>
<p>sad, but the truth of the college world
so don't worry about it if it's nothin drastic ;)</p>
<p>i disagree.</p>
<p>Exaggerating is still lying. Making what you did seem greater is fine. You are honest and are using your persuasive and/or good writing skills to appeal to the adcoms. </p>
<p>This thread is utterly useless. If the OP wants, 'yes, it is good to lie and we will all buy you a big trophy for it'...</p>
<p>Is there a way to request useless pointless threads that encourage malpractice to be deleted?</p>
<p>resume=magnified glorification.</p>
<p>"exaggerating a little = what practically everyone does"</p>
<p>I don't think so. I know a lot of people -- adults and teens -- whose problem is what to leave off their resume/activities lists because they've done so many things. They don't have to lie or exaggerate.</p>
<p>People, however, who think that everyone lies or exaggerate tend to hang around with people who don't do that much, and who consequently are tempted to lie on their applications.</p>
<p>i think resume might make things more impressive than they r b/c it's more organized by field and clubs. So it naturally makes things look more magnified . When i read my resume, i was more impressed that i had those things. I didn't lie about it but because it was so comprehensive i just felt taht it looked better than who i thought i was</p>
<p>Don't lie about it- it will just come back to haunt you. </p>
<p>"exaggerating a little = what practically everyone does"</p>
<p>I agree with Northstarmom- many people have no need to exaggerate, but of course everyone wants to present what they have in the best possible light. If you are worried about making your ECs look as impressive as possible, focus on writing concise activity descriptions on your resume, this gives you a chance to highlight your accomplishments and emphasize your involvement without making anything up just to fill space.</p>
<p>Pointless thread. I hope you weren't looking for encouragement or consolation.</p>
<p>northstarmom, should i mail my activity sheet along my update letter?</p>
<p>Things that make me say "hmmmm."</p>
<p>Bestmiler1 said in this thread:
"i applied this year... and i made some clubs that i went to freshmen year and sophmore seem i was really into it which was a bs and my colleges havent said anything to me about the validity of my statement."</p>
<p>On another thread from the same poster earlier this month:
"you know life sucks..... I have worked my butt off in school... and my SAFFETY SCHOOL REJECTS ME... what a SLAP IN THE FACE...."</p>
<p>Hmmmm indeed northstarmom</p>
<p>A Dartmouth interviewer recently asked, very politely and indirectly, how such an athletic loser could have been chosen captain of a sports team. It is nice to have a satisfactory answer, possibly even putting a postive spin on it.</p>
<p>i find it hard to find answers on this cc. i ask a ? and ppl don't answer them...(btw i'm not the OP).</p>