<p>My son recently told me tat his friend is thinking about making up a couple minor Ec's such as involment in Spainsh Club. I told my son to tell hsi friend he can get in trouble but is ther really a way for colleges to check?</p>
<p>Interesting that on some other threads, you say you are a h.s. student. In addition your "S's friend's" ECs sound very much like your ECs that you described in other threads.</p>
<p>I highly doubt the minor EC's would get him in, so I wouldn't risk it. If your son's school keeps lists of clubs and its members, the college might request to see the list if they think something is up. Like I said, I wouldn't risk it.</p>
<p>Ah guilt!! Make up ECs ... can people do something so desperate just to get into so-n-so college? gosh!</p>
<p>Keep in mind that the ECs that really matter can be easily checked. </p>
<p>In addition, a students participation in many ECs are corroborated by another source; usually the recommendations either by the teacher, the GC or the EC advisor (a lack of corroboration will raise a flag).</p>
<p>...(sigh). And by "your son's friend", as Northstarmom pointed out, you obviously mean you, OP. Something that another poster said once comes to mind: "If someone posts that their 'friend' is thinking of doing or has done something, what they really mean is 'I am thinking about doing or have done this, can I get away with it?'?"</p>
<p>And the answer is yes, there's an easy way to check. Someone from your college calls that nice, convenient school office number right on the front of the application and either asks the guidance counselor directly if you're in such-and-such clubs or (if they don't know) asks to be put into contact with the advisors who would know if you're in such such-and-such clubs. Your application goes in the reject pile. We laugh at your sorry a**.</p>
<p>Colleges work hard to put together a good entering class, and they want honest, ethical students. It’s very easy to check to see if the ECs you list are legitimate, and admissions committees do check this. Any dishonesty, or stretching the truth, on your part can get you black-balled from college applicant lists. Don’t do it.</p>
<p>The permanent records at my sons' HS include all of their school-related ECs. Who knows what's in your school's computer system? Since being a member of Spanish club would count for virtually nothing on an application, don't make it up. A student should show his or her passion and leadership in EC's; attending a few meetings is meaningless.</p>
<p>yar
similar to what northstarmom and I just did to check that either you're thinking yourself of making up spanish club as an EC (which is pointless since that isn't really a club colleges care much about) or you have a dual personality =P</p>
<p>but in all seriousness, your regular EC's (from what you posted before) look enough to get you into a respectable school, and as people in this thread already said, colleges can easily check the EC's that matter. I, for one, don't think spanish club matters, therefore, it will be only hurting you if you put it in your app.</p>
<p>ok good luck to you</p>
<p>4 years ago S's transcript listed all his activities. Colleges will have this official list to compare</p>
<p>If it's important enough to matter to admissions, it's something that would be easy to check. If it's not easy to check, it's not important enough to matter.</p>
<p>Spanish Club isn't important enough to matter. But if the college checked, lying about it is important enough to get a student rejected/revoked/expelled.</p>
<p>I'm with Chedva. Not worth it at all because if there is even a sniff that does not mesh it can hurt, and no one cares about minor ECs so that an exaggeration is just not going to matter EXCEPT as a lie.</p>
<p>LOL! Yet another thread like this.</p>
<p>somehow I dont think bartnawer will be posting much anymore!</p>