<p>Asia's largest live quizzing company
I was an intern there for 1 month. My job involved researching questions, hence I had to work from home. They sent me a check at the end of the month, and all contact ceased between me and the above company.
I was one of the youngest interns there, and the selection for this internship was done purely on the basis of quizzing achievements.</p>
<p>I plan to talk about this in the Job/Work Experience part of my app. Since this involves an organisation on a continental scale, colleges may contact the organisation,asking them about my job, but by 2014 end, this job will almost be 3 years old.
I am not sure whether the organisation has a record of my work ( presently). ( There were quite a few older interns involved, and they constantly hire researchers to research questions, so very few employees have permanent jobs).
My question-
If I highlight this in my app, and Ivies ( and other colleges) contact the company, and fail to obtain a suitable response, won't my credentials be doubted?</p>
<p>Admissions offices don’t have the time or resources to check anyone’s work history. Can you imagine them making thousands of reference calls? It’s basically an honor system. So don’t worry about this. If you feel you it would be helpful to your application, use some of your internship experiences in an essay.</p>
<p>If nothing else in your app causes credibility concerns, this certainly won’t be an issue. But as a (presumably) international applicant, you are right to be concerned about the apparent credibility of your app. </p>
<p>The more your reported accomplishments (including this internship) are substantiated by your recommendations, the better. If your teacher recs or GCs can mention some of your accomplishments like this summer position, that goes a long way to alleviating adcom concerns. </p>
<p>It’s true that colleges don’t have the resources to check on all parts of an app, but selective schools do sometimes double check things, especially for international applicants they want to admit. Some schools have gone so far as to hire private investigators in local countries to verify data. But, generally this is aimed at substantiating basics for successful candidates, such as academics, English skills, major awards and test scores, not summer activities or extracurriculars.</p>
