<p>Doing an activity with college in mind is not the same as “embellishing” a resume by saying you have done more than you have done. For example, in another forum a student lamented she went on a family trip to India all summer and wished she has instead done an activity that was more college focused. She wanted to know if anyone would check if she wrote she had done tutoring of children in India during her trip though she really had not. That is the"embellishing" I am talking about. And no, my son would not do that. I constantly have to point out to him that activities he thinks are no big deal are in fact good for putting on applications.</p>
<p>I don’t see how I am “forcing” anyone to believe as I do. I just couldn’t sit by reading post after post with students who are supposed to be really smart, top of their class smart, acting like they “needed” to make up things on the essay to score well. I am entitled to my opinion and forums are in fact forums, they exist for people to express their thoughts and feelings about the subject in question.</p>