UCs Check up on your EC ACTIVITIES?

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So</a> if you lie, and they catch you, it’s goodbye to all UC campuses</p>

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<p>Just one item though right?</p>

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<p>don’t count on it being “just one” item. A friend’s kid had several top awards as well as concert peformances in selective venues and UC asked for supporting documentation for all, including his volunteer service hours.</p>

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<p>Oh I meant it is hard for me to prove everything I’ve done (ie clubs or other activities I only did for a short period or I quit a long time ago). As long as they don’t ask me to provide proof for something insignificant like that it should be fine.</p>

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<p>What happens if u fair to provide documentation yet its true. Cause u know u participate in club frosh year however the club dies and is reborn under a different name so the original club has no documentation… then what?</p>

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<p>I’m hoping colleges will be smart enough not to ask you to prove those types of things.</p>

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<p>I’m thinking if it’s some minor thing you did three years ago that you couldn’t verify, why even bother putting it on the application? What’s the up side?</p>

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<p>Why does the upside have to be significant? I probably could verify it, I’m just not certain. </p>

<p>And it was in China</p>

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<p>i think being checked is good sign..because why would colleges bother checking up if one is not qualified???</p>

<p>i would not feel good if i checked up and dont get in..</p>

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<p>I think the upside probably has to be as significant as the downside. Even though it would be unlikely, how upset would you be if you happened to be called on to verify that EC? If not too upset, then go ahead and put it on.</p>

<p>But honestly, an EC you did briefly three years ago that didn’t even get you a picture in the yearbook or a silly looking certificate, I’m not sure that would be your ticket for admission anyway. So why risk it. </p>

<p>The ECs the colleges are looking for are those where you made a difference. If you made a difference I’m sure some one would remember, and be able to write you a reference.</p>

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Could they have made it any clearer? Don’t submit the required documentation, they pull your apps from all UCs.</p>

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<p>^ What if no documentation is available?</p>

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<p>Then leave it off. UC admission is mostly numbers driven. Good grades, good test scores are paramount. Good ECs can give you a bump. Normal ECs not so much. Perhaps in applications for private colleges piling on the ECs will make a difference, so for a non-UC application it might be worth it. </p>

<p>Perhaps you can give us an example of an EC that is impossible to document that you think would make a difference in your chance of admission?</p>

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<p>Here’s an article on verification of applications- <a href=“WSJ in Higher Education | Trusted News & Real-World Insights”>WSJ in Higher Education | Trusted News & Real-World Insights;

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<p>unless you are doing research in your own home library, how can any sort of documentation NOT be available? Heck, it could be as simple as a signed letter from an organization where you volunteered.</p>

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<p>My friend worked at a bank in China for a summer 2 years ago, and he said the manager that hired him is no longer working there.</p>

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<p>does the bank not have a Payroll manager? Does it not have a Human Resources manager? Does the bank have ZERO records of your “friend” even existing? The UCs will not require a recommendation from the bank, just a signature acknowledging start-end dates and hours worked or something similar.</p>

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<p>If your friend has a payroll stub, or income tax form indicating employment at the bank it would probably be plenty of proof.</p>