<p>Hey, I have been wondering what kind of documents I should send to prove my volunteer/community service, my "job experience" , and summer activities? I do not think just writing about them would be enough.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for your attention</p>
<p>Ask your supervisor from whichever one of your work experiences you value the most to write you a recommendation.</p>
<p>You don’t need to prove anything. If you make dubious claims, someone might check up on you - but it’s unlikely. ECs are nowhere near as important as your GPA and test scores. Getting a letter of rec, as ablearcher suggested is a good idea.</p>
<p>The expectation is that you will be honest on your application. Colleges won’t assume you’re being dishonest unless you give them reason to do so.</p>
<p>Only get a supplemental letter of recommendation from a supervisor/employer if it will add something significant to your application that’s not already covered by your teacher and counselor recommendations. Admissions officers don’t want to spend time reading things that don’t really add much to your application. If it’s going to be more of the same, skip it. If it will bring a new perspective to the application, go for it.</p>
<p>So, if mere writing about is sufficient, then I could write anything, right ? </p>
<p>I am an international student (from Uzbekistan) and want to apply to one of the ivy league colleges. They don’t have agents (neither interviewers, nor partners), or alumnis in my country, I specially checked this.</p>
<p>Yes, you could lie. But, moral considerations aside, realize that your ECs are such a small part of the decision even at top schools that it’s hardly worth the tarnish. And if your ECs are important enough to get you accepted somewhere, then they are generally pretty easy to verify. For example, your letters of recommendation would be expected to mention that you are brilliantly talented in a particular area and total silence might raise questions of veracity. More importantly, if you are found to have lied on your application, your degree can be withdrawn after the fact.</p>
<p>If it makes you feel better, know that most schools understand that international students don’t have the range of EC options that American high school students do. And that ECs can be anything you are interested in and have devoted a lot of time to, even if they are not formal or official: if you are an artist, work in a family business, are very involved with your church, do yoga, repair computers in your free time, etc…these are all ECs. No one can verify that you do them, but they contribute to who you are and they count.</p>
<p>If you don’t have the integrity to fill out your application honestly, you have a lot more to worry about than whether you can get into the Ivy League.</p>
<p>Also, the Ivy League is not a club for schools that meet certain academic standards. It’s an athletic conference. There are plenty of schools on par with or better than Ivy League schools that aren’t part of that athletic conference.</p>
<p>oh, I’ve got it. Thanks a lot, everyone.</p>