<p>It’s being totally blown-out of proportion on here.</p>
<p>If you embellish, such as putting an extra year you were included in the club when you were, it won’t hurt you. No college will take the time to research this. Why? Because it isn’t something that will make your application.</p>
<p>If you embellish, such as putting that you won the Intel Science Fair when you didn’t, it will hurt you. If you’re getting the Grand Prize at Intel, more than likely a college will research that. Why? Because it’s something that will make your application.</p>