<p>First of all, EC’s mean very little to anything but the Top 25 schools. Even the top-ranked public schools are generally stat-based. They like to see that you’re doing something, but the fact that you organized a car wash doesn’t equal 4.0 uw GPA or a 36 ACT.</p>
<p>Generally, there aren’t going to be any doubts as to whether someone who is Ivy/Top-school caliber is involved in their society through things like EC’s. </p>
<p>As far as cheating to get in goes, it would makes more sense to list your ethnicity as a URM when you aren’t one (which people do) and increase your chances that way.</p>
<p>I always see people saying: “You need to cure cancer to get into Harvard.” Brother, if you cure cancer, you don’t need college.</p>