<p>I do have respect and even awe for those who pursue these things. However, in order to do it properly takes a lot of time, and is not something you will be rewarded for. Watch the movie “Serpico” and read up about him. This is very small time compared to the corruption that many whistle blowers have uncovered, but it is the rare one who get much reward other than the satisfaction of righting a wrong. </p>
<p>The problem with doing things half way, is that you create a huge stinking mess, and then, leave Nothing is changed, and you get some of the stench on you too, and it is even possible that Dave gets away smelling like a rose. When you make accusations of the kind you have, you had better be 100% sure of what you are saying and can prove it.</p>
<p>Some years ago, a mother with a strong sense of justice was so upset upon hearing about kids, in particular one kid who claimed a whole lot of things, really raised a ruckus, strong enough so that everything was brought onto the table, and it turned out that the kid in question lied about his lying. Said that he got huge scholarships he did not get, his gpa was really a lot higher than he said, and his test scores were also higher. Did he cheat on his SATs? Can’t prove it. Did he lie on his ECs, nope, not more than the usual exaggeration, and the teachers his parents supposedly paid for super recs…well, the recs were pretty typical for him and there was no proof there. In other words, there was a whole lot of nothing. </p>
<p>And yes, the kid in question was a chronic liar from years back. You just never knew when he was lying or lying about lying or lying about telling the truth, and there is no telling sometimes. It was a bad scene and some law suits occurred, were settled, and the mom in question has disappeared from the scene here. The kid who was so villified did go to a top university–he was legacy with very high stats and, yes, he had some great ECs and was a top student who lied about how poorly he did and how he cheated. He liked to portray himself as a scoundrel and did such a great job, that he got people over the top upset with what he was supposedly getting away with. </p>
<p>So accusations of that sort are very serious, and have to be backed up. And, yes, bypassing the school, was not a good move. Colleges are not detective agencies and they do not have the time or inclination to vet out these sort of things. They will ask the school if the accusations against the student are true, and if the GC and principal say, no, they will look at it as sour grapes. They do get anonymous and nasty letters about applicants, you know, and they will check only some of it out. Sometimes they do hit the jackpot when something is provably true. There was the situation of a young woman who was convicted of murder (of her mother) and falsely answered “no” to question of any felonies on the Harvard application, was accepted and the acceptance rescinded due to word of this getting to Harvard, who was easily able to check it out. But the kind of onerous proof that may go into some of these accusations which may not even make a dent in consideration of the applicant is not something that admissions is going to care about.</p>
<p>They are not going to quibble about co vs full captains, and the importance of certain honors. Those thing that are important are thing easily verified on a national basis, or they do not care. Not one bit. IT’s really stupid to lie about ECs because they don’ t make much if any difference unless they are so prestigious that they make national lists. </p>
<p>So, the OP has started something, that is commendable only if he and his friend sees it out. Maybe write an article on it, weather the storm of possible law suits, and get labeled a stool pigieon, a rat, etc. That is the price of this sort of thing. But starting a fight and then fleeing when the battle gets bloody, is not such a courageous thing. IT’s seeing it through that is.</p>