What if I just lied

comfortablycurt
Thu, 21 Aug 2014 02:19:33 +0000

It really depends. If you won first place at your high schools in house math contest, it’s not really going to merit looking into. If you claim to have won 1st place in a prestigious national math competition, it’s going to merit some verification.

If you raised $1000 through bake sales to donate to a local charity, it’s not going to merit looking into. If you’re claiming to have raised $100,000 for a big charity, they’re likely to want to look into it.

The bigger the honor/EC, the more likely they are to look into it. They can take steps to verify any of your ECs if they so choose. Generally they don’t, but some schools do check them far more often than others. The best bet is to not lie on your college applications.